I'm a week late for Lori's Perfect Moment Monday, but her list is still active and hey, it's a Monday, so I guess I'm still in the clear. I realize my post title sounds like I'm listening to dubsteb but it refers to something entirely different. Last Monday, Larry and I got to … Read More »
The “Oh Crap I Need to Post for NaBloPoMo” Post
Spent all day at the RESOLVE New England Annual Conference. As always, made amazing connections and learned so much. What a fantastic day. I'll have a more complete recap in the coming days. NaNoWriMo continues: 4055 words, first and last chapters written, save for the final … Read More »
Seeing Pink, Blue – and Green
For two years, I've been driving around with a box of pregnancy tests in the glove compartment of my car. Back when I was on the Board for RESOLVE New England, I grabbed one of the bright pink boxes of First Response Early Results pregnancy tests sitting in the basket for our … Read More »
I’m All Shook Up
There was a 4.0 earthquake in southern Maine last night and I felt it in my house. It was kind of hard to miss, because my entire house was shaking. At first, I thought it was a truck coming down our very narrow, one-way street. Sometimes, when something as small as a UPS … Read More »
6dp3dt: Dubious Hope/Hopeful Doubt
The unnatural state of being PUPO, that is, pregnant until proven otherwise, is that you might as well feel a bit like Janus, the Roman god of two faces. It's like constantly walking around with two simultaneously thought bubbles over my head, one saying "I'm pregnant!" the other … Read More »
Voices of PCOS: Hillary’s Story – My Unique Connection to PCOS
September is PCOS Awareness Month. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome affects as many as 5 million women in the United States alone and is often one of the most undiagnosed endocrine disorders in women. PCOS doesn’t just impact a woman’s fertility; it can affect her mood, weight and … Read More »
CD35: Avinu Malkenu
Today is Yom Kippur. Our egg retrieval is at 7am today. I will not be online today in observance of the Day of Atonement, but please feel free to leave your thoughts and well wishes here in the comments. I wrote this last night - a smattering of thoughts written on the eve of … Read More »
Voices of PCOS: Gabriela’s Story – A Fertility Specialist Takes Charge of Her Fertility
September is PCOS Awareness Month. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome affects as many as 5 million women in the United States alone and is often one of the most undiagnosed endocrine disorders in women. PCOS doesn’t just impact a woman’s fertility; it can affect her mood, weight and … Read More »
CD7: A power ballad and a prayer.
Ultrasound went well yesterday morning and I got my med update from my clinic late yesterday afternoon. Looks like we're upping the estrogen to pad out the 'ute. Tomorrow, I'll go from 1mg of oral estradiol twice a day (half a pill daily) to 2mg twice daily (2 whole pills each … Read More »
I’ve Become Keiko Ka-boom.
I grew up watching The Animaniacs as a kid; Yakko, Wakko and Dot were staples of my childhood. After this week, I've been having all sorts of flashbacks to one of my favorite segments on The Animaniacs, Katie Ka-boom: There's a good reason for that. Ladies, I've been on … Read More »
