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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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I guess right now no news is good news! 🙂 Not too much going here, just enjoying the nice weather and trying not to get too anxious for Sunday. I am wondering how our little embryos our doing, but am not sure if they will update us tomorrow when we get the call with the […]

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We got a call this morning (about an hour earlier than the earliest we expected to hear) from the lab to let us know the fertilization report. Of the 11 eggs they retrieved yesterday, 7 were mature. Of the 7 mature eggs, ALL 7 FERTILIZED!!! 🙂 We were ecstatic to hear the news! We know […]

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Though I am sure most of you already know this… I just wanted to give a little background to our trying to conceive (TTC) story. Bob and I met in college at the University of Illinois through mutual friends on September 2, 1996. We started dating a month later and got engaged on March 15, […]

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Welcome!

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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