Tag Archives: IVF

The unethical side of IVF

About 3 weeks ago I called the CFC, (Cork Fertility Centre), to ask them to send me out all my blood work and all of DH’s semen analysis for both rounds of IVF.  They said absolutely no problem, they would … Continue reading

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Long over due update

I went to my own GP today and got the results of my first round of blood tests. Blood was taken 7 days post ovulation (mid Luteal phase). (I guess if I wasn’t tracking my cycle, these would be considered … Continue reading

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Turn away now if you are squeamish…

I went and had my first charting session with the NaPro educator today.  I will be following the creighton model.  http://www.creightonmodel.com/. It was fascinating.  I thought I would be charting my waking temp. and taking note of my cervical mucus … Continue reading

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Food Allergy Kit

Woo who – food allergy kit just arrived from Cambridge Nutritional Science.  Am off to the bathroom to draw some blood and ship back to them asap!

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Charting day

My first NaPro appointment is at 13:00 today.  I’m kind of excited about it.  I guess the project manager in me really wants to get to the root cause of our fertility problems, (before time runs out). I know I … Continue reading

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NaPro

What is NaPro?  It’s Natural Procreative Technology. http://www.fertilitycare.ie/ A very good friend of mine had many, many miscarriages and turned to NaPro as a last chance solution.  (She never had IVF, as she had no problems conceiving.  AFAIK she did … Continue reading

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To Blog or not to Blog?

I’m unsure whether to continue blogging or not.  I started this blog to track my progress through IVF.  If I was pregnant, I no doubt, would have continued and bored everyone to death with my beautiful pregnancy tales.  I guess … Continue reading

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More questions

After some more internet searching, here’s some more questions I came up with to ask Waterstone: 1. What was the quality of the eggs ? sperm ? embryos ? uterus ( endometrium)?  Blastocyst? Why do you think the cycle failed ? … Continue reading

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It’s official

I’m 100% NOT pregnant.  I have my period today.  For some strange reason I feel a lot better today than I did yesterday.  While all hope is gone, so is any uncertainty.  Poor Husband is devastated though. Today, I feel … Continue reading

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Cheques and Balances

Mother called again today and said that she was going to give me a cheque for €5k at the weekend.  I could put it in my bank and use it, if and when, I was ready to do IVF again. … Continue reading

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