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A little update from On-the-pill-ville *Periods mentioned*

As most of you know I’m on the pill to restore my very attractive PCOS ovaries to their previous state of wonderfulness.  To the way things were before my E2 crashed from 15 000 to 1000 in 2 days.  This time is especially frustrating seeing that my boobs are big as Barney, but thankfully not [...]

30Jun2009 | InVivo | 5 comments | Continued
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Our First Live Blastocyst !

Without further ado, I present to you the first addition to the Live Blastocyst Library!
Day 3 Blastocysts

Day 5 Blastocysts

Note the lovely cavity, thin membrane and well differentiated inner cell mass.
It’s textbook, like this one on Dr. Licciardi’s blog
The patient’s story is as follows:
Short History:
TTC 7 years.
I Natural pregnancy ending in miscarriage at 9 weeks.
5 x [...]

30Jun2009 | InVivo | 3 comments | Continued
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One step at a time

After several failed cycles of infertility treament the excitement dampens and an odd brand of despondency takes it place.  Thesedays I try to devise mental strategies to channel my emotions into something more positive and hopeful.    I shudder to think that I might have to go through yet another failed cycle.  I lign myself up, [...]

26Jun2009 | InVivo | 9 comments | Continued
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Christianity, the why, what and how?

I have to admit, I’m not what I would consider the epitome of obedience and freedom and “living in spiritual abundance”.  In my heart of hearts I don’t feel like I have claimed fully what was bargained for me by Christ.  I know I have much to learn and I don’t always know where to [...]

24Jun2009 | InVivo | 9 comments | Continued
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The Live Blastocyst Library

I’ve wanted to do this for quite a while now, so I thought let me give it a shot, see if we can get this up and running.  Mommy Infertiles, we need your help!
If you have succesfully completed infertility treatment via IVF and have images of the blastocysts that resulted in a live baby, please [...]

17Jun2009 | InVivo | 12 comments | Continued
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Silent Sorority – Tender, Wistful, Intelligent

Finished Pamela Mahoney Tsigdinos’s book Silent Sorority this weekend. In between much family commotion, which included a family dinner with my four nieces (my sister has four girls!), sister, BIL, mom & dad, and meeting my newborn niece Juane (my brother’s first), my birthday buddy – born 11 June 2009.

Could I have chosen better circumstances [...]

15Jun2009 | InVivo | 4 comments | Continued
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Happy Birthday to me!

Morning campers, it’s my birthday!
I got five presents thus far:
1. A Xacti Waterproof compact video & still camera (I’m a sucker for gadgets)

2. My little Niece (brother’s first) is being born today – Welcome to the world Juane!
3. I might have a mild case of OHSS – A little after effect of the cancelled IVF [...]

11Jun2009 | InVivo | 9 comments | Continued
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The Day before I turn 30

A little walk down memory lane, the day before I turn 30.  Don’t have all my kiddy pics with me, as they’re mostly still with my mom, but here are a few glipses back into the making of me.

Character Play – The Secretary
I hated those frilly dresses, with a passion, much tears normally transpired before [...]

10Jun2009 | InVivo | 5 comments | Continued
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Day 2 Post Cancelled Cycle

Ok, I thought this was going to be a breeze, a walk in the park, child’s play!
Not so much so.
I’ve underestimated a lot of things before, including exactly how difficult a cancelled cycle can be. I’m not sure what’s talking, the messed up E2 levels, my heart, my head, or some other undiscovered organ of [...]

7Jun2009 | InVivo | 5 comments | Continued
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Day 1 Post Cancelled Cycle

The heart is rather heavy and I keep shaking my head evey now and then walking up the stairs thinking about what happened. It’s just weird, plain weird.
Met with The Clam for breakfast this morning. After much hesitance, wanting to hide my head in a hole and pretend I didn’t exist, I’m actually very happy [...]

6Jun2009 | InVivo | 1 comment | Continued
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