Inspirational Thoughts

For my peeps who are also stuck on the infertility treatment ladder/rollercoaster:

I am proud to say that I am already a mother. I just haven't met my child yet. I have already been a mother to five beautiful embryos, celebrated their blessed creation and each intricate cell division, and mourned the losses when each decided that he or she was unable to stay on this Earth. I am a nurturer, a caregiver, and a role model for the many children in my life (none of whom happen to be ...

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My furbaby has nurtured me through many hard times, including 13 failed IUIs and 2 failed IVF cycles. She taught me how to meditate and how to stay in the moment when anxiety strikes. She taught me how to stretch, how to nap, and how to enjoy... REALLY enjoy simple pleasures. I owe her so much more than I can ever repay.

I was talking with my vet on the phone about establishing a timeline cutoff for my Furbaby's nausea to stop before taking her to the emerg clinic and possibly ...

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Everyday Life , Health , Inspirational Thoughts

Originally Posted by wannabebe2

Some inspiration for today from my daily meditation book: "Don't stop now. Relax as much as you can. Know that the rhythm of life is still there, moving you forward. Don't look back. Focus intently on each stop. Soon you will reach the top. Soon you will reach your goal. Soon you will experience the victory. Keep your eyes focused on the path; look straight ahead. Embrace the thrill of the climb." --M. Beattie

Wow. 5 years ago would I have ever dreamed that I'd be doing my second round of IVF after 13 IUIs and laparascopic removal of endo, choosing to pay for meds and treatment instead of fixing a leaky basement and aging roof, with my mood/sleeping in shambles but my marriage somehow strangely stronger than it ever was before...

Positive thinking: the endo removal could be the miracle cure that we needed for this to finally work. We are DUE for our miracle. God knows we've done our ...

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I just found this piece on the internet and had to share... anonymous author:

There are women that become mothers without effort, without thought, without patience or loss and though they are good mothers and love their children, I know I will be better.

I will be better not because of genetics or money or that I have read more books, but because I have struggled and toiled for this child. I have longed and waited. I have cried and I prayed. I have endured and planned ...

We got the call this morning to let us know that Larry (the big overachiever) is no longer viable and will not become a frozen siblingsicle. I am very sad but knew in my heart that he was not likely to survive after reading the literature on 12-cell day 3 embies with no evidence of compacting... he had a heck of a start but he wasn't able to make it to the big leagues.

I've been quite sad but I know that if he was meant to survive he would have, whether or not he had been transferred. ...

For anyone who needs a little extra love today...

"Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle." --C. Larson

Just for today, my anthem is "When You Believe" from the Prince of Egypt soundtrack. Take a few moments and BELIEVE with me. The miracles are happening right here on this board and in our bodies. We WILL overcome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlV_fdLYjwE ...

Our stats so far: 16 AFC. 7 follicles aspirated. 5 Eggs Retrieved. 3 Mature Eggs Identified by Embryologist. 3 Fertilized with ICSI. 3 perfect one-cell embryos with 2 pronuclei each... ready to cleave and make us a baby...

3/3 = 100% fertilization rate!! :cD God is Good!!!!! I know that 3 doesn't sound like a lot, but I'm ever so thankful for these three that were meant to be, and I'm working hard to reframe everything that is happening on this journey so that I never miss out ...

In just 15 hours I will be in the O.R. wearing a hospital gown, waiting for the Director of Medicine to arrive to aspirate my follicular fluid and hopefully capture some great eggs! I'm scared and excited all at the same time. In some ways I wish that I was going to be knocked out, but conscious sedation is much easier on the body, easier to recover from, and it allows me to watch the retrieval process on the ultrasound screen as each follicle is drained of its fluid.

I have a ...

I have heard many people talk of the power of gratitude journals. It is therapeutic to write entries, and leaves me feeling loving and peaceful.

Taken from my gratitude journal from our last trip:

Fingers slide effortlessly into mine. One pinky stuck bertween his index and middle fingers... gently swaying hands and arms as we walk barefoot. The warm walkway is made of tiny rocks cemented into place, and is partially covered with blowing sand. It tickles the soles ...