THE PATH TO PARENTHOOD IS NEVER THE SAME

An Unplanned Path

Life has a funny way of humbling us and letting us know that we have no say in what our path looks like.

No one plans on struggling with infertility when it comes to having children.

I hope this blog sheds some light and laughs on an unplanned path to starting a family.

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2022 Recap

Picking up from our updates from 2021, here is what we did in 2022. January 2022: Mediterranean Diet and Cancun #1 We are off to Cancun...

Jan 6, 20236 min read

Recap of 2020-2021

Welcome back! We have been through a whirlwind of tests, procedures, retrievals, and transfers on top of raising a toddler these last few...

Aug 1, 20224 min read

Back At It

Well, we meet again. Year 1 with Sophia Lynn has been thrilling, entertaining, stressful at times, but overall extremely enjoyable. She...

Feb 10, 20214 min read

910 Days

The total days it took from our wedding date/day 1 until our miracle baby arrived. Since the last post at 34 weeks, I had 3 more doctors...

Feb 13, 202010 min read

The Countdown is ON

It has been quite a bit of time since the last post. Reason for this is simply that things have been going great, and there hasn't been...

Nov 26, 20194 min read

Livin' on a Prayerrrr

Woah, we're half way there!! That's right ladies and gents, we are officially 20 weeks along today! I apologize in advance for the delay...

Aug 21, 20197 min read

667 Days

Throughout my blogs, I never used the actual dates of our appointments. This has helped me avoid questions like "Well did it work?" "How...

Jul 9, 20197 min read

Transfer Day

Today is the day we have been waiting for. 654 days later, we are finally transferring our first embryo. I woke up at 3:30 a.m. because...

May 24, 20193 min read

The Big Appointments

I feel like every week its two more appointments that we have to pass in order to get to the next step... this week is no different. If...

May 13, 20195 min read

Mother's Day

Today can be the best day for some, but hardest for others. If you are struggling to conceive, have lost a child, lost a parent, fur...

May 12, 20191 min read

ABOUT JULIE

I have been battling infertility for almost 5.5 years. Learn more about my husband and my story - click here!

TELL YOUR STORY

This blog is not strictly about IVF. If you've had bumps in the road to start a family, and want to share your story, let me know! We are not alone in this and supporting one another is so helpful.

HOW TO USE: COMMON IVF MEDS

Freedom MedTEACH has a great resource library on how to administer each of the following medicines.

Cetrotide
Delestrogen/Estradiol Valerate
Follistim AQ Cartridge
Ganirelix Acetate
General Intramuscular Injection
General Subcutaneous Injection
Gonal-f Multi-Dose Vial
Gonal-f RFF 75IU Vial
Gonal-f RFF Redi-ject Pen
Luprolide Acetate
Leuprolide Trigger
Lo Dose hCG
Ovidrel
Progesterone in Oil
The following items you must answer a few questions before proceeding to the video:
- Menopur
- Novarel/hCG

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