Ovulation Induction: The Night Before BETA

Ovulation Induction: The Night Before BETA

There are so many thoughts racing through my mind tonight. This ovulation induction cycle feels like it has been going on forever. Finally, it is BETA eve. Tomorrow I will know the outcome of this cycle. To say I am on edge is an understatement. It has been a...
Infertility Has A Stigma. Let’s Change That.

Infertility Has A Stigma. Let’s Change That.

Infertility is a topic that most tend to keep private. Some feel deep shame about their inability to conceive naturally. Others are desperate to talk about their woes, but no one around them wants to hear it. There are those who find it so overwhelming, that they...
Chemical Pregnancy: One Year On.

Chemical Pregnancy: One Year On.

It was this cycle last year that ended in a chemical pregnancy. It is surreal to believe that I was so close to having a child of my own. That child would be about three months old today if that pregnancy had continued. I’ve had so many different emotions about...
Empathy For The Pregnant.

Empathy For The Pregnant.

My best and worst quality are one and the same, and that is empathy. I love that I am able to empathize with almost everyone in any situation. If I cannot empathize, I can generally sympathize. It makes me a great person to talk to when you’re going through a...
Ovulation Induction: Ovulation and the TWW

Ovulation Induction: Ovulation and the TWW

The last ovulation induction update left with an impending internal ultrasound and follow up bloods after an estrogen surge. So this update will pick up right where that one left off. I’ll tell you all about how that ultrasound went, along with the results from...
Ovulation Induction Cycle: Update

Ovulation Induction Cycle: Update

It feels like this cycle has been going on forever, and that is because it kind of has. This is going to be my longest cycle ever! As of when I am writing this, I am currently CD 32. I cannot remember my last 28-day cycle. Ever since that last failed IVF round, my...