April 21-27, 2019, is National Infertility Awareness Week. Infertility is defined as the inability of couples to achieve pregnancy after over one year of trying. As I'm sitting here kind of forcing myself to eat oatmeal with coconut milk, I am thinking of all the other couples out there who have been where I am now.
Here are some blogs and stories that I found really helpful for myself.Infertility sucks. I know cuz I’ve struggled with it for almost a decade. This week is National Infertility Awareness Week, and we need to talk openly about this issue. If you’re going through it, you’re not alone. ❤️ An article I wrote in @cenmag in 2016: https://t.co/klItZt0p7S— Linda Wang_C&EN (@l_wang_cen) April 23, 2019
THE DIET
http://www.bubblesandbumps.com/my-30-day-ivf-diet/
RISKS, SIDE-EFFECTS, DELAYS
http://www.whitneyanderick.com/a-real-life-guide-to-mild-and-moderate-ovarian-hyperstimulation-syndrome-ohss/
TO DO GENETIC TESTING (OR NOT)
http://iamrefusingtosink.weebly.com/why-you-must-test-your-embryos-my-story-of-regret.html
https://meetthehopefuls.com/2015/08/20/ivf-2-cycle-update-and-pgs-results/
THE TWO WEEK WAIT
http://withgreatexpectation.com/ivf/sample-meal-plan-two-week-wait/
THE JOURNEY
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/series/my-ivf-life
We've broken many of these pieces of advice, but I did find many of "The Egg Whisperer" videos to be calming and reassuring. Thank you Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh for keeping it real, I love your videos.
Candace Farris is a bright shining light and I am so grateful for her videos. She found very few resources within the minority community, so she decided to start putting herself out there.
We survived Easter (the stress of seeing family, meeting expectations) and every time someone else ate a piece of carrot cake, I ate a roasted chicken breast. Happy Ishtar!
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