I try to keep one eye on scientific developments that, while still in early stages, promise to complicate parenthood even further. I wrote about one line of research in the fall. This research ope… more →
Related Topicswrote 3 hours ago: I should be working but I can’t concentrate so will purge thoughts here instead. Back to picking don … more →
wrote 3 days ago: The final tally is 4 embryos – 2 B grade, and 2 C grade that were frozen. They were all enter … more →
wrote 4 days ago: …Cont from last post At least I knew for sure, I wasn’t pregnant. But now what? For thos … more →
wrote 4 days ago: A few months ago I was browsing the web and stumbled across an Asian egg donor web site. If you know … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Beneficiaries of benefactor eggs ordinarily first endure an intensive instruction prepare so they ar … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Yesterday we learned that 14 of the eggs were mature and 10 of them fertilized. We were all very ex … more →
wrote 1 week ago: I try to keep one eye on scientific developments that, while still in early stages, promise to compl … more →
wrote 1 week ago: The extraction was yesterday morning so things are out of my hands! They got 19 eggs and everyone i … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Yesterday morning I had an ultrasound and things are still looking good. Something like 24 follicle … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: I had my third ultrasound this morning. There are lots of follicles in there – somewhere arou … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: Yesterday morning I had the second ultrasound. This time they counted 19 follicles! They looked to … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: It looks like around half of the readers of this blog will actually get all 10 prizes based on this … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: This morning I had my first ultrasound to check the follicle growth. They said they counted 17 foll … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: My classes ended today and I’m hoping to turn over a new leaf. That would mean (among other t … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: I found this verse in Job the other day: “What strength do I have, that I should still hope? W … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Today I started the rest of the injections. This morning was Bravelle, or the hFSH hormone that hel … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Well, there really was no deciding. The decision was a no-brainer for me. My older sister has want … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Or 5 days with a sick almost-2-year-old toddler…which would you choose? You’d choose the … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Blogging from the treadmill on a phone is not as easy as you’d think! This week started my … more →