Exhausted: Advanced Maternal Age, Pregnancy and Progesterone
I am exhausted all the time. But, then again, I’m 41, out of shape, pregnant with twins, and hopped up on progesterone in my IVF doctor’s attempt to keep my uterine lining thick, so I don’t miscarry....
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Intermuscular Injections of Progesterone Oil: Thigh vs. “Buttocks”
Needle for subcutaneous injections (top) vs. needle for intermuscular injections (bottom) In vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles require self-injecting of multiple medications, including those designed...
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Spotting Scare: Subchorionic Hemorrhaging from My Uterus
Last Wednesday, August 26, during my first pregnancy ultrasound, the in vitro fertilization (IVF) coordinator performing the procedure confirmed that I am pregnant with twins, but cautioned that one,...
View ArticleFirst Consultation with Center for Maternal and Fetal Health, the High-Risk...
On Friday, following my abdominal ultrasound in which I learned that my twins are still alive, and my bleeding is from two subchorionic hemorrhages in my uterus, I had my initial consultation with one...
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Final IVF Clinic Appointment: Appreciation, Relief, Sadness
Yesterday morning was the end of my six months of infertility treatment, six months that included two in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles: the first unsuccessful and the second resulting in my current...
View ArticleI’m Addicted to Pregnancy Ultrasounds
For women like me, unlucky enough to have to undergo infertility treatments to conceive and/or to have a high-risk pregnancy, one benefit is the ultrasound upon ultrasound our doctors perform to check...
View ArticleBaby B: Our Miracle Baby is Gone
During this morning’s appointment with the Center for Maternal-Fetal Health at the local hospital, I did get the ultrasound I so desperately wanted. And, I didn’t even need to ask for it. Although...
View Article“So, God Killed Baby B.”
My 4-year-old son was first introduced to death a year ago, when our cat Tim became so old and ill that I had to put him to sleep. Last fall, when we would talk before he went to bed every night, he...
View ArticleI Wear Incontinence Pads
Yes, it’s true. After experiencing urine leakage in the initial weeks of my pregnancy, I was cured at the 10-week mark, when I stopped my daily injections of progesterone oil and my three-times-a-day...
View Article22-Weeks Pregnant, Up 40+ Pounds, and Beyond Exhausted
My 4¾-year old son, who has asthma, was sick for a week and a half with a virus, followed by two ear infections. After spending five stressful, sleepless nights next to him, administering his inhaler...
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