Sabbaticals sound pretty nice, in theory. I’ve heard of companies giving their employees 2 month sabbaticals after 20 years of service; I’ve seen missionaries take sabbaticals from their mission work, but sabbaticals from infertility treatments are… difficult. What do you do in an infertility sabbatical (when you’re not “Giuiliana and Bill” on TLC with money … Continue reading
May 2009- The Story [kind of] Continues
I had my free consultation with the acupuncturist. She was very nice, and was very encouraging. She also told me of the wonderful success women were having with acupuncture and fertility. I was scheduled for acupuncture 2 times a week. The acupuncturist put me on an “alkaline” diet… yeah… this whole process only lasted 1 … Continue reading
April 2009: Will We Ever Get Off This Roller Coaster?!
For a short period, my mind was distracted by the fact that one of my incisions from my surgery (over 4 months prior) had not healed, and had gotten infected. I had to start packing the incision with gauze; the incision was quite deep. I thought it was pretty cool, but D could not even … Continue reading
March 2009- Failure
On March 9, 2009, it was confirmed that our first insemination attempt was not successful. The plan was to move right on to the next insemination attempt. I had an ultrasound done, and it showed that the cyst (from the month prior) was still there. We would not be able to go on Clomid yet … Continue reading
February 2009
In early February, I received an email from my sister who was just checking in on me. My response (February 4, 2009): “We’re doing ok. I’ve been pretty discouraged by last month’s happenings, but am still trying to be hopeful. In order to keep my hopes up, I continue to buy maternity clothes online. =) … Continue reading
January 2009
The beginning of 2009 was an anxious time. My friends were all having babies, and I truly believed that we would have our own very soon. I watched as my friends were anxiously awaiting the arrival of their newborn baby, while I was anxiously awaiting the day we could start the insemination process. After letting my body heal from … Continue reading
Beginnings- 2008
By January 2008, I felt as though I had waited for a baby long enough (funny, eh?), and I made an appointment with an OB/GYN near my house. I’ve never been afraid of doctors. I was told that University hospital had knowledgeable gynocologists who were infertility specialists. My first appointment was pretty standard. They asked … Continue reading
Beginnings- 2007
Attempting to create this blog, documenting the journey that me, my husband, and our marriage have taken so far requires a somber recollection of a timeline that has long been ignored (as an attempt to forget). Documenting the beginnings of any journey can be long and drawn out, but that is not my goal. I have no intent for this … Continue reading
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