Discover the Beauty in Every Moment: A Family Lifestyle Blog by a Black Millennial Mom
Frozen Embryo Transfers (FET), although they can be stressful for various reasons, in and of itself, are supposed to be easy breezy. However, my experience was everything but that. Related: Making Baby #2: My Frozen Embryo Transfer Cycle Protocol My transfer day, which was a holiday, meant my daughter was home from school. Therefore, I […] Read more…
All those injections and sonograms lead to one big day: Egg Retrieval Day! The day is filled with a multitude of emotions from excitement to fear. You never know the number of eggs retrieved, the quality of eggs, or even how you will respond to the process until after the retrieval. Thankfully, my egg retrieval […] Read more…
Due to developing a mild case of OHSS, my doctor switched me from doing a fresh embryo transfer to a frozen embryo transfer (FET). After my egg retrieval, my eggs were fertilized and then frozen once the embryos grew to either day five or day six blastocysts. I ended up with 11 total frozen embryos. […] Read more…
Pregnancy makes our bodies go through many changes that can lead to pregnancy discomfort. During pregnancy, we suffer from aches and pains, lack of sleep, ill-fitting and uncomfortable clothing, and more. While not every woman experiences every pregnancy-related discomfort, I am sharing ways to Help Keep You Comfortable During Pregnancy that has personally worked for […] Read more…
We’re having an IVF baby! We turned to IVF because we were dealing with something called unknown secondary infertility. Meaning, our reproductive endocrinologists (RE) were unable to identify the cause of us 1) getting pregnant and not being able to carry to term 2) not getting pregnant at all – both after having a successful […] Read more…