There’s Always Next Time…

May 2, 2007

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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My Top Ten Lists for Today!

May 1, 2007

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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I Am Still Holding Out.

April 30, 2007

Good afternoon! I am still holding out. I am holding out on not taking a home pregnancy test (hpt) before my “Beta” blood test on Wednesday and also holding out hope that our 1st IVF cycle may have been successful! Today I am 8dp5dpt (13 dpo). Only two more days to go! 🙂 I can […]

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“You know it may have actually worked…”

April 27, 2007

Today I am 5dp5dpt (10 dpo)! Only 5 more days until THE blood test and we find out if Sean is going to be a big brother! 🙂 I was talking with a friend yesterday about this time of waiting and how I was feeling about everything. I was filling her in on my conversation […]

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One Totsicle! :)

April 26, 2007

I am now 4dp5dt (9 dpo)! Translation 4 days past 5 day transfer (9 days past ovulation). I called our RE’s office this morning to find out if any of our remaining embryos made it to be frozen and was told that one did! 🙂 In the world of IVF a slang term for frozen […]

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And Now We Wait…

April 24, 2007

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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