This time I took the day off. The full bladder thing and all. Plus, there was a time constraint. I needed to get my results to the clinic in the Czech Republic before the end of the day, because it … Continue reading
Final ultrasound before transfer
Category Archives: Self-Discovery
My Magnificent Body
I am feeling grateful for my magnificent body. A wondrous feeling! On Friday, like clockwork, as expected my body produced the last period I will have before the transfer. Earlier in the week I had a few moments of panic … Continue reading
Am I mom material? Or am I a fraud?
One thing that is freaking me out most of all is that NO ONE is telling me this is a bad idea. Not the Czech Republic part of the transfer, because a couple of friends have shown concern about this … Continue reading
March Booking – Embryo Transfer
Booking for March Transfer My flights are booked! Emotions. I have been approved as an adoptive parent through the Ministry (adoption from foster care) for 3.5 years, and with one failed match and no other matches, I had almost forgotten … Continue reading
Flight, Freeze, Fight – Personal Crisis Response
I’m terrible in a crisis. A personal crisis. Terrible. Fight. Flight. Freeze. My first instinct is Flight. As soon as a personal crisis happens I want to run away from it, it’s instinctual, primal even, everything in my body screams … Continue reading
Frozen Embryo Transfer – Medical Requirements
After deciding to go ahead with an Embryo Transfer in the Czech Republic, I had set up an appointment with my doctor to go over the medical requirements the clinic had sent me via email. My appointment with my doctor … Continue reading
Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET) – Not Adoption
You may have pieced this together already because I mentioned the two donor forms that I was provided by the clinic, one for the female characteristics and one for the male. But I did not. It was only through reading … Continue reading
Embryo Adoption – The way for me
The more thought I’ve given to this option of Embryo Adoption, the more I’m feeling as though this is the way to go for me at this point in my life. I was willing to try Artificial Insemination with the … Continue reading
The Turkey Baster Method – Artificial Insemination
Okay, so you don’t actually use a turkey baster, it is a little more high tech than that…also cleaner and more sterile! Phew! My Google research on how to artificially inseminate at home gave me some options that did not … Continue reading
The Seedy Side of Artificial Insemination
Artificial Insemination – The Who. Well. This is where the whole Artificial Insemination decision gets a little weird and sometimes a little ugly, and the ugly was only on day four of navigating this option. My first step was to re-watch … Continue reading