Blogs Posts on "Infertility"
Cue Monster by BagMomma on Nov 6, 2009The post I didn't want to write. I don't know where to go from here. You see, there's comfort in having a plan. Even if it's the best or worst plan in the world, HAVING a plan gives you something to hold on to when you are trying to keep your...
Chicago Fertility Clinic Offers Baby or Your Money Back Guarantee by You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's on Nov 5, 2009In an effort to help all patients afford treatment and significantly boost their chance of pregnancy success, Fertility Centers of Illinois (FCI) has announced the Attain IVF Refund Program; a unique treatment option designed to increase the odds of...
The last chapter... by BagMomma on Nov 3, 2009For the inquiring minds: I tested this morning. I stared back at nothing. Not even a whisper of a line. Please, do not tell me it's too early. It's not. So this is what it feels like to really fail at something. To exhaust every path, to endure ev...
Insurance Companies can suck it! by Bring Us A Baby on Nov 2, 2009I was having a conversation with a girl the other day who was asking if she could talk to her human resources department about changing their insurance plan to cover fertility treatments. I told her to go for it- the worse they can say is no, right?
A swine Halloween by BagMomma on Nov 2, 2009Swine flu or no swine flu, we managed to have Halloween here at the BagMomma house after all. It's been a long week, and I am not lying when I tell you I had almost forgotten I had my FET last Tuesday. David being sick was all the diversion I needed...
I Want Candy by BagMomma on Oct 28, 2009Day two of bedrest. So with the incredibily suck-ass news yesterday, I forgot to update you all on the flu situation here at the house. David, yes, is an H1N1 victim (as is a host of kids in his school). This morning, as I was sipping coffee and ea...
The Lone Ranger by BagMomma on Oct 27, 2009My bad luck follows me like a stray dog. They had to thaw all 7 remaining embryos, and of those, only ONE made it through the thaw. My clinic has a 70% thaw rate. There I go beating the crappy odds once again. I'm disappointed, sad, and...
Down with the sickness by BagMomma on Oct 26, 2009Because, really... could this week even be more drama and suspense filled? Little D has the flu. His symptoms started last night and evolved into something closely resembling H1N1. They are treating it as that because, well... it's too early to be t...
Dr Xiao-Ping Zhai: The baby maker by You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's on Oct 25, 2009Dr Xiao-Ping Zhai has helped hundreds of infertile women get pregnant, using acupuncture, herbs and boiled twigsWhen, in the mid-1990s, Dr Xiao-Ping Zhai began using traditional Chinese medicine to treat infertility, her Harley Street practice was co...
Giving nature a helping hand: Edinburgh's Natural Fertility Clinic by You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's on Oct 24, 2009TICK… Tick… Can you hear that? It's Scotland's collective infertility timebomb telling us to get a move on and procreate. Because as the nation postpones starting a family until we are into our late 30s and even 40s, an estimated one is six of us...
