I stayed home from work again today. I was feeling a bit better from my cold, but just super mucusy... I feel mildly guilty, but it's been a great day and I'm really glad I stayed home. I've done double the meds, tons of flutter, exercised on the elliptical here at home, and have coughed up an unreal amount of mucus. I've also had time to wrap some ( Read more... )

Alright, so we are officially set up for IVF. The final step was the heart-stopping, holy-shit-I'm-paying-this-much-money moment Sunday afternoon. Alberta is amazing for a lot of things, but not for infertility. Well, let's rephrase that... The Calgary infertility clinic is one of the best in the country for success rates, but Alberta does not ( Read more... )

I'm freaking out with excitement.... I got the call for IVF today!!!!!!! Still a process but so pumped right now. Essentially in a week and a half-ish, I will start the nasal spray that puts me into a weird limbo pseudo menopausal state, and then I get an ultrasound around oct 16th, then if that looks good, I start the injectable drugs that pump my ( Read more... )

So two things:
1) last night I started another photography class. Love it already. We're going on our first field trip this Sunday to big hill springs. Super excited. Starting this class reminded me of when I started my last class back in January. Just before Christmas, we had gone out for wings and beer with some of Jordan's old high school friends ( Read more... )

So last Friday, Jordan and I went to see our friendly infertility specialist. He is quite lovely. Basically we talked about what we already knew. He told us that if we were to continue trying on our own, we essentially have a 1% chance of getting pregnant each month, which translates to about 30% chance over the course of like 3 years or something ( Read more... )

Two seperate adventures, equally as fun ( Read more... )

So try #5 = fail. Lame.
I'm getting a little sick of this whole process to be honest. When will it end!? I was ready to say screw it with try #6, our official last attempt at IUI. After 6 tries, essentially it has been decided that it won't work. For our 6th and final try, our odds of getting pregnant are essentially a rockin' 5%. So anyways, we'll ( Read more... )

So I'm really good at getting my period. I am needing to reframe shitty into some sort of positive thought, so there it is.
I had a little break-down in the car on the way to work and felt better after that at least.
It sucks though, it really does. And it gets harder every time too.
Tonight is date night. Jordan and I decided that every month we ( Read more... )

I sometimes wonder how much time I've wasted browsing the Internet for "early pregnancy symptoms". It's ridiculous. Despite all the wasted time, all that I have really learned is that early pregnancy symptoms and symptoms that you are getting your period are EXACTLY the same. I guess it gives me hope though. I am typically the crazy-to-the-point-of ( Read more... )

So I just had my IUI done. Man the waiting room was just flooded with other couples and women, it was nuts! There was a line up out the door for payments and checking in and there were hardly any chairs left in this giant waiting room! A few super cute kids there too. Always a nice reminder that hey, people still do get pregnant and have kids these ( Read more... )