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The Embryos
I hadn't anticipated how disheartening it feels to continuously watch your number of opportunities decline. Not to mention, by...
Sep 31 min read
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The Retrieval
I prefer the term "egg harvesting." It sounds more dramatic, in a strange, Handmaid's Tale kind of way. But the more clinical term is...
Aug 142 min read
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The Eggs
Call me Mother Goose because I have 15 eggs!!! I am so excited :-) I'm on Day 10 of the stimulant meds, doing injections every night....
Aug 92 min read
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The Injections
Well, the time has come. I started the stimulation injections to stimulate my ovaries before the upcoming egg harvesting. "Egg...
Aug 41 min read
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The Switch
I decided to switch clinics for multiple reasons but, apparently, when you leave a clinic, they make you transfer your sperm on your own....
Aug 21 min read
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The Choice
IUI or IVF? That is the question. Originally, I was planning to do IUI (intrauterine insemination) where they just squirt it in,...
Aug 12 min read
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The Explanations
Telling people about my decision to be a single mother by choice has been comical, to say the least. My favorite response was a...
Jul 262 min read
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The donor
Donor 17134 Have you ever seen anything cuter?? Here is what I know about him: Left-handed Green eyes Half Mexican, half...
Jul 261 min read
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The Shopping
How do you shop for sperm? Turns out, it’s actually quite fun. You're essentially just shopping through an online catalogue, designing...
Jul 202 min read
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The Decision
My boyfriend went to the mall one night and never came home. He was the one I thought I'd marry, start a family with. This was 3 or 4...
Jul 112 min read
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