Archive for May, 2009
Sunday, May 31st, 2009
Baby in a bag
This morning, I dangled my Clomid prescription which was tightly sealed in a small ziplock bag, and proclaimed, “This might be our baby in a bag!”
Thursday, May 28th, 2009
Hospitality
Welcome to town AF, we’ve been waiting for your arrival. Please, stay a few days. We were worried.
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
Handbook of Life
Sometimes, I really think there needs to be an official book out there…”The Handbook to Life,” which can help prepare you for the hard times. If there was, I would flip right to whichever chapter was entitled, “Surviving your marriage through infertility.”
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
Purgatory
Or the menstrual-cycle-trying-to-conceive-equivalent…
Monday, May 25th, 2009
My Memorial Day weekend
So I thought for sure that I would have started my period by now after my last pill of Provera was Tuesday. Did I start?
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
Done with Provera
A big hip-hip hooray is due…I took my last pill of Provera today.
Monday, May 18th, 2009
My husband and fertility drugs…
Is there anything more irritating and annoying than dealing with a man while you are hopped up on hormones? Don’t get me wrong, it is not always terrible, but there are just certain times when I feel frustrated beyond belief because I feel like I cannot properly or adequately describe my feelings or the way my body is feeling. It is like being in a foreign country and trying to communicate something extremely simple, but being unable to, because of the language barrier.
Monday, May 18th, 2009
My story, January 2009-Present
My present day story continues here…
Monday, May 18th, 2009
My story, 2006-2008
Sit back, put your feet up, and grab a bag of popcorn. It’s going to be a long one.
Monday, May 18th, 2009
Epoch
courâ‹…age
-noun The quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery.
It is from this day on that I read the above definition, and live my journey with this definition in mind. As with most women who experience infertility, a range of emotions are constantly in my mind…embarrassment, shame, anger, fear, shyness. The last thing I thought I would ever choose to do is share my journey on a blog over the internet, but I am sick and tired of feeling everything above. I am tired of feeling like I have to hide what I am going through out of fear of judgment, or out of someone thinking less of me. Infertility is very real. Infertility is common. It is so common, that recently, when I decided to be brave and share my story with two friends, I found out they are also dealing with irregular cycles and what seems to be the start of their own road. Their stories are not mine to tell, but I do know what is, and these are my own stories to tell.