Rules of the andrology lab: for men only

This post brought to you by my husband, Chris. You can read all his other posts here.  I thought I would share some unspoken rules that men should be following during our portion of this process.  Our wives have to go through so much.  Injections, pills, suppositories, ultrasounds, and painful…

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IVF: Not for the faint of heart

This post is brought to you by back spasms and muscle relaxers.  And Cheetos Simply Natural Cheese Puffs.  First, I didn’t post every day like I said I was going to for NIAW.  But I did five posts.  I still count that as a success.  And Friday and Saturday’s weather…

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Going back to our beginning

I keep putting off my Join the Movement post.  I’m rebelling.  It’s a hard post to write because I am still not sure what I am even supposed to write about. I thought for this one I would talk about how Chris and I met, and what occurred before we…

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A husband’s perspective on infertility

I’m going to start this out by paying tribute to our fur baby. Toby has been a great addition to our family and no matter how many leashes he’s chewed through, and other things he’s destroyed, he has been pivotal during these months. Besides this past IUI cycle, Risa has…

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In my shoes

6:00 am.  You wake to your alarm shrieking and swing your arm out from under the covers to silence it.  Dragging yourself out of bed, you wince at the sharp pains in your abdomen.  You walk to the full-length mirror and stare at your reflection.  Small bruises pocket your stomach. …

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