Fighting Dragons

These are just some of the dragons we fight together through the newborn stage.

End of Two

A victory lap of a successful season of life

9 Months

After going through this many years of trying to conceive, an “average” pregnancy is quite a thing to celebrate.

Pregnancy #2

The most expensive (and best) “gift with purchase” we will ever have.

Embryo transfer #2

Previous: Abortion August 24, 2024 The week of our 8th wedding anniversary. Once again not something we imagined we would be doing surrounding a life event. This time feels different. I think it feels almost like our 2nd IUI. We know what to expect now and the trip into the fertility clinic feels so routine…

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Abortion

We wanted this child, but we also needed this abortion to ensure the safety of my wife’s life and prevent unknown consequences.

Andrea Part 5: Stims

It is my 30th birthday. A Saturday. I haven’t slept that well (no surprise there). I have a medication centre set up in my dining room. I have boxes of medications, needles, alcohol swabs, and treats for after. Our drink fridge is now also a medication fridge and it is from there that I take…

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Embryo Transfer #1

The mood going into our first embryo transfer was optimism and excitement, finally being here and feeling so close after many years.

Infertility Part 22: Egg retrieval/Embryos

The infertility is my “fault” and yet she’s the one who bears the brunt of it. She takes the meds, she tracks the schedule, she needs injections, she has the medical procedures.