Category Archives: Needles

Milestone Day #1 (of the final stretch)

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Regina

Twenty-eight weeks today!!!! Milestone #1– DOWN! Yahoo!!!!  Overall, I feel pretty darn good. Tired, big, uncomfortable, nauseas but super happy. In the home stretch I waver from “Wow, how am I going to make it?” to, “These are likely the … Continue reading →

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The Start of the Second Trimester

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Regina

This Wednesday, May 25th, will mark 13 weeks of pregnancy and I’ll enter my 14th week. We’re gonna have two babies!!! It’s like it’s just now hitting me! They call this the Golden Trimester and I’m so hopeful it’ll be … Continue reading →

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Eve of Embryo Transfer

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Regina

It’s Sunday evening. The night before the embryo transfer. The day we’ve been waiting for for a long, long time. It’s surreal that it’s here. Progesterone Almost surreal, that is. As dreamy as the evening may be these really fucking … Continue reading →

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Cruisin’ for a Bruisin’

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Regina

I’m not one to bruise easily. I never have been. It takes a lot for me to turn color, so I consider myself lucky when I look at these pics. My acupuncturists tells me that some women’s bellies are just … Continue reading →

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Here we go!!!

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Regina

It’s been a very exciting day! We are just about done with meds and all set for surgery on Wednesday to retrieve my pretty little eggs. I met with Dr. H this morning to do final vaginal ultrasound (for now) … Continue reading →

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Trigger Happy

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Regina

Follicle and Surgery Update Normally one goes to the doc about every other day but because my follicles are all growing at such different rates, I’ve been having to go daily since Thursday. This means extra vaginal ultrasounds and blood … Continue reading →

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First Fight

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Regina

Which is better than a fist fight, if you think about it. We’ve been warned (a lot) that this process will induce abnormal amounts of tension in a relationship. Boy howdy. I try to imagine what it’s like for Gina … Continue reading →

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First Round of Stimulants

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Regina

We came home from the brunch and got to putting together the first round of stimulants. The morning injection is called Menapur (the evening one is Follistim). The Menapur requires some mixing of 3 different vials. The first time we … Continue reading →

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Needles

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Regina

I was getting a needle stuck in my vein this morning and I began to wonder: “How many needles has this body taken in the six months?” If I had a dollar for every one…   Acupuncture Let’s see… there’s … Continue reading →

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IVF Class #2

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Regina

Class tonight was super cool. It made even more real that we are doing this… I feel so blessed and so excited! I also feel much better about all the drugs, calendars, injections, etc. It was sort of overwhelming to … Continue reading →

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