This article originally appeared on Mom.com on December 1, 2014. Read the original article here. In my last post, I wrote about my results from our embryo transfer. It was determined by my doctor that my negative results were in fact, not exactly negative — that, judging from my symptoms…
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This article originally appeared on Mom.com on November 24, 2014. Read the original article here. While we were in Texas awaiting our embryo transfer, my husband and I decided to visit the Gulf of Mexico. When we arrived, I took my shoes off and dug my toes into the sand,…
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This article originally appeared on Mom.com on November 17, 2014. Read the original article here. There is no eloquent way to put this: The donor cycle didn’t work. When I got the call last Wednesday evening, I was already back to struggling with my faith that this would work. After…
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This article originally appeared on Mom.com on November 10, 2014. Read the original article here. When you’re me, conceiving a child is a team effort. We spent eleven days in Texas for our fourth embryo transfer. Both of us had to finagle time off from work, and in my job,…
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This article originally appeared on Mom.com on November 3, 2014. Read the original article here. During my second IVF cycle, eight eggs were retrieved, and only four were mature—meaning, mature enough to even be fertilized. We were told that at day three, two of the embryos were growing and thriving…
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