Where oh where to begin. Obviously I have not been very good at updating things on here, 2023 was a bit of a whirlwind. We started the...

I will start off by saying this cycle was SO much easier and more relaxing than our first go around. Not sure if it was because we knew...

Since some have asked what I did to have two successful transfers, I thought I would share my routine. Whether or not it actually helped...

I have yet to meet anyone that says they enjoy the PIO shot part of the infertility journey, and no wonder…they are miserable. When I did...

It’s official, Frozen Embryo Transfer #2 will be happening on June 22, 2023. Yesterday was my lining check and everything looked great....

Well here we go again...forth time is the charm? We started the process for a frozen embryo transfer in February for baby #2,...

Here we go again, hearing up for FET #2 for (hopefully) baby #2. After much debate and decision making, we have decided the time is right...

It has been a while, 1 year and 9 months to be exact since MicroTESE surgery. So now what? I stayed on the Anastrozole and Clomid for a...

I have gotten a lot of questions about my timeline and hormone levels throughout our journey so I thought why not put them all here in...

Eric and I were honored to be interviewed by local media and Cleveland Clinic to discuss and educate others about the difficulties of...

For anyone that stumbles upon this blog because you too are on the same journey or even if you aren’t, I have decided to add a contact me...

It has almost been 3 weeks since our son made his entrance into this world, three weeks before his due date which was November 25th. On...

Now that we are pregnant and only 10+\- weeks away from being parents we have started to really reflect on everything it took to get...

Yikes, I cannot believe it. Today we are 30 weeks which means only 10’weeks to go until baby boy’s due date. For some reason I have a...

I have gotten lots of questions from several women asking what I did to prepare for our successful FET. As you know I really upped the...

I’m 21 weeks currently, it’s honestly hard to believe. I’m still not showing probably due to my retroverted uterus and I still have zero...

It’s official, baby Alves is a boy. I can’t believe I was right all along. We did a fun little "What Will it Bee?" themed gender reveal...

Finally. The parents, grandparents and siblings have been told. Lots of happy tears and excitement. It’s also social media official so...

With Covid-19 and all of the craziness surrounding it, prenatal appointments have basically taken a halt. We had our first appointment ...

-April 2010- -We met -May 2014- -We got married -June 2015- -Brienne went off of Birth Control, started natural tracking -September 2017-...

We had our first ultrasound on March 8th. I was 7 weeks pregnant at the time. Unfortunately with Covid-19 Eric was not allowed in the...

Keeping this short and sweet, this morning was BETA test #2. Just got the call from our nurse and my number is 12,633. They expect to see...

I’ve been trying to figure out how to write this post and put it all into words. Maybe because I cannot believe it’s true, maybe I’m...

Just another little acronym in the infertility world for you! But it’s true, I am pupo (pregnant until proven otherwise). Our frozen...

Well here we go again, FET attempt #2 is underway. My period started almost immediately so we were back to cycle day one before we knew...

I will keep this one short and sweet, our FET cycle was a bust this time around. I was just fine at midnight when I went to bed and then...

Today was day one of the dreaded and potentially never ending PIO shots and I have to say it wasn’t bad at all! I requested a smaller 25...

Our FET protocol is pretty standard, here is the timeline and medications I have been given/following. 1/26/2020 - cd 1 - start Estrace...

Today is day 4 of FET (frozen embryo transfer) meds and the hot flashes are real and the headaches are intense! Right now I’m taking...

Here we go again, another medications order done. This time not nearly as painful, thank goodness! I will be taking Estrace (estrogen)...