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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 ...

Tags: endometriosis, icsi, ivf, trying after failure, trying again

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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 ...

The world needs more August babies. A Leo Dragon (or dragons) would be a challenging mix, I'm sure, but I'm up for the challenge.

I used to always say that I needed to have 2 kids to have a complete family. Then I tried to have the first one for four years with no success. Kids in schools are put on special modified programs when they cannot achieve the goals everyone else can... so my new modified goal is to have one child.

It wouldn't be fair to be driving for ...

Not feeling overly optimistic, allowing only a tiny grain of hope within my heart. Hoping not to test this month before AF is due, to avoid the extra 4 days of disappointment. 3.1 per cent chance of conceiving this cycle based on our numbers. Not exactly a promising situation. I'm usually excited and hopeful and quoting authors who have written about miracles by now. This time I'm depressed, tired, sleeping a lot, weepy... perhaps it is partially due to the Gonal-F/clomid/progesterone cocktail ...

Updated 06-26-2012 at 08:25 PM by wannabebe2

Tags: iui, male factor

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