3rd December
2012 ,
Posted by Actonel -
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It’s finally made sense to me why there are so many blogs out there by women during their two week wait it’s because women at these stage have quite a bit of time on their hands, are trying their best not to do anything that could be counted as physical exertion, and, well, women »
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16th November
2012 ,
Posted by Actonel -
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We’ve just completed the embryo transfer (ET) and I’m trying desperately to “rest” — whatever that means! There are various opinions on the internet forums on what someone should do after ET, ranging from complete bed rest for 3 days (!!) and going for walks to stimulate blood flow to the uterus, but honestly there »
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10th November
2012 ,
Posted by Actonel -
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30 Oct 2012 – I’m typing this out from my phone sitting in the KKIVF clinic waiting for my day 8 scan, after 3 days of orgalutran to inhibit ovulation and 3 days of a lot of puregon to stimulate the follicles. Agreeing to blog for Maybe Baby wasn’t a tough decision, since all I »
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27th October
2012 ,
Posted by Yi Lin -
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(Warning: The thoughts and views that I set out below have been swirling around in my head for a few weeks now. So this entry may come across as a bit of a rant. if you don’t want to have to deal with some blogger-angst right now, feel free to move along now to the »
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6th October
2012 ,
Posted by Yi Lin -
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Thank you, everyone, for your kind words after I wrote about the loss of Twin B.
It’s been two weeks since the ordeal. While unforgettable, we have found the strength to move on from it (at least, for now, until I receive another sweet comment from a reader saying how my entry made them cry, which »
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23rd September
2012 ,
Posted by Yi Lin -
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Dear Twin B,
Two days ago, we found out that we had lost you.
21 September had been a day that we had been looking forward to, so very much. We had been impatiently waiting out the past three weeks, so that we could see our twin babies again. Your daddy had an important conference call scheduled »
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20th August
2012 ,
Posted by Yi Lin -
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I stumbled upon a line in somebody’s blog last week:
“Good stories don’t have predictable endings. So let go of your silly little plans and embrace the journey.”
The IVF story is just that: unpredictable. This is no Choose Your Own Adventure story. There is no Option (A) and Option (B) when you read down to the »
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6th August
2012 ,
Posted by Yi Lin -
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1 August 2012
We were scheduled for the embryo transfer procedure at 9.30am. Today, we would find out how many embryos made it from the 22 eggs that were introduced to the hungry army of sperm on 30 July.
The weather was nice and sunny. I was feeling great. Rather hungry. So I chowed down on a »
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1st August
2012 ,
Posted by Yi Lin -
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Hello folks! Ready for more stories on my yolks?
Ok, bad introduction. Scratch that.
We left off with my last ultrasound scan on 18 July, with instructions to keep jabbing myself until I return for my next scan on 26 July. All that, I dutifully did.
26 July (Lucrin Day 23, Puregon Day 8)(Period Cycle Day 14):
Dan and »
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27th July
2012 ,
Posted by Yi Lin -
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So where were we…. ah yes: BEING AN EGG FARMER
13 July (Lucrin Day 10)(Period Day 1): My period arrived on my tenth day on Lucrin. I had completely forgotten to expect my period to come as per normal. I was caught unaware when it came, while I was seated at my office desk, with a »
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