Donor egg diary pt1I should be happy, I have wanted to be pregnant for a very long time, and now that I finally got pregnant I just feel constant fear. I have…Dec 5, 2020Dec 5, 2020
Chasing Time to Make a BabyEvery month is a new beginning. A new mindset. A chance to start all over again. This could only be the world of infertility. Life is…Apr 23, 2020Apr 23, 2020
How to Survive Lockdown Without ChildrenSo, this post was going to be about how to survive lockdown sans enfants. Not all who are childless choose to be childfree, some are denied…Apr 14, 2020Apr 14, 2020
Two clinics, five IVFs and no babyWe have attempted IVF five times and had four transfers. Over those four transfers we have had eight embryos transferred with six of these…Dec 24, 2019Dec 24, 2019
What Makes Us Uncomfortable about Pregnancy and Baby Loss?I use the words pregnancy and baby loss throughout this article as there is a distinct definition of when a baby must be registered: 24…Oct 6, 2019Oct 6, 2019
IVF 3 From sheer joy to heart-breaking sadnessAs week 7 of our pregnancy rolled around we were still walking around on eggshells, frightened that something would go wrong and never…Sep 1, 2019Sep 1, 2019
Infertility blindnessTalking about infertility blindness isn’t easy, straight-forward or pleasant. When I first started writing this post and searched on…Jun 15, 20191Jun 15, 20191
Follow up Appointment After Miscarriage From IVFSo, we've been to our IVF clinic for the follow up appointment. Miracle happened, we didn't get charged for this consultation. Was it…May 21, 2019May 21, 2019
The Loneliness of a MiscarriageExperiencing a miscarriage is a truly, unique, earth-shattering experience that changes you from the inside out. Your view of the outside…May 15, 2019May 15, 2019
IVF Cycle 3 — Day 1Our IVF cycle started late because of a late period and husband was reaching the end of his patience. For a while my patience had…May 12, 2019May 12, 2019
IVF Cycle — Round 3I’ve been away from this blog for a long time while I processed being in no man’s land, beginning IVF and getting pregnant. While we…May 12, 2019May 12, 2019
How Did My Husband and I Feel About TTC?We thought we were okay. We thought we would do the deed and give or take a few months we would get pregnant. We never gave a second…May 12, 2019May 12, 2019
Choosing the Right Clinic (Part I)So here we go, we are back into round three of IVF. Well not quite beginning but looking into where to go for our 3rd — and we hope, final…May 6, 2019May 6, 2019
The IVF Tests — What to ExpectCheap pair of shoes is bad economy. Shoes are the basis of your wardrobe — Giorgio ArmaniMay 6, 2019May 6, 2019
Post failed IVF: next stepsHaving just finished two fresh rounds of IVF I know too well that feeling of where do you go next. This post is dedicated to those who got…May 5, 2019May 5, 2019
24 Hours in the Life of an InfertileI recently wrote a tweet to sum up my last 24 hours as an infertile. It was made even more harrowing by it being the two week wait or tww…May 5, 2019May 5, 2019
Handling a negative result from 2wwIVF has you in so many fragile emotional states and this is never more so true than in the two week wait. To say it is a two week wait is…May 5, 2019May 5, 2019
