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Written by Jennifer
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 09:07 |
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| Ok! I admit it. It was me. It was me who declared February “Fertile February.” WOW! What a let down that was huh? As it turns out …the Queen of Broken Hearts made her appearance last Friday. I tried to scare her and threaten her with my boxing skills, but she won….she always wins…I am starting to get a complex.
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Written by Jennifer
Wednesday, 03 March 2010 15:17 |
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| My first third IUI was two weeks ago today. I had my blood work scheduled for tomorrow but pushed it back to Monday (reasoning is in my last blog). I have been fortunate this time to not focus too much on the symptoms. Turns out I came down with a heck of an illness last Wednesday and it has been pretty much all I could focus on. I finally started to feel like myself just yesterday and like any other normally sane rational gal in her two week wait…The fear crept in (insert spooky music here).
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Written by Jennifer
Monday, 22 February 2010 09:23 |
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| Don’t you think that the two week wait should be called the two week worry…or maybe two weary weeks….or my favorite…two weeks of weary womb worrying. It’s official folks, I am in the two weeks of weary womb worrying! Prince Charming and I had our third IUI (finally!!!!) on Wednesday and Thursday of last week. I know most of you are thinking why two different days but that is the way our RE does it.
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Written by Jennifer
Wednesday, 17 February 2010 14:44 |
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I name my doctors…that’s what I do. There is our main RE Dr. Godfather. I have also been treated by Dr. Hurry, Dr. I-don’t-know-what-the-hell-just-happened, Dr. Whispers, Dr. Ouch, and Dr. Nice Guy. Today we had a new doctor…Dr. Meteorologist.
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Written by Jennifer
Friday, 12 February 2010 14:23 |
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| I had a discussion with a dear twitter friend (Hi, Lisa!) not too long ago about being open about our struggles. You see, I’m an open book when it comes to my fertility issues. I will pretty much tell anyone anything. Our family knows, our friends know, our family’s friends know and even in some cases our friend’s families know!
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Written by Jennifer
Tuesday, 09 February 2010 13:55 |
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| First comes love…then comes marriage, will someone please tell me where is my baby carriage? I realized the other night (with a heavy heart) that Prince Charming and I are living a parent’s lifestyle without the baby. I suppose some of it is from adjusting to being married. We never lived together first (we didn’t even live in the same state) so moving in together was a huge adjustment and we fell into the pattern of life we have now. No late night partying. No spur of the moment trips. I’m in bed relatively early most nights and there is definitely times that I feel something is missing….it’s our child.
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Written by Jennifer
Wednesday, 03 February 2010 12:13 |
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| Ever since we have started trying to conceive full force, planning has been a huge thing. I’m not talking about planning for treatments or planning for the baby …I’m talking about planning our every day life. Things seem to revolve around my cycle now.......We are really living life in two week stages. The two weeks that work up to the treatment (which is full of crying from the last failed cycle, Clomid pills, and those fabulous OPK days) and the two weeks after (full of my craziness…enough said).
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Written by Jennifer
Thursday, 28 January 2010 11:37 |
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| Upon waking up this morning, I decided to watch some TV before I got my busy day started. What was on you ask? Babies, Babies, Babies and Bellies, Bellies, Bellies (Don’t get excited…that’s not a new show on TLC). I feel like every time I changed the channel it was a reality show about a baby or a belly staring me in the face. I mean seriously, how many shows do we need about this topic? I’m sure if I actually WAS pregnant, I would be thrilled but now…now it just felt like my own private form of torture. Pregnancy for Dummies, I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant, Baby Story, Sixteen and Pregnant….the list goes on and on.
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Written by Jennifer
Monday, 25 January 2010 16:48 |
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| I was listening to my iPod and Destiny’s Child came on….Bills, Bills, Bills….I found myself singing “Can you pay my bills? Can you pay my medical bills? Can you pay my IUI bills?”
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Written by Jennifer
Tuesday, 19 January 2010 14:13 |
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| You ever have that experience when you are running for the bus ….Perhaps someone told you it arrived slightly later than it did …..Maybe it was early. Either way you are hauling your behind to catch that bus….screaming for it to stop and flailing your arms. No matter your efforts…the bus leaves without you on it….Now imagine the bus was my follicle …..I’m here standing at my proverbial bus stop wondering what happened today!
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Our story begins in high school... I married my best friend. Frank and I have been together for 12 years, married for almost 4. We have been trying to conceive since summer of 2006, but have hit a lot of bumps along the way (issues with insurance, doctors and PCOS). This journey has been a rollercoaster and on the cusp of our thirties, we are back on the ride full force. I fall in love with my husband every day as we dream and hope for our future with our children! We are parents... we just haven't met our child yet! You can follow my Road to Happily Ever After by visiting: www.jennlynnb.blogspot.com.
