From Fitness to Fertility As seen on Athleta’s Chi Blog HERE February 12, 2014 By Jenna Zaffino The year of 2012 had me completely in the zone. I had been dancing, running and Pilates-ing my way through the past 11 years of my life, I was the head of my successful Pilates studio and had […]
Continued from MIA Part I….. Somehow that one fertilized egg made it through to the 8 cell stage. I was unfazed. Both of my last embryos were 8 cell and did not yield a pregnancy. I was not excited. During the transfer, my husband was late, we didn’t get a good picture of the embryo […]
Well, I’ve been holding my breath for a good 2 months, so we’ll start back from the last post. In August, I was anything but positive… Pissed off at people trying to help but not wanting to listen, I retracted and started to plan. The cycle went something like this – good growth of my […]
If you’ve been through IVF and told people about it, their typical response is “Good! I know someone who did it and they got pregnant – it will totally work for you – I can feel it!!” It’s as if a box was checked in their brain that said “Fix Friend’s Infertility Woes With Story […]
Well, I went off of the radar for a few, licked my wounds and starting on Wednesday, I get back on the roller coaster ride that is IVF for one more time with my own eggs. I’ve spent the last few weeks truly questioning and reflecting on how moving forward with IF treatments will happen […]
Hi Ya’ll, I’ve taken two weeks off (how therapeutic of me) since my BFN of last cycle. There is a lot to come but I’m not quite ready to put it all out on text…. in the meantime, some advice that I mustered up today: I believe that the anxiety is there to help us […]
I feel like the product of a bad break up. It’s like I got to this point where me and the embies were about to “move in” and make a life together and something changed. Did my lining get to “cling-y?” Did my hormones demand too much growth? Did they try to change the cells […]
Start all over again…. This was my first IVF cycle and I’m still in a bit of shock after receiving a BFN (big fat negative) beta/blood test result yesterday. There are three things that I know to be true: 1. I am definitely infertile. The diagnosis is correct. It doesn’t mean that I won’t be […]
I am two little days before my first blood test (beta) to confirm the pregnancy hormone (HCG). Wednesday marked the 9th day post transfer and also the day the spotting began…. Now, through consulting Dr. Google, this could be one of 3 (million) things: 1. Implantation Bleeding (your embryo is burrowing it’s way into the […]
I sometimes wish I had some more commonly known condition to refer to that could help people understand the stress of the two week wait or any of the waits during an IF cycle. I could liken it to waiting to find out if you got into your first choice college or waiting to find […]
What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Fertile? 