[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…
[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…
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…
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…
I was excited to share a little bit about my IVF journey with Women’s Running. Also, the reason why I won’t be racing at the IRONMAN World Championships this coming weekend. Check it out.
Here’s the short version of the update. Egg retrieval attempt #1 was a bust, and it was frustrating. Now we’re about to start round 2! IVF Stories: How I felt after retrieving zero eggs The upside of having little response to the stimulation meds is I felt pretty fantastic the whole Read more…