The Discipline of Contentment
I was catching up on some older podcasts yesterday, and I happened upon espisode 183 of "Per.sonally Spe.aking" with Monsignor Ji.m Li.sante. He interviewed Tony H.ale who played "Buster" on the T.V....
View ArticleDoes It Really Matter?
This question is what gets me through days like today.I am not giving up hope, and I'm not trying to "take control" by not attempting to conceive anymore. However, the simple question, "Does it really...
View ArticleFirst HCG Shot
I just got my first HCG shot on Friday. It wasn't too painful. I read about some of the side effects online, but I'm wondering if it can cause sleep disturbances. The past two nights, I have woken...
View ArticleOffering It Up
BFN today.My instinct is to just numb the pain with television or other distractions, but a little voice inside my head reminded me of the good use I can make of this suffering. So I offer this pain...
View ArticlePrayer Buddy Reveal
My life has kind of been a whirlwind the past few weeks as my church has started a new young adult group. I have been helping out a lot. It's been good, because I feel like God drew me to it. I have...
View ArticleBreak Over. Next Step--Neupogen!
I just had a BIG break from fertility treatments and blogging.We are planning on picking up with Napro again next cycle.My doctor wants to do a couple trials of Neupogen, so I am trying to gather...
View ArticleLetting Go
Well, to make a long story short, this cycle, with its multiple ultrasounds and injections and countless hopes and prayers, has ended as the others have: with sadness and a sense of loss.I even had a...
View ArticleGrieving & Journeying Together
Even though each infertile couple's journey is completely unique, there are similar aspects that touch each case. I recognized several of these aspects while reading a recent blog by a man whose...
View ArticleTreatment Update & Surgery Results
I need to update my timeline, but I wanted to give a personal update about my treatments. I completed three rounds of the Neupogen protocol, and it appeared (via ultrasound) that I ovulated with all...
View ArticleWondering About Diet
After reading Sew's blog entry about what healed her, I did try a non-strict Paleo diet for a few weeks. It was very difficult to sustain. The first few days, I got a headache (maybe from restriction...
View ArticleInfection, Reproductive Immunology & Naltrexone
I wanted to thank "Life From Inside the Wheelbarrrow" for recently putting a link to her past post regarding IF and infection up on the Yahoo Catholic IF Group. I have read through it a couple times...
View ArticleSomething Better
Our Sunday plans to visit the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help, the only approved Marian apparition site in the U.S., were foiled when our son fell ill on Saturday afternoon. We were attending a family...
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St. Philomena Novena
Today is the first day of the St. Philomena novena. She is the patron Saint of many different "hopeless" cases, and one of them listed is sterility. Expectant mothers and those having problems with...
View ArticleIF "Therapy"
Recently, one of the other IF bloggers was talking about how doing art projects or other craft projects helps her to deal with her sub/infertility. I find that creating is therapeutic for me, too. I...
View ArticleNo More Brown Bleeding!
Wow! That is a disgusting title! But the nuisance seems to be gone. I'm not sure if its absence is permanent, but it never showed its ugly face last cycle, so I'm hoping this cycle will give me more...
View ArticleInfertility in the Blogs
I came across this blog post regarding Catholicism and infertility on Ignitum Today, and I thought I would share it.I especially like what Pope Benedict XVI is quoted as saying regarding treatment for...
View ArticleDo You Think I Had Endometriosis?
It doesn’t really bother me that much that the testing of the tissue samples came back as inconclusive (well, “not endo” for one sample and “maybe endo” for another).I am pretty sure I had it.In high...
View ArticleHow Infertility Has Changed My Life
Infertility/subfertility is really awful. Everyone has a cross in their life, and this tends to be one of those more private crosses. I am not saying that it is worse than others, because how can you...
View ArticlePrayer Buddy Reveal - Better Late Than Never
I'm a huge slacker! Sorry, Carolynne from "Team of 3." I just sent you an email about you being my Prayer Buddy a little while ago. Thank you very much for posting your recipe and meal ideas on your...
View ArticleSecondary Infertility
Perhaps it seems unnecessary to some, but I need to write about secondary infertility.I don't know how many of you are struggling with it, but I hope that sharing my thoughts will help those of you in...
View ArticleNews to Share!
I have been struggling to write this post, because although I want it to give all of you IF'ers hope, I know it will pierce many of your hearts, and that makes me sad.However, there is a season for...
View ArticleLeading Up to the BFP
My TTC Timeline has more detailed information regarding all of the treatments I tried in order to improve my health and then conceive, but I wanted to highlight what I think made the most difference.I...
View ArticleUpdate!
Well, that wasn't very nice of me. I don't want to pretend I'm more important that I am, but I hope I didn't worry any of you with my absence.Everything is going well.I had my baby! Yay!There were some...
View ArticleIt Never Completely Goes Away, Does It?
Something I have noticed even amidst abundant joy with my current family situation is a very small footprint...or etching of sadness. It isn't always very noticeable. I am not depressed or anything....
View ArticleAvoiding Mourning Fog
It's amazing how I went through life in such a tremendous fog when I was mourning the children I couldn't have.I missed a lot of things.I was very numb to a lot of what was happening in my...
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