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Dec 9, 2010, 9:24 am
I will no longer be posting anything new on this blog. I will leave it live for those wishing to learn about the adoption process since that's what my original intention was.
You may find me posting on my new blog called Beyond Infertility.
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Dec 2, 2010, 1:15 pm
It is with great regret that I write to let you know we had our final FET on Nov. 4 and it failed.
After doing some research, I asked the lab if we could "grow" our 3-day embryos to 5-day embryos to improve our chances. The lab director agreed that this could show who the best/healthiest embryos are... Comment - Like
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Sep 1, 2010, 1:31 pm
I've had three miscarriages.
I've had other failed IVF treatments.
But nothing could prepare me for a failed FET.
They were already embryos. Two embryos.
I now feel the loss of five children.
Five of my children. Gone. Just gone.
How does one overcome such a loss? Comment - Like
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Sep 1, 2010, 1:29 pm
Although infertility is widely acknowledged as a crisis for individuals and couples, it is less recognized as a trauma that impacts their families. Yet, involuntary childlessness is an intergenerational crisis that has the ability to strain, even damage, family relationships over time by impairi... Comment - Like
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Aug 28, 2010, 9:35 pm
Tomorrow is our 14th wedding anniversary.
For 11 of 14 years we have been trying to have a baby or adopt a child. As my husband says, we have spent so much time and energy on trying to have children, it has been our second job for 11 years.
Ironically, one of the things that first attracted me to my... Comment - Like
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Aug 23, 2010, 12:41 pm
Chances are, you know someone who is struggling with infertility. More than seven million people of childbearing age in the United States experience infertility. Yet, as a society, we are woefully uninformed about how to best provide emotional support for our loved ones during this painful time ... Comment - Like
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Jul 8, 2010, 3:12 pm
If you are a doctor or clinic or whatever, please refrain from leaving me comments. I will just trash them. I have a doctor who's opinion I respect, and he is completely familiar with my medical history. Please don't waste your time and mine.
Thank you. Comment - Like
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Jul 8, 2010, 2:35 pm
Ok, so, I keep getting asked "what will you do it if doesn't work?"
C'mon people, give me a break.
It IS going to work, I've come to far for it not to.
And what kind of thinking is that anyway? What answer are you expecting me to give you?
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
I want it to work,... Comment - Like
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Jul 8, 2010, 11:04 am
Eleven years. In August, it will be eleven years that we have been trying to have a family.
1 billion clomid cycles
2 IUIs
5 med-only cycles
3 miscarriages
2 years of trying to adopt
I can't help but think about how my life is about to change. Most of my friends have only known Julie-trying-to-have-... Comment - Like
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Jun 18, 2010, 4:44 pm
I will say one thing, having to wait 4-5 months has given us plenty of time to think about this and talk about it. And we have. And we still feel this is the right thing for us. We feel so blessed to have such awesome donors.
I personally feel that I am getting everything I could have dreamed of. Tw... Comment - Like
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Jun 18, 2010, 4:40 pm
Just heard from our lab that the embryos should be here next week - in plenty of time for an August transfer. Yay! Comment - Like
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Jun 18, 2010, 9:49 am
Unfortunately, we have been told we've missed a July transfer. This has happened because someone dropped the ball and paperwork did not get where it needed to be in time for us to have a July transfer.
This is beyond frustrating for us.
We have done everything in our power to get things done as quic... Comment - Like
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Jun 18, 2010, 9:47 am
Join AdoptUsKids for a live Q&A with Nia Vardalos on Twitter Wednesday, June 23 at 1 p.m. Eastern, 10 a.m. Pacific Time.
We’ll be hosting a live question-and-answer session about adoption from foster care with motion picture director and Academy Award and Golden Globe nominated actress and screen... Comment - Like
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Jun 14, 2010, 4:54 pm
Mailed a mountain of paperwork to our lab today. They will store and handle the embryos.
Ok, NOW I'm getting excited!!! Comment - Like
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Jun 10, 2010, 2:24 pm
Today I received the finalized legal agreement. Yippy skippy!
Let's hope for smoother sailing ahead! Comment - Like
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Jun 8, 2010, 2:47 pm
All the t's have been crossed, all the i's dotted. We are now waiting for the final copy of the legal agreement from our attorney.
