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Sunday, February 12, 2012

New Location

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Information from this blog can now be found at http://jennifermlynch.blogspot.com   on my new blog entitled, My Beautiful Life.  Since I am ...
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Saturday, February 11, 2012

Didn't work out

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Well, it didn't work out for us.  I will write about it later.  I am not ready to do that now.  The bottom line is that it didn't wo...
Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Two Week Wait

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Okay, so I am now in the two week wait.  I had my IVF egg transfer last friday.  It is now Tuesday.  I was on bedrest Friday, Saturday, and ...
Saturday, January 28, 2012

My two "immature eggs" made it to transfer

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On Friday we had our "day four" egg transfer.  However, the eggs were really only at day three because the eggs were immature at r...
Thursday, January 26, 2012

IVF Transfer with late maturing eggs

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I knew today would be a better day because I didn't get a call from my doctor first thing in the morning.  When she called, she indicate...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012

What an interesting carton of eggs

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First, I had 8 glorious eggs.  Then, only six where mature.  Of the six, only one fertilized and started growing. The next day, the two imma...
Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Results of the Egg Retrieval

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Yesterday I had my egg retrieval.  We got 8 eggs.  A significant improvement over the 2 eggs we got during the last egg retrieval.  I am ver...
Sunday, January 22, 2012

Trigger Day for IVF

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Yesterday during my monitoring appointment,  I was told that I would likely have to administer my trigger shot last night because four of th...
Friday, January 20, 2012

Update on the latest IVF cycle

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Morning: This month's cycle so far has been more successful.  A few days ago, they measured five follicles.  Two days ago, they measure...
Monday, January 16, 2012

Thank you for my Gift

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I used to think that as a parent, it was my job to impart Gifts to my children.  Not the gifts that Santa brings, but the type of Gifts that...

A few good eggs

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Here is an update of what is happening in my infertility treatments.  We started a new cycle.  This time we used a "Ganirelex antogen...
Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Where are we now?

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Well, I have had my initial bloodwork and I have started my shots again.  I already have bruises on my stomach and I seem to be more sensiti...
Friday, December 30, 2011

Frustrated by Careless Oversight

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Yesterday I was sitting at dinner with my in-laws when I got a call from Freedom Fertility Pharmacy.  The very chipper girl talked in such a...
Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Throwing Away New Year's Resolutions

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This time of year is my favorite time of year.   Not only is Christmas my favorite holiday, but because I work in the school system, I get...
Monday, December 19, 2011

Zero isn't nothing

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On Friday I received the call that my hcg level had returned to "negative." I was blissfully pregnant for one week. I was told to ...
Friday, December 16, 2011

Wordle of My Blog

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Here is a wordle I created by entering my blog URL.  I love wordles because it shows patterns in language, and I believe language is so i...
Thursday, December 15, 2011

Exhale through the Limbo

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14.  That was my HCG number yesterday.  14.  I am now two weeks past my 3 day transfer and they expect the numbers to be over 100 and my was...
Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Reflections

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This morning, I am terribly sick to my stomach.  I have cramps.  I am sure that I am getting my period.  I am sure the blood test will come ...
Tuesday, December 13, 2011

The panic before the blood test

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I should be so excited to have my blood test tomorrow.  I am not.  I am having anxiety and panic about it to the extent where my heart feels...
Monday, December 12, 2011

PREGNANT!

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Well, after a week of torture of NOT testing, I broke down on Friday, which would be 9 days past my 3 day transfer.  I took a First Respon...
Wednesday, November 30, 2011

The little eggs that could

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Day one: We got the call that even though we only retrieved two eggs, both eggs fertilized.  Day two: We got a call from the nurse in the ...
Monday, November 28, 2011

We cleared the first hurdle

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I just got a call from my nurse at the fertility clinic.  Even though I only got two measly eggs from my IVF egg retrieval yesterday, both...
Sunday, November 27, 2011

It takes two to make a thing go right

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Two years of trying.  Two miscarriages.  Two failed IUIs.  Two months of an IVF procedure.  Two weeks of shots. And today, Two Eggs.  Afte...
Saturday, November 26, 2011

No More Shots!

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Whew...I have finally made it.  No more shots (for now).  I got three phone calls yesterday from the fertility center making sure I understo...
Friday, November 25, 2011

Black Friday, Green Light

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On Thursday (Thanksgiving Day) my follicles were 16mm, 16mm, and 10mm.  My E2 number was 425.  According to some research, E2 numbers should...
Tuesday, November 22, 2011

More disappointing news

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injection bruising Today I went in for my IVF monitoring appointment after being on eight days of stimulation medication, 10 days of sho...
Sunday, November 20, 2011

And the hits just keep comin'

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So I went for my first monitoring appointment on Friday.  I was hoping that after several days of multiple shots, I would see eight to ten f...
Wednesday, November 16, 2011

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I woke up this morning and felt pretty good about myself.  I got dressed and looked at myself in the mirror and thought I looked great. I fe...
Tuesday, November 15, 2011

And We're Off...

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I have successfully completed two days of Lupron shots, 20 microunits in the morning and evening...yay me!  I am not thrilled about needles,...
Thursday, November 10, 2011

Phase One Complete

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I was in the middle of a blogging rant about my excitement about being finished with birth control pills when my computer shut down for no g...