Anything to Avoid Google

Its 5 days past my IUI, which means I have been insanely thinking of whether or not the egg got fertilized and might be tumbling down a fallopian tube towards my uterus for . . .4 and 1/2 days.If there is someway to avoid this being the primary thing I think about, I would love...

Back in the saddle

Well,  the final IUI is on the books. The trigger shot ended up being a hilarious non issue.  I made La get up with me and count down,  which she did.  And when she got to "1" I jammed the needle in my thigh and . . . LAUGHED.   Because I was shocked at how...

Some things I am excited about today

1. Today I applied for a really great job in Portland, OR! Its no secret that La and I have our eye on PDX. I know, I know . . .queer girls moving to Oregon, what a cliche. And while there is lots to stereotypically love about Portland, putting the city in our 5 year plan...

More questions than answers

So.Much.Anxiety.Today I went in for a CD12 ultrasound and blood work. I was anxious, since I really didn't respond to 50mg of clomid and then responded a little too well to 100mg. So what, pray tell, would the letrozole do?Well, it produced one big follicle, measuring in at 19mm, along with a couple of others...

Hit me with your best shot

       This morning as I was putting on my make-up, the IVF nurse called to introduce herself. Simultaneous to this, the bulldog ran in the house with something unidentifiably gross on his butt, La was trying to leave the house, and I found a package on the doorstep. Rest assured, she now things I am a...

From 0 to Shitty

Its shocking to me how quickly I can go from elated or at least buoyantly happy to dragging misery. Its always the damn consults with the doctor that get me down in the dumps.This morning I had my 'official' IVF consult, which was not so very much different from the "new patient consult" I had...

Rolling!

Well, after weeks and weeks of waiting, things are finally moving forward! Of course, anything would probably feel like warp speed after the last couple of months, but the addition of working with a bona fide fertility clinic has made things even speedier - just the way I like it!I called on Friday to report...

On Radical Lawyers and the complexities of the law

Sometimes I think about how all of this trying to make a baby stuff intersects with the rest of my life, in particular my politics, but for some reason it doesn't often make it to the blog. Which is a damned shame because sometimes those are the most interesting thoughts I have in a day!...

Bloody Betrayal

   Day 47. Still waiting. But hopefully one of the following (or all of them in concert) will get my mojo (and my endometrium) flowing:-Exceptionally strong parsley tea -Finishing my provera script-Castor oil packs-Dong Quai -Extra vitamin C supplements (don't worry though, I haven't gone totally off the deep end)-Sexy time with my lady friend-A lot of bargaining...