The Third Time Wasn’t the Charm
If you follow my Instagram (@thebabystepsblog) you already know how our third IUI turned out - another big fat negative. Three failed IUIs. Nineteen failed cycles. When will it be…
Lucky Number Three?
You're getting pretty used to this, huh? Me too. You know by now that our second IUI that was sure to be the winner was another failure, so here goes…
The Show Must Go On
If you follow my Instagram (@thebabystepsblog) you know exactly what I’m talking about. Our second IUI was a failure. Another one. I can’t believe this happened again. 18 failed months…
Like Clockwork
If you remember from my post about our first IUI, I considered not taking a HPT on my testing day and instead would wait until the predicted start day of…
BFN – Big Fat Negative
Failure: what our first IUI resulted in; what I feel like because my body still couldn’t do the one thing it was meant to do even with the help of…
It’s Really Happening – Our First IUI
After 16 long months, the time for our IUI finally arrived. I'm writing this after the fact so I could give the entire process in one post and also because…
The Second Sunday in May
Also known as Mother’s Day, and the second Mother’s Day that I thought would be different. For anyone in the TTC community, Mother’s Day is tough, just as Father’s day…
We Took a Vacation
Well, we did it, we took everyone’s advice who said “Just take a vacation, it’ll happen then,” and guess what, it didn’t happen. But we thought, let’s take some of…
Reconsult, Results and the Holidays
If you remember, I was sent for an extensive list of labs, including a PCOS panel, a Preconception panel and my first round of genetic testing. A total of 21…
What to Expect When You’re Nowhere Near Expecting
If you were to Google "What happens during your first infertility specialist appointment" you would find a range of answers, but the best advice I can give is to call…