Control freak:

  I used to be a total control freak – especially regarding my fertility.  I think I’m one of the most difficult patients my FS’s must have ever had!  I questioned everything that was suggested.  I researched everything that could have been a problem with me or my DH, and I suggested treatments or medication.  [...]

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My follow up appointment:

The day of our appointment has finally arrived exactly one month after my evacuation D & C.   The FS said that our little baby had Trisomy 13 or Patau syndrome and that is where the foetus had an additional third chromosome 13 and that is caused by nondisjunction of chromosomes during myosis.  In layman’s terms [...]

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Do not give up hope:

I’ve mentioned this before, but I feel so strongly about it that I need to write about it again.  I basically felt that it was almost impossible for me to ever get pregnant.  I just went through all the treatments of the past year, just so that I could say:  “At least we tried.”  I [...]

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The Lord will provide:

Psalm 37: 3-5 (NIV):  “ 3Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.    4 Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. 5Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this:” I must say that I did mention [...]

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Embryo transfer:

Our embryos are safely back in mommy.  The doctor replaced 4 embryos – I thought 1 didn’t make it, but apparently it was slow and they thought it would not survive but it did.  So of the four we have 2 grade 1 embryos and 2 grade 2 embryos, but the slow one is not [...]

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A slight hiccup:

A little problem presented itself this morning with my scan:  I have another polyp.  It’s not in the same place as my previous one – last time it was at the top of my uterus, this time it’s at the bottom.  The doctor says it is small (5mm), but it can affect implantation, so ET [...]

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