Shirleyism

posted by Mel
I’m traveling for work right now. Not that that’s my excuse for the lack of posts around here. It’s just my excuse for this one being short. Posts are few and far between right now because so much of what’s happened/happening seems unbloggable when many of my coworkers read this blog. I’ve been [...]

Is “uneventful” too much to ask for?

Vanessa’s not responding to the drugs. Yesterday we had the choice of significantly upping her meds or cancelling the cycle. We’re upping the meds but proceeding with caution. We’ll have another e2 and an ultrasound on Friday morning, and then we’ll re-evaluate—cancel or continue. If we cancel, we can try again with another protocol. Maybe [...]

Biting my tongue

Sometimes I feel like my lips are sewn shut when it comes to this IVF business—afraid to say anything to jinx it, afraid to be hopeful, afraid to stress both of us out with my worrying, afraid to suck joy away from other less world-weary would-be parents. At times I can picture (for about 10 [...]

This Morning’s PSA From Shirley

Apparently I’m not going to be able to think about anything else today unless I write this down.
Shirley (mom) says this morning that she wishes I could “rise above” myself and put away this foolish trying to have a baby stuff. She can’t fathom why we’d want to make a baby with the sperm of [...]

And the winner is…

In another play for Most Insensitive Mother of 2006, Shirley said this morning that, had she been unable to conceive, she would never have gone to the lengths to which we’re going. Also that, if we continue to attempt to subvert the natural order (this was in a discussion about starting up Clomid in January) that [...]