Just days from our scheduled embryo transfer, my clinic cancelled my IVF cycle
Author: Lora Den Otter
I'm an English teacher and obsessive reader. In an ambitious attempt to encourage my students to read, I've decided to set an insane goal of reading 100 books in 2018. My blog is a chronicle of this ridiculous endeavor.
IVF: One Damn Thing After Another
The last weekend in September, Jeff and I went to our lake cabin in northwest Iowa to close things down for the season. He had the day off, so he left early Friday morning and I headed out after my last class ended. The drive is about three hours, which meant that somewhere between Mankato…
A vacation from my PROBLEMS!
Sidelined by ovarian cysts, we took a month off of the infertility treatments
How to Talk About Infertility
Ten things to avoid saying to someone with infertility (and what to say instead)
Pregnant Until Proven Otherwise
We had our first IUI this week. Now it’s a waiting game.
I’m Very Receptive to Getting Pregnant Today
Years of fighting infertility has left me in a muddle of pessimism and negativity, but I’m working on it.
The Male Factor
Sperm are pretty crucial when it comes to making a baby.
Good Grief
How are you supposed to heal when the wound is reopened every 28 days?
What’s Wrong With Me?
A diagnosis of Unexplained Infertility raises a lot of questions. This one is chief among them.
Maybe Next Month 