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It Takes a Community to Knock Me Up

In order for me to get pregnant, it will literally take a village. We would like to thank the following people for helping us on the road to starting a family. (This is very much a work in progress and not a complete list yet.) All of the phone calls, texts, messages, homemade dinners, laughs,… Continue reading It Takes a Community to Knock Me Up

Thank You for Your Patience

This afternoon, I counted the total number of shots that I had taken earlier in the month, over an eight-day period. Twenty-four. Twenty-two of those were given to me by my partner, the remaining two I administered on my own. One evening around 6 p.m., I sat on the edge of our bed and tried… Continue reading Thank You for Your Patience

7, 8, 5

Each moment I sit down to write about infertility, my mind tells me to pause. Pause and keep things private. If you place too much hope in the process, it will hurt even more when things don’t work out. I push myself through these thoughts, put the words down, and just sit with the anxious… Continue reading 7, 8, 5

Good Morning, Transvaginal Ultrasound!

We are officially in phase two of our IVF cycle. In phase two, we start with two injections and work our way up to adding more. Currently, I am on three injections. All three are to help trick my body into producing as many follicles as possible for the eventual egg retrieval. I take one… Continue reading Good Morning, Transvaginal Ultrasound!

Things I didn’t know as a kid, but found out as an adult:

Cheese is not my friend. Some people can’t change. My third-grade essay on wanting to be a clown when I grew up was on target. Saying that you will never do something is usually a guarantee that “never” will turn into “someday.” Examples: “I will never get married.” “I will never move south of PA.”… Continue reading Things I didn’t know as a kid, but found out as an adult:

Goose Eggs: Our First IUI

Last year, when the pandemic hit and my partner and I were both laid off, we started visiting the woods on a regular basis. We were living in Black Mountain, NC and loved to escape to the next town over, Montreat, to sit in the woods. Montreat is a college campus, nature preserve, and park… Continue reading Goose Eggs: Our First IUI

You Have a Beautiful Uterus

We thought we were ready. Ready to start a family, ready to tackle any obstacle that shoved itself on our path. We had no idea, four years ago, that our experience would be much different than we imagined. We knew that getting pregnant might take some time, since we were both in our mid-thirties, but… Continue reading You Have a Beautiful Uterus