by Kathy on May 5, 2007 · 0 comments
in BCP, Blood Work, Coping, Diversions, ER, ET, Family, FET, Friends, Gratitude, Hope, Infertility, IVF, IVF #1, IVF #2 (converted to IUI#1), Optimism, Pain, Protocols, RE, Sean, Ultrasounds, Vacations
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, Life goes on! Thank you all for your comments here, your emails, your phone calls, your kind words, your thoughts and your prayers. Life does go on and though Wednesday’s news wasn’t what Bob and I were hoping to hear, we are still optimistic and are doing our best to move on. I […]
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by Kathy on May 2, 2007 · 3 comments
in Baby Aspirin, BCP, Beta Blood Tests, Blood Work, Bob, Disappointment, Estridol Patches, Family, Friends, Hope, Injections, IVF, IVF #1, PIO, Protocols, RE, Sadness
I got the call a little before 2:00 p.m. today. The nurse said that she had some very bad news, that the blood test was negative and that she was so sorry it didn’t work out this time. There wasn’t much more for either of us to say. I had asked all my questions at […]
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by Kathy on May 1, 2007 · 6 comments
in Bob, Books, Coping, Diversions, Dreams, Embryos, Faith, Family, Hope, HPTs, IVF, IVF #1, Optimism, PIO, Pregnancy Symptoms, Sean, Top Ten Lists, TTC, TV Shows, TWW, Waiting
Top Ten Things I Did Today to Keep My Mind Off Whether or Not I Am Pregnant: 10. Played with my son Sean and his friend, a little girl his age, who lives across the street, while her parents were at a meeting, this morning. 9. Organized Sean’s bookshelf in his room, it had gotten […]
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by Kathy on April 24, 2007 · 0 comments
in Beta Blood Tests, Bob, Comic Relief, Diversions, Eggs, Embryos, ER, Estridol Patches, ET, Family, HPTs, IVF, IVF #1, Odds, Optimism, PIO, Pregnancy Symptoms, RE, Sean, TWW, Ultrasounds, Waiting, Writing
I am now 2dp5dt (7 dpo)! Translation 2 days past 5 day transfer (7 days past ovulation). One week from tomorrow (Wednesday) we will know if our little embryo burrowed in for the long haul. Bob is back to work today and Sean and I are having another low key day at home. It was […]
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by Kathy on April 21, 2007 · 0 comments
in Bob, Books, Diversions, Embryos, ET, Family, Friends, Infertility, IVF, IVF #1, Sean
We have an ETA for our ET! The Embryo Transfer (ET) is scheduled for tomorrow (Sunday) morning at 10:00 a.m. and we are to report there at 9:00 a.m. I am allowed to eat breakfast and was instructed to drink water on our way to the office, as I am supposed to have a full […]
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by Kathy on April 10, 2007 · 5 comments
in Background, Family, Friends, IVF, IVF #1, Journey, Life, Love, The Future, TTC, Writing
Welcome to our Benson Family blog! I decided to start this in part to update our family and friends who have shown us, through your love and support, that you want to share in our journey trying to expand our family. I may also add other tidbits about our life and experiences as time goes […]
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