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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 3, 20251 min read


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 14, 20252 min read


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 9, 20252 min read


The Injections
Well, the time has come. I started the stimulation injections to stimulate my ovaries before the upcoming egg harvesting. "Egg...
Aug 4, 20251 min read


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 2, 20251 min read


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 1, 20252 min read


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 26, 20252 min read


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 26, 20251 min read


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 20, 20252 min read


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 11, 20252 min read
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