You know you’ve been TTC (trying to concieve) for too long when…
…you talk about your husband and accidentally say “my DH”…you set your alarm for 5am on Saturday to take your BBT …you go to the doctor with your niece for a booster shot and tell the nurse, “no it hurts less if you do it like this…” …your DH calls from business travel to ask how your CM is today …you shave your legs for your RE not for your DH …you worry about the appropriate “haircut” for an ultrasound …someone asks what day it is and you almost say “cycle day 4″ …you loiter near the HPT at...
Read MoreWhat doesn’t kill us makes us…grow
Sometimes life seems hard to bear,Full of sorrow, trouble and woe.It’s then I have to remember,That it’s in the valley I grow If I always stayed on the mountain top,And never experienced pain,I would never appreciate God’s love,And would be living my life in vain. I have so much to learn,And my growth is very slow.Sometimes I need the mountain tops,But it’s in the valley I grow. I do not always understand,Why things happen as they do,But I am very sure of one thing,My Lord will see me through. My little valleys are nothing,When I picture Christ on the cross.He went through the valley...
Read MoreThe Two Week Wait
The Two Week Wait (2WW) is the agonizing period of time between the big O (ovulation – didn’t “big O” mean something much more pleasurable before IF?) and the expected arrival of AF/date when HPT can be taken. The acute awareness of your bodies every bubble and ache is hard to describe. Nature makes this a mockery by making symptoms of early pregnancy almost identical to symptoms of approaching AF. During the 2WW you will feel with great detail exactly how your breasts ache or itch, how your ovaries and uterus feel. Am I more tired than usual? Am I peeing more...
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AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEYby Susan ZarembaNever in my lifeHad I imagined,I would be where I am now. I always thought the road would beSmooth and easy,When I made my wedding vow. We would have a family,Just like that,Whenever we decided to,At the drop of a hat. Nobody around meIn my life,Led me to believe otherwise,That I would not become a motherWhen I became a wife. But the road has been so long,With lots of curves and hillsAnd bumps,And things that just went so wrong… When I thought I was atThe end of my journeyAnd my baby was meant to be,Once again I crashed and was awakenedTo reality. So...
Read MoreIllness or elective?
Insurance coverage for IF treatments can be minimal or non-existent in some areas of our country. This is a large issue and I recommend visiting RESOLVE.org to learn more. The basic question comes down to illness or elective. Insurance companies see having a child as an elective procedure – like a face lift. They do not see it as a malfunction of a normal human body. It can be frustrating to see better coverage for erectile dysfunction than for the inability to produce a new human life. The thing that makes this more painful is that there are proven and very successful treatments...
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