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Written by Vanessa
Tuesday, 31 August 2010 13:43 |
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| Almost a year ago I started blogging for ConceiveOnline with the hopes of being able to share my story and make others feel comfortable with infertility. At the time I started I was still hoping that I could still conceive with my own eggs. Yet, as time progressed, it was clear that if motherhood was really my ultimate destination, I needed to reconsider how I was going to get there.
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Written by Vanessa
Tuesday, 24 August 2010 08:44 |
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I am restless and out of sorts. Now I am really stuck in the middle between pregnant and not pregnant, though my fellow TTCers would tell me that I am currently PUPO [Pregnant Until Proven Otherwise].
Right now I am hoping that the two “poster children” day five blastocysts that were transferred have made a nice home in my uterus and plan to stay there for the next forty weeks.
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Written by Vanessa
Tuesday, 10 August 2010 11:34 |
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| I knew this was going to happen. It would be almost instantaneous when I would go from being reserved about this process to fully engaged. The first update about our donor made it all seem so real.
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Written by Vanessa
Friday, 30 July 2010 08:48 |
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| Because I have been very open with this process, most of my conversations with friends lately include an inquiry about ‘how things are going’ or ‘am I excited?’
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Written by Vanessa
Tuesday, 20 July 2010 08:28 |
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| On Saturday I skated with my husband for what may be my last time in a very long while. The big question is whether it will be six weeks or a year. Now, I know this is all for a good cause, but it’s a tough one.
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Written by Vanessa
Thursday, 08 July 2010 13:56 |
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| We’re just back from our pre-babymoon. Part of the trip included a family reunion in Charlotte, North Carolina, before the real relaxation started. Even though it wasn’t my side of the family, I still had a good time and discovered some wonderful new relatives.
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Written by Vanessa
Thursday, 24 June 2010 08:03 |
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| I was just looking at pictures the other day of someone’s babymoon—the vacation before the baby comes. Conceptually, I think it is a good idea, but I think it is even better to take the pre-baby moon.
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Written by Vanessa
Friday, 11 June 2010 08:46 |
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| Today we actually met with our new clinic in person for the first time. It took multiple flights, rescheduled meetings and a bit of resolve to finally land us at what I hope to be the point of conception of our future hockey player.
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Written by Vanessa
Friday, 04 June 2010 13:09 |
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| Tonight I am torn about what I write about. I was fortunate this evening to have dinner with two “Donor Egg” [DE] buddies. We met up about six months ago in a Resolve Support Group. Due to the confidentiality of the groups, I can’t tell you anymore about them, except they are a lot like me. They are over forty and ready to be moms through egg donation.
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Written by Vanessa
Tuesday, 25 May 2010 08:47 |
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| When I called the clinic today, I felt like I was calling for a beta—nervous to the pit of my stomach about what the results would be. Our potential donor had been in for her baseline and I was anxious to know if she was going to be the one.
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Clay and I were married in March 2007 and I quickly threw out the birth control pills soon after. Six months later during my 40th birthday celebration I found myself pregnant naturally, only to miscarry at 10 weeks. Almost three years later, we are still trying for the golden egg as I don’t believe 40 is an expiration date. Follow my story here as well as on my own site at www.ttcnow.com. 
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