Biopsy Bypass - Saved by the Speculum — by Rachael Julia on Saturday, May 31, 2014

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Friday was yet another lesson in living "The Power of Now". After stopping my progesterone on Thursday 5/22 (with a low beta of 1...

I Was Never Any Good at The Limbo — by Rachael Julia on Friday, May 23, 2014

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I've been quiet for a while. Wish I had some awesome excuse like I've been beach hopping or running wild in Disney, but really ...

IVF Cycle #1 - So Close, Yet So Far — by Rachael Julia on Saturday, May 17, 2014

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Well, we got pregnant! Unfortunately it appears to be a chemical. Beta #1 came back at a very low 27.5, only improving by .5 by Beta...

I'm Pregnant? — by Rachael Julia on Thursday, May 15, 2014

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This is the part where I'm supposed to be excited, right? The reality is, I feel the complete opposite. I went for my first beta yester...

Legit Symptoms of Pregnancy or Another Page in the Diary of a Crazy Woman — by Rachael Julia on Monday, May 12, 2014

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Even though I haven't been trolling Google to fact check every cramp, fart, or wave of nausea I've been experiencing, I've kept...

Transfer Day - Pregnant Until Proven Otherwise — by Rachael Julia on Wednesday, May 7, 2014

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Transfer day has come and gone, and frankly was far more anticlimactic than I had anticipated. I'm not really sure what I was expecting...

Day 5 Fresh Embryo Transfer - Baby on Board! — by Rachael Julia on Wednesday, May 7, 2014

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I'm still nearly speechless. It just feels so surreal.  For now, I'll let these few captured moments do the talking.  One of ...

Egg Retrieval - Yes, I Wore Makeup! — by Rachael Julia on Monday, May 5, 2014

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I've been blog slackin' post egg retrieval. Wasn't really expecting to be down and out after the procedure, but alas, the bloat...

Leading Follies Before Egg Retrieval - Day 12 Update — by Rachael Julia on Friday, May 2, 2014

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Today was my last BW & U/S appointment before egg retrieval. Our goal today was to simply measure the few biggest follies on each si...

How to Have a Painless Novarel Trigger Injection — by Rachael Julia on Friday, May 2, 2014

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Well glad that's over! I've been anxious about the trigger shot since we started this process (only to be outdone by my exceeding a...