On Dressing During IVF: My Expanding (Boob) Rack and Shrinking (Clothing) Rack

Fun fact: I wished for big boobs on many a birthday candle when I was younger, starting at a very young age. My family stopped at the original Hooters location on a road trip in the early 90s and I became obsessed with when I’d get my own jumbo pair and how I could use them to form my chain of Hooters … Keep reading…

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Eyelets and Our IVF Journey Updates

I feel like I’ve been tired for a while. Like a broken record, I keep repeating the same things to myself about my problems being caused by the IVF medicine and that these side effects won’t last forever. But a year has passed since we found out this would be our fate—and nearly three since we, slowly of course, started this obnoxious … Keep reading…

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IVF After Two Failed Embryo Transfers

I wasn’t surprised to learn our second embryo transfer didn’t work. After the pain of the first failed transfer—emotional, yes, but I screamed during the implantation so I quite literally mean physical pain—I went in ready for the worst. I had Lance drop me at the door for the blood test and met him back at the car. I took a nap … Keep reading…

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3 Products to Ease the Pain of IVF’s Progesterone in Oil Injections

Ask anyone in the IVF community what sucks the most and one of the top answers is sure to be progesterone in oil. These expensive vials of liquid fire hurt to inject, ache for literally days, and come with a myriad of miserable side effects. They’re awful. Here’s my general thought about IVF shots. And this isn’t even progesterone in oil madness. … Keep reading…

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