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The Cheese Stands Alone
I know I’ve mentioned before that when I talk about my grief, I’m not trying to one-up anyone or diminish other people’s grief, and I think I am able to more appropriately put it into words today. I...
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Sweet Grapes
I ordered a book off of Amazon – Sweet Grapes: How to Stop Being Infertile and Start Living Again. It had the best reviews from what I saw and didn’t approach things from a religious perspective. I...
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The Talk
So DH and had THE TALK tonight. The RE gave us three options at the last visit: 1. Go straight to IVF 2. Have another lap to see if the endo has come back and to check for scarring from the D&E 3....
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Counselor Part 2
Saturday morning, she called me back.I was polite, but I said because of my background, I was a little concerned with her work at churches and at pregnancy centers. I flat-out asked if she was...
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The Birds and the Bees
I woke up early today as DH is on call and had to troubleshoot some computer problem. His ringtone is really super loud, and there is no going back to sleep after it explodes in my ear. So I used that...
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Counseling and Carpe Diem
Counseling happened on Wednesday. There’s really not much to report there, except that I think it became painfully obvious that DH is not comfortable with IVF at all. He said that his dream to start a...
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CD 28
It’s my last cycle of TTC. I’m on CD 28, and I don’t even care I’m too terrified to think about it I’ve had a few twinges and my right boob is (maybe) sore, but I just keep telling myself that I’m not...
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I’m Always Wrong
One thing about infertility is that people always try to tell you what to do. Even other infertiles. It’s the whole mentality if “it worked for me, so it should work for you, too!” I guess I’m just as...
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I spoke too soon…
I went ahead and tested. I was getting too worked up wondering if I was pregnant, and just wanted to get it over with. At least I know.
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Lonely
I can’t help shake the isolation I feel. I’ve always felt a little odd, a little like I don’t belong, but now that feeling is overpowering me. My friends all either have kids or have schedules that...
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