Fertility world is ruled by acronyms. TTC = Trying to Conceive. AF = Aunt Flo. BFP = Big Fat Positive (as in pregnancy test). And of course, IVF = It’s Very Frustrating. There are hormone pills and headaches, injections and bruising, mood swings and tears, constant early morning doctor’s appointments and trips to the pharmacy, [...]
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The Two Week Wait
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Goodbye, Lover
My longest relationship just ended. It’s the one I had with my car.
Be Fruitful and Multiply?
Oh my God, you guys. After our first cycle of IVF didn’t take, Dr. Rosenpenis made us come in for a post-mortem to discuss what went wrong. I was trying to hang onto my optimism, and the last thing I needed was more insane analogies. Do I even need to tell you what happened? Dr. [...]
Posted in Babymaking, My Family Also tagged baby, blog, Dr. Rosenpenis, funny, humor, IVF, mom, mommy, SAHM, Steven Wright, toddler, TTC 2 Comments
Am I Being Acu-Punked?
Do you want to see something disgusting? No? Aw come on. This is the “tea” that my acupuncture doctor wants me to drink twice a day to help me get pregnant. It looks like swamp mud. It smells like someone pooped poison mushrooms.
Posted in Babymaking, My Family Also tagged acupuncture, baby, blog, Bond villain, Chinese medicine, Eastern medicine, funny, hidden camera, humor, IVF, mom, mommy, needles, ovulation, pills, pregnant, SAHM, sperm, tea, toddler, TTC 15 Comments
writer currently at home with my little girl, Viv. The twist is that while I am raising my daughter, I am also planning my wedding to her father.
