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Category: Infertility
Dear Love, We do not know you yet. You could be a boy or a girl. You could be any race. You could be from any state. You will not know what your future holds. But you will know who holds your future. You may never have a relationship with…
Mother’s day while waiting to have the title of “mommy” is a mixed bag. For some, the word “Mom” brings pain. It is a title that many fear will never follow their name. It is a coveted role that many pray for daily. And some days, “Mom” seems unreachable…
“I don’t feel any different…” This is the phrase I state to my husband each morning I awake within our two week wait. I wake up praying to feel nauseous, have cramps, fatigue, something to indicate that maybe our last IUI worked. But alas, there…
“When are you going to have kids of your own?” The dreaded question that every childless woman above a certain age has surely heard. I know that most people mean well but the inquiry about someone’s family planning is a personal thing with our without infertility struggles…
My sister had arrived in town last night as she was scheduled to fly out to Virginia for a trip to be with my other sister as she interviews for P.A. School. She got in later in the evening and she needed to be to the airport by 6…
I had my final ultrasound appointment yesterday morning. Adam was able to come with before he headed to work as my appointment was at 8:00am. Ultrasound revealed that I had a single follicle. At my earlier monitoring ultrasound I was showing three growing follicles but as always, one became…
Adam has been very busy with work recently. This past week was particularly busy and a reality for what it means to be “salaried”. Adam worked a lot as there was a “go live” project and naturally with transitions some technology hiccups were encountered. As a…
Knowing that this is our last IUI we decided to give ourselves the best shot possible and try anything. Don’t get me wrong it’s not like we haven’t been trying. I’ve avoided caffeine for a year and a half, forgone daiquiris and…
Adam and I decided this would be our last round of IUI. We have sunk close to $10,000 in the past twelve months of infertility: diagnostic testing, medication, ultrasounds, blood tests and vitamins. We paid out of pocket for almost all of it as insurance coverage is non-existent…
I’ve spent much of my infertility journey trying to keep my raw emotions in check. I’d go so far as to say I’ve spent most of my adult life trying to not let emotion get the best of me. You know what I mean by…