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After an 8 year battle with infertility and countless struggles, our family is finally complete. This blog chronicles the journey it took for us to start and build the family we always wanted. Background on the blog (started in 2012, just days before I found out the embryo transfer for our son worked).... I decided to start a blog after realizing I have only been able to make it through my TWW's (two week waits) with the help of Google and with the openness of other women suffering from infertility sharing their own stories and giving others hope. I have time and time again found my exact symptoms on other women's blogs and felt an overwhelming sense of calmness they provided me. I thought it was time to pay it forward and hopefully provide this same thing to other women on their own journeys.

Friday, August 19, 2011

Semen analysis

(My blog started on 1/25/2012, but I have gone back and added our entire journey up until that point.)

Mike's analysis shows:
  • 33.2% motile (normal 50-100%)
  • 27.2% normal form (normal 30-100%)
  • white blood cells found

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Started acupuncture

(My blog started on 1/25/2012, but I have gone back and added our entire journey up until that point.)

I've read acupuncture really helps IVF success so I've started seeing Maki at the Hamor Health Connection.  (Though the photo below was from a different woman who I only went once to but scared the crap out of me.)



Thursday, August 11, 2011

Turned 30 two days after negative beta

(My blog started on 1/25/2012, but I have gone back and added our entire journey up until that point.)

Turning 30 two days after my negative beta was a really rough experience for me.  Had a little melt down with hubby in the middle of the driveway, but luckily my dog Digbee consoled me:




Tuesday, August 9, 2011

14dp3dt - beta test

(My blog started on 1/25/2012, but I have gone back and added our entire journey up until that point.)

Get my blood drawn at 7:30 am.  Never got the call so hubby had to call the clinic around 4:00 pm.  It's a negative result.

Sunday, August 7, 2011

12dp3dt - home pregnancy test

(My blog started on 1/25/2012, but I have gone back and added our entire journey up until that point.)

I've decided to POAS (pee on a stick).  I got a BFN (big fat negative).  Not holding out much hope for beta.