It’s day seven of my hormone injections and so far I haven’t managed to a) offend any newspaper-reading strangers b) be compelled to watch our wedding video or c) poke people who are in my way. Things are good. Today was always going to be a bit iffy because after 7 days of tear-inducing hormones…
IVF
Dear ovaries, you are being performance managed
I don’t know why it was that when I woke this morning I was feeling strangely optimistic. The 2ww was over and for a split second I wondered if I would need to crack open the full box of pregnancy tests that seem to tease and taunt me everytime I open the bathroom cabinet. My…
One week waaaaiting
My fertility bracelet arrived this week and it is oh so pretty. It came in its very own pouch with a paper scroll explaining its meaning. The stones are all symbolic and the crystals have all of their own apparent healing powers. The moonstone in particular is a stone of new beginnings, a feminine stone that…
Crazy lady and the man with the newspaper
I know all the horror stories about the IVF drugs and what they can do to a gal. I’ve got friends who have been there, done that and there’s no holding back when fellow IVF’ers swap stories. They say women lose all dignity during childbirth but I’m pretty sure I gave away my dignity when…