IVF…what is it? Well, we’re doing it…

So we’ve officially begun…IVF, that is. In Vitro Fertilization. One of the most advanced fertility treatments available. As all of you know, Alex and I have been struggling with trying to get pregnant for over two years now. We were blessed with a pregnancy last year but it ended in a miscarriage at 8 weeks. Since then, we have 1) tried for a few months on our own to get pregnant 2) tried 3 cycles of a procedure call Intrauterine Insemination (IUI – this is where they take a ’sample’ from Alex and insert it directly into my uterus, everything else happens naturally) and now 3) we are beginning the process of IVF. Needless to say, the IUI procedures were unsuccessful for us so now we are moving on to the ‘big gun’.

IVF is an intense, very interesting process and through this website, I’d like to share our experience with my family and close friends. You have all been there and supported me and Alex so much through this whole journey – it seems only logical to share this latest step with everyone. The process, from beginning to end, lasts about 6 weeks. We have begun the initial steps, which just consist of taking some medicine for a couple of weeks to prepare. My plan is to update this website (or you may see it referred to as a ‘blog’) whenever there is anything interesting to share throughout the process (or maybe even when there isn’t anything interesting .

Ok, an administrative thing or two…if you want to leave a comment about any of the posts, click on the link below any post that says ‘Comments’. Each new post will have its own link – one will be below the other, in date/time order, and a list of them all will be over on the left hand side of the page.

So enjoy…if nothing else, sharing this with my family helps us to feel not so alone in this process AND, you may learn a few interesting things you didn’t know before….love you all!

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