IVF – Bethany Rutledge

IVF Stories: How do you feel during a cycle?

Bethany — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 15:02:15 +0000

Through going public about fertility treatments, I was able to reconnect with people I haven’t spoken to or seen for many years. Also, a lot of questions! IVF Stories: How do you feel during a cycle? Here’s what the egg retrieval process looked like during a cycle: They pump you up Read more…

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Why I decided to be open about having fertility treatments

Bethany — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 21:26:46 +0000

Should you be open about having fertility treatments? In retrospect, the hardest part about IVF (in-vitro fertilization), was keeping the secret. More specifically, the angst around deciding whether to keep things a secret or just tell the world. At first, I didn’t want to tell anyone at all. Then the start Read more…

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should you look into fertility treatments? 5 signs the answer is yes

Bethany — Mon, 07 Jan 2019 23:20:47 +0000

You know what they say about the best time to start something. Well in the case of assessing your fertility, the best time wasn’t yesterday. It was likely a ways before that. Wah wah. Cue the world’s smallest violin. But I promise it’s not all bad news. Just by reading Read more…

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Love What Matters Fertility Story

Bethany — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 14:48:33 +0000

“My first fertility treatment was in a state park, the day of a popular local women’s triathlon. After crossing the finish line, I kept running–to the car for my first injection. The act felt illicit, wrong somehow, such a departure from my normal activities which included multiple IRONMAN races per Read more…

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Sadie’s Garden

Bethany — Thu, 05 Jul 2018 17:06:49 +0000

Why is it so easy to love dogs? I believe it’s because of their nature. They are who they are with no apologies. They aren’t constantly weighing choices against a moral framework. They can be manipulative, but it’s generally adorable. They love wholly, forgive easily, are faithful always. Sure, our dogs can Read more…

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Lesson #2: An Unexpected Detour

Bethany — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 17:07:30 +0000

While writing Courage to Tri, I learned a number of lessons that apply to triathlon and way beyond. The first was that being a newbie—at anything—is hard. The second is that almost-nothing goes as planned! This week, J and I had out-of-town plans for the fourth. I thought I’d launching my book and celebrating a July 1st pubdate. But Read more…

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Eight Surprising Things About Pregnancy + News

Bethany — Wed, 27 Jun 2018 18:26:30 +0000

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]And just like that, we’re six months pregnant. I haven’t done a personal update in awhile. Like, since the beginning. John asked me why yesterday and I copped to of superstition–an unconscious belief that if something is going well, then talking about it will cause something bad to happen. Since saying that out Read more…

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Bittersweet March 1st

Bethany — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 14:41:33 +0000

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]March 1st was a bittersweet day. We found out our first embryo transfer worked, and Sadie went to heaven. Both of these events were unexpected. I had four egg retrievals in six months that garnered exactly two usable embryos, one of which was mosaic. What were the chances that both of them would stick? Read more…

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IVF Stories: It’s All Downhill From Here and Other Ambiguous Phrases

Bethany — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:32:37 +0000

The following was written after I experienced three egg retrievals in a row in 2017, with only one embryo recommended for transfer. “It’s all downhill from here” is a duplicitous phrase. It connotes both easy coasting ahead and some sort of decline. If someone yells it during a run race Read more…

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IVF Stories: Egg retrieval #2 race report

Bethany — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 20:16:34 +0000

Saturday night was the night before some of the biggest races of the year -Augusta, Chattanooga, Lake Lanier, Berlin and more. I was nervous, tense, and ready to push fast forward on the weekend. It felt like the night before my IRONMAN! But while many of my athletes and friends from Read more…

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