Our IVF Journey | Egg Retrieval Shots Days 1-3
Day 1: 3 things that I learned from my first series of shots: 1 – panic breathing doesn’t help the situation 2 – alternating panic breathing and holding your breath gets you one step closer to crying 3 – Giving yourself a shot is harder than it...
Your inner voice is a dick
Do you ever feel like your inner voice is kind of a dick? My inner voice is mostly a jerk and sometimes it feels like a battle that just can’t be won. It’s a work in progress that I’m sure most of you can relate to. We all have an internal dialogue...
#NIAW Over 8,000,000+ Babies
8,000,000+ babies born worldwide via IVF Since 1978, over 8 million babies worldwide have been conceived via in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures was developed. Earlier this month, I started birth control. After 3 years of trying to get to the bottom of why we...
#NIAW The Success of IVF Has Increased From 5% to Over 45%
The success of IVF has increased from 5% to over 45% Since IVF was pioneered in the late 1970s, advances in technology have increased the success rates of the procedure drastically. Not all cases of infertility end up in the hands of IVF. In fact, over 85-90% of cases...
#NIAW A Sperm Count Below 10 MILLION…
A sperm count of below 10 million is considered poor A healthy sperm count is above 40 million, and a count of 10 million or less is considered low. Men with sperm counts between 10 and 40 million may still cause pregnancy if the sperm has good motility,...
No, this is not a pregnancy announcement!
Okay… feeling a little more vulnerable than usual today, so here we go. Yesterday, I had my plan of care …
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Round 2- IVF Update
A breakdown of IVF Cycle #2 They say that insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and …
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How getting a nutrition coach changed my life
“It will never work for me…” I was thinking about when I hired my first nutrition coach… Back then, I …
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