Ocean Dreamer

On Saturday I attended Seattle RESOLVE’s Family Building Conference with the lovely Joy from MotherWilling (more on this and what I learned later.)  In the first session, though, the presenter said that if we learned nothing else that day, we should learn that sleep is critically important for fertility.  I took it to heart. Now, [...]

Happy Pet Parents Day (actually yesterday 4.27)!  Okay, its probably a holiday created for the sole purpose of feeding off consumerism … but I’m happy to celebrate it without buying anything.

My dear aunt flo arrived this morning.  It came early, too, now that I’m not taking femara – my luteal phase was only ~9 days (one of the shortest  luteal phases I’ve ever had) and this cycle lasted only 20 days.  So, tomorrow, I have blood tests in the morning to recheck my FSH and [...]

“I’m ignoring you.”

Thanks so much for all your input on the IVF decisions.  Here’s what I’ve decided so far (subject to change, of course): 1 v. 2: I’m leaning towards transferring 2 and have been leaning this way for several days.  The tipping point was talking with a (queer) couple who had done IVF and transferred 2 [...]

Here’s a summary of what I learned about IVF both at my appointment on Monday and from what I’ve read from the clinic so far.  I’m writing this down to help organize my thoughts and solidify my understanding as well as to provide a bit of details and info to those of y’all who are [...]

Roller Derby, why have I not been to see you before?  You are awesome. I went on Saturday for my friend Anne’s birthday – to see the four teams in the Rat City Rollergirls.  Awesome, awesome, awesome time!  When I was a kid, I *lived* in my roller skates – to the point that, when [...]

I’ve seen this on a few blogs and want to participate. My girls in one of their favorite spots!

I used to be a regularly donating member of KUOW, our local NPR affiliate.  There are things I love about KUOW, especially its good, accurate information about current events.  But more than once they have made homophobic or transphobic comments – especially during the pledge drive.  They are having their spring pledge drive right now, and [...]

when I said I only have two things to figure out – actually there are three.  The third is this: My clinic has several IVF plan options. – The first is the standard IVF – one IVF, they will freeze any remaining embryos (you pay for this separately), etc.  With all my procedures, it costs [...]