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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 my 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 […] 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…
Just going through Invitro Fertilization (IVF) is stressful. Now, add in the fact that you don’t know the results all of the shots, sonograms and time will yield. What you can do is prepare your mind and body to ensure you have a successful IVF cycle. With the help of friends and people in social […] Read more…
It has been a while since I’ve written on Beauty and the Bump NYC, but it’s been for a good reason. I mean, I haven’t been entirely ghosting from the social media scene; I’ve mainly been on Instagram. But, I am happy to say that I am back! What better day to return than on […] Read more…