Threshold
As I mentioned in my last post, after the failure of our last embryo transfer, we took a break from IVF and all associated meds for four months. During that time we went to a lot of concerts and did some other fun, summery things. The break went way too fast. I quit drinking alcohol…
What to Expect When You’re Not Expecting
I lost another embryo. This one was a girl. The only girl. Now there is only one embryo left. We learned about the loss on February 28, so it has been about six weeks. Once again there was crushing grief, but this time it came with a couple of new elements. The first is that…
Loss and Recovery
My first embryo transfer didn’t take. After a million shots, two egg retrievals, three fibroid surgeries and one transfer, I am not pregnant. It was a boy and he didn’t stay with me. I learned on October 1 that the pregnancy test was negative. Then the ground fell out from under me for a couple…
chaos to clarity 