Two

Holy crap! There’s two in there! And most importantly, they both have heartbeats! One is measuring at 9mm (6w6d) with a heart rate of 127 and the other is 12mm (7w1d) with a heart rate of 147. The doctor I saw today was very pleased but of course, cautioned me about the fact that I [...]

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14dpiui – Unbelievable

Wanted to stop taking the progesterone supplements today so I could get my period and start my IVF cycle over so I peed on a stick this morning to be sure that I could stop. I am in shock. I had written this off completely because my IVF cycle had gotten canceled and I thought [...]

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IVF information session

I went to my clinic’s IVF info session this evening. Was packed with lots of information but nothing really I didn’t know. I just want to get the show on the road at this point. Before I start with the IVF program, there are a few tests that are mandatory that I need to do. [...]

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Moving on from IUI#3

(image as seen on Occam’s Razor by Avinash Kaushik)
I was really depressed this morning. I could barely muster the energy to talk to anyone, even my mother. But by the end of the day, I felt better. A few things really helped me.
1) I read a post called “How To Get Someone Or Something Off [...]

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If IUI#3 fails, what next? Doctor’s opinion.

My doctor is definitely a researcher. Any question I asked was answered with a “well, as a matter of fact, there is research out there that shows…”. But this was a good meeting in my mind. My doctor is much more personable and easy to talk to in person. He actually gave me opinions which [...]

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Acupuncture anyone?

(image as seen on baby blues)
It’s CD4 of my third femara/IUI cycle. AF is almost gone now and I have to say that this was by far the easiest AF I have EVER had and I completely credit Acupuncture and Chinese herbs for that. It was beautiful if I may say so myself. No painful [...]

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The Elimination Plan

I am going to think out aloud here because I want to have this conversation with my RE at our consultation. I’m going to ask him about laparoscopy and he’s going to tell me it’s “elective” and that it’s up to me if I want to have the procedure done. So I want to think [...]

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CD7: Femara Cycle #2

So I’ve made it through the drug consumption stage and I’m off the Femara now. Maybe it’s because I’m unemployed and I sit around and hang out with my laptop all day long…but it didn’t really affect me this time at all. No symptoms (except for a migrain that I got at a party after [...]

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Laparoscopy? To Do or Not To Do…

I have the next month off. So of course, me, being unable to “relax”, I start thinking about the possibility of fitting in a lap this cycle.
The thing is…I think I have endometriosis. I have no proof of that except my gut instinct and because I have some of those symptoms that are listed in [...]

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IUI #1 Complete,

The deed is done. IUI #1 went over quickly and harmlessly. Husband went into the clinic deposited his sperm. Results there were good. He had 37.7 million motile sperm at Progression 4 (moving fast/hyperactivated). The doctor said they are usually happy if they get 10 million so it was exceptional. I undressed and put on [...]

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