Hey there Lovelies, I’m now part way through this IVF cycle! I can’t even believe it. They’ve taken my eggs out of my body and put them into a mixer with hubby’s sperm. I hope they all enjoyed a free
IVF Cycle: Egg Collection Update
Micro Post: Can’t Focus
Hey Lovelies, This IVF cycle has been very interesting. I intentionally booked myself off of substitute teaching this month so that I was available whenever the clinic needed me, but I also thought it would give me time to focus
IVF Cycle: Week One Update
Hey lovelies, IVF cycle one is in full effect! It’s been a busy week of stimulating drugs over here at the MacDonald household. I had my ultrasound and blood work to see how everything is going. Here is the run
The Cusp Of Prophecy
Hello Lovelies, I will warn you now… This post is a liiiittle crazy. I may have swum off the deep end of trying to conceive, and you know what? I don’t care. It’s nice over here in crazy-ville, we have
Micro Post: The Crazy Things I Never Thought I’d Do
Hello Lovelies, So this is it. The week is finally here. I will get my period any minute now and then, dun dun dun, start stimulation! For those of you that don’t speak IVF yet that means this is the
Words Cannot Help
Hey there Lovelies, There is a thing that happens when you are riding the roller-coaster that is infertility. There are major mood swings: up and down, up and down. Every month. Multiple times a month. During the ups you start
Micro Post: Talk The Talk
Hello lovelies! Man-oh-man was last week awesome! I gave four talks to universities in Edmonton, AB and reached 500 students. It was an amazing experience and I felt blessed and liberated to be able to do it. I have been
Micro Post: Lament To The Children I Nannied
To the boys I have nannied: A lament If I had known, as I rocked you for hours on end through your colic, that you might be the last infant entrusted to my arms, would I have savored it? Would
Micro Post: The Resilience Of The Heart
Hello Lovelies, I have a resilient heart. I know this to be true as I’ve been living this truth since I was born. I was born with two holes in my heart. I’ve been a fighter since the beginning. The
My IVF Protocol Info
Hello Lovelies, I made it through the appointment without tears! YAY! IVF protocol has been decided and all my new labs have been given to me. I’m a happy camper today. All my test results look very similar to last