Infertility

On June 12, 2011, after more than three years of going through the trials of infertility we discovered we were finally pregnant with our first child!  These are my posts written as we were going through infertility treatments.  You can read all the posts dealing with infertility in reverse order by clicking here, or going through the following timeline to read individual posts.

The Truth Is... - The first post I ever mentioned/admitted to our struggles with conceiving. - April 6, 2010

The Game Plan - Written after my first visit to our Reproductive Endocrinologist and his game plane for what our first steps would be under his care. - August 26, 2010

The Good, The Not So Good, and The Ugly - Written after I had an HSG which found a large polyp in my uterus and and a blocked tube. - September 13, 2010

A Revised Game Plan - My Reproductive Endocrinologist's revised plan of action after the results of my HSG test. - September 19, 2010

Weekend Update - Surgery scheduled to remove the uterine polyp and tube blockage discovered in the HSG. - November 2, 2010

Surgery Update - A recap of two surgeries in one day, (laparoscopy and hysteroscopy), to remove the uterine polyp and tube blockage discovered in the HSG. - November 20, 2010

Pesto Florentine Chicken Pasta - A recipe and surgery recovery. - November 22, 2010

Post-Op Follow-Up - A recap of my post-operative appointment with my Reproductive Endocrinologist. - December 1, 2010

Infertility Sucks - A pretty raw post detailing my frustrations with infertility and no successes after months of fertility treatment. - March 2, 2011

National Infertility Awareness Week - Written to raise awareness of infertility and just how painful it is for those going through it.  Includes an overview/facts of infertility, a list of five of my favorite books dealing with infertility, and the top 10 things you should NEVER say to anyone going through infertility. - April 26, 2011

An Update - The beginning of a new step in our journey through treating infertility: injectables. - May 23, 2011

The Math of Infertility - Chapter 2 - A breakdown of just exactly what all we went through in order to conceive. - August 7, 2011

99 Days and Randomness - One year after my two surgeries in one day.  November 15, 2011
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