After going through this many years of trying to conceive, an “average” pregnancy is quite a thing to celebrate.
Tag: health
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.
Do you guys ever think about dying?
When I watched Barbie deal with the existential death anxiety that suddenly falls upon her, I understood it immediately.
Infertility Part 15: Final Diagnosis
Previous: Infertility Part 14: Money Stress As I wrote in Infertility #12: Urologist, I had already seen a regular urologist for an initial referral, a physical exam, and then a test called a Karyotype. With the Karyotype, I had my genetics tested to see if I was possibly born with an additional chromosome or if…
The Whale; The perfect example of my living hell.
I am still fat, and people still stare at me. The feelings of binge-eating are always present at the back of my mind. It’ll never stop.
Infertility #7: Friends and Family
Telling the people closest to us to start making sense of things during this hard time was extremely important.
Infertility #6: Breathe
After suffering through a little bit of a dark time, I was finally able to start feeling a little closer to normal.
Infertility #5: Seeking
Figuring out what we want to know next and how to ask.
Infertility #4: Breakdown
Deep emotions can be hard for me, especially big ones. Twice they completely overwhelmed me, leading to a breakdown.
Growing Inside, Shrinking Outside 