I'm 37 years old and have come to learn (much to my chagrin) that babymaking isn't quite as easy as my Grade 6 health teacher made it out to be. Since we're all more than just infertility, I'm also a lover of my husband, my family including an amazing niece and nephew, musical theatre, and...
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Just the Facts
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Callie
Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health
So much has happened since the last post in terms of emotions but not terribly much in terms of actual new events that it’s hard to know what to write about/where ...
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Update
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Callie
Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health
Just as I predicted in my post below. AF arrived this afternoon – with no advance notice. It’s next to impossible to get anyone from my clinic on the phone on the week ...
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Portending Signs
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Callie
Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health
I don’t have a good feeling about this cycle – and we haven’t even really started. I know that’s a terrible mindset to have – positive thinking and all – but I just kee ...
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Guilt
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Callie
Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health
I often tease LG and tell him that he must have been a Jewish or Catholic mother in another life, because he is extremely skilled at the art of friendly guilt. Even my ...
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Inaugural Post
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Callie
Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health
Starting something new is always hard – where to begin…? While I’m a bit of a latecomer to the world of blogging, I’ve recently become very entrenched (at least by way o ...
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Keep on Stimmin’
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Callie
Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health
Between work and this cycle, I’m fried, so today’s post will take the form of random bullet points.
Follicle growth is slow but apparently steady. After 8 days of ...
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Mel’s Show and Tell
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Callie
Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health
Welcome to Show and Tell here at May the Road Rise! To see what others are showing, click here.
Today’s Show and Tell comes from an amazing vacation that LG and I t ...
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Another Milestone
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Callie
Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health
So, my last post garnered me my first Comment Hater along with another milestone – the first time anyone condemningly said “why don’t you just adopt.” (BTW, according t ...
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The Fertility Shuffle
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Callie
Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health
Many many thanks to all those who’ve commented on my last post and given us great vacation ideas. Even though, as Erica said, I hope we don’t end up taking it – at leas ...
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Leaving on a Jet Plane
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Callie
Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health
First, title shout-out to John Denver! In the spirit of full disclosure, I must share that I am a John Denver aficionado. (Pause for those who are so inclined to snick ...
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Take Two
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Callie
Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health
So, I’m back after all – albeit with new digs. In my last entry (which seems like forever ago in my hormonal-fueled emotional state but was actually just over a week or ...
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Mini-Update
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Callie
Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health
In response to AF’s unannounced arrival on Saturday and our subsequent freakout due to my travel schedule coupled with the completely unhelpful input from the weekend nu ...
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Spreading the News
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Callie
Posted in: Blog Posts in Women's Health
Megan, over at bottoms off and on the table, had a great post telling her IVF story and wishing she could share that with her family. It got me to thinking about one of ...
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