Category: Parenting

Today was terrible… well, really, yesterday was terrible.  The Wife had her LH surge, so we called Boston IVF.  They never returned our call and we got into a huge fight with the nurse...

Today the Wife had to go to Boston IVF on her own for the blood test.  When she called me hysterically crying, I felt guilty and helpless.  The stress of all of this is...

So the Wife’s cycle has been very, very regular.  She’s has an LH surge in Sundays, and we inseminate on Mondays… (yes, I realize two times in a row doesn’t necessarily mean she’s regular,...

We did another blood tests today.  Given the number of negative pregnancy tests we had this week, it was no surprise when the blood work came back negative.  This is hard.  Two more weeks...

The first nurse was HORRIFIC!  The Wife was in pain, as was clear from her facial expressions and the numbness in my hand as she squeezed with power beyond her usual strength.  After fifteen...

Woke up.  Wife peed on a stick.  Got a smiley face!  The shot seems to have worked… Last night we were watching my sister’s kids.  We took the four and two year old to...

The Wife went in for an ultrasound this morning.  Her left ovary has sprouted two follicles – one 20mm, and the other 14mm.  (Yes, I am secretly hoping for twins – so go follicles,...

Today we picked up the magical fertility egg from my sister. It’s actually a fancy bead that she got from one of her friends who said it’s supposed to help you get pregnant. Ever...

The wife started round two of the Letrazole today.  So far, so good – no side effects.  Rather than peeing on a stick, we’ve decided to spend a little more money on this round,...

7:35am – We are sitting in the clinic, waiting for the nurse to draw blood from the wife.  I am exhausted.  Making a baby is hard work. 12:10pm – It’s official.  Not pregnant.  I...