by Kathy on December 16, 2015 · 2 comments
in Background, Bereavement, Blessed, Coping, Courage, Decisions, Faith, Family, Gratitude, Hope, Infertility, Inspiration, IUI, IVF, Journey, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Miscarriage, Parenting, Pregnancy Loss, Reality, Relationships, Secondary Infertility, Time, Writing
Six pregnancies. Two living children. One neonatal death. One interstitial ectopic pregnancy. Two miscarriages. Two failed IVF cycles. One failed IVF converted to IUI. It’s surreal for me to reflect on those years. I am grateful for all that we have. I am thankful for what we’ve learned on our journey to build our family. […]
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by Kathy on April 24, 2013 · 11 comments
in ALI Community, Coping, Decisions, Expectations, Family, Friends, Healing, Hope, ICSI, Infertility, Inspiration, IUI, IVF, Love, Memories, Odds, Parenting, Planning, RE, Relationships, Resolution, Secondary Infertility, Secondary Infertility Stories, Siblings, Sperm, TTC, Writing
For awhile I have thought it would be interesting and helpful, especially for those still in the trenches who want more children, to profile other families who have dealt with secondary infertility. Many of these people I got to know during our journey through secondary infertility (via community forums and/or blogs). Being able to share […]
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by Kathy on February 29, 2012 · 47 comments
in Abby, Background, Bereavement, Birthdays, Blessed, Bob, Books, Coping, Dreams, Ectopic, Exercise, Faith, Family, FET, Happiness, Healing, Infertility, Inspiration, IUI, IVF, Journey, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Milestones, Miscarriage, Molly, Odds, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Loss, Sean, Transitions, TTC, Writing
Welcome to Bereaved and Blessed! If you are here for the first time you can read about me and my blog here. You can also check out the other tabs above the header (which I designed all by myself) to find out more about me, my new blog and other places I write. There are also pages […]
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by Kathy on April 14, 2007 · 0 comments
in Comic Relief, Doxycycline, ER, Estridol Level (E2), Follicle Checks, Injections, IUI, IVF, IVF #1, Progesterone Level, Trigger Shots, Ultrasounds, Uterine Lining
I had my monitoring appt. this morning at 7:30 a.m. at the downtown office. It was my first appt. at that office (where the ER & ET will take place) and I was impressed with the office and the staff there. When I entered the office they had all these large color pictures on the […]
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by Kathy on April 13, 2007 · 2 comments
in Blood Work, Follicle Checks, Follistim (FSH), IUI, IVF, IVF #1, Lupron, PIO, Progesterone Level, RE, Trigger Shots
I just got “the call” and my progesterone was low (0.3)! YIPEE!!! 🙂 So the nurse said she spoke with our RE and for now we are “pushing through” with the IVF cycle! I am to do one 5 unit injection of Lupron and one 300 IU injection of Follistim tonight (as I have been […]
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by Kathy on April 13, 2007 · 0 comments
in Endo Lining, ER, Estridol Level (E2), Expectations, FET, Follicle Checks, Follistim (FSH), Injections, IUI, IVF, IVF #1, Lupron, Odds, Ovaries, Ovulation, PIO, Progesterone Level, Trigger Shots, TTC, Ultrasounds, Uterine Lining, Waiting
If there is one thing I have learned over the past three years trying to have another child it’s expect the unexpected! No matter how I may try to anticipate different scenarios or outcomes to a given situation, something always comes up that wasn’t on my radar. I went for my monitoring appt. this morning […]
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