When we receive that, we send a copy of it to our lab, along with a bunch of other paperwork, a fee for one year of embryo storage and a $900 REFUNDABLE deposit for the ... Comment - Like
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Jun 8, 2010, 2:36 pm
One of our current favorite shows is Gavin and Stacy on BBC America.
Funnily enough, in a recent episode the couple found out they have a problem having children, after trying for over a year. Gavin has low sperm count. As they sit with the doctor who is telling them the news, she tells them to "rem... Comment - Like
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May 14, 2010, 2:01 pm
I just remembered!!!
My paternal grandma made me two baby quilts when I was in college! I think they are at my mom's house. I hope they are safe and sound because I'm planning to use them!!! Comment - Like
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May 12, 2010, 11:21 am
Modern Love
Open Adoption: Not So Simple Math
I WANTED my son to become the kind of person who appreciates the beauty of the world around him, so I smiled when, at 6, he asked to borrow my camera in case he saw “something beautiful.” ...
Click here for the rest of the story. Comment - Like
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May 6, 2010, 10:11 am
It's a very difficult day for me. It has been for some years now.
Hopefully next year it will be a HUGE celebration in our home! Comment - Like
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May 4, 2010, 12:26 pm
Eleven years is a long time to wait for anything.
Eleven years makes the 2ww seem like CAKE!
I have never worked towards or waited for something for eleven years. I went to college for 6 years, the longest I've been at a job is 7 years . I don't think I've ever even lived in the same house for 11 y... Comment - Like
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May 2, 2010, 10:51 am
The legal process of transferring embryos from the donors to us is proving to be much more complicated than I'd ever imagined. But then our whole journey to be parents has proved to be much more complicated than I'd ever imagined.
I am trying to keep my eye on the prize, but some days are more diffi... Comment - Like
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Apr 13, 2010, 3:32 pm
The waiting continues. Our attorney went on spring break so it took longer for her to draft the agreement and there are still a few blanks to be filled in.
Little did we know we would be faced with questions such as who will get the embryos should my husband and I get a divorce. Not really something... Comment - Like
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Apr 9, 2010, 10:21 pm
We are still in the paperwork phase.
We’d really hoped to have our first transfer in April, but it looks like it will be sometime in May as the legal end of things is taking longer than we’d hoped.
That just gives us another month to prepare (or at least that's what I keep telling myself!). Comment - Like
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Apr 9, 2010, 10:12 pm
Rest assured we will not be having all 14 embryos transferred at one time.
Why do people ask that? Good NESS! Comment - Like
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Apr 7, 2010, 10:50 am
Ok, so, it's CD12 today. For FET, I will have to start Lupron on CD21 (April 16).
We are currently waiting for our attorney to draw up the legal agreements to transfer the embryos into our possession. After everyone has signed off, the embryos will have to be shipped to our lab.
It's not looking goo... Comment - Like
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Apr 1, 2010, 4:13 pm
Once again, our journey to parenthood has changed it's course, and much to our surprise.
Through a very generous, private donation, we are in the process of receiving frozen embryos. This is a VERY exciting development that is beyond our wildest dreams!
So, what this means is, I have been to o... Comment - Like
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Feb 25, 2010, 9:07 pm
I don’t know if you remember me but I met you in the waiting area of the Olive Garden in Williamsburg maybe two years ago? You were very open about your struggle to start a family and I told you about our difficult road to have a child. I was going through my wallet and found the blog address an... Comment - Like
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Feb 24, 2010, 8:23 pm
The Mom commercials from P&G during the Olympics are really getting to me. I've been having a bad week anyway.
Saturday we attended a workshop about IVF with donor eggs. Of course there is now way we could afford it, but . . . they were giving away a free donor cycle. We felt like people at a ... Comment - Like
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Jan 31, 2010, 8:06 pm
MTV asked if I'd post this to my blog, of course I'm happy to oblige and help get the word out.
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“Teen Mom Finale Special: Check-Up with Dr. Drew”
Airs Febru... Comment - Like
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Jan 20, 2010, 4:37 pm
We really appreciate all of the people who are interested in helping and adopting the orphaned kids from Haiti.
But here’s what the realities are at the moment:
We don’t know when the Haitian government will be able to begin processing new adoptions. We don’t know when the Haiti... Comment - Like
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