pregnancy – Bethany Rutledge https://bethanyrutledge.com Tue, 15 Jan 2019 15:33:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://bethanyrutledge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Untitled-design-24-150x150.png pregnancy – Bethany Rutledge https://bethanyrutledge.com 32 32 Why I decided to be open about having fertility treatments https://bethanyrutledge.com/2017/why-we-decided-to-pursue-ivf/ https://bethanyrutledge.com/2017/why-we-decided-to-pursue-ivf/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2019 21:26:46 +0000 https://bethanyrutledge.com/?p=3646 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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]]> https://bethanyrutledge.com/2017/why-we-decided-to-pursue-ivf/feed/ 2 Medically Unnecessary https://bethanyrutledge.com/2018/medically-unnecessary/ https://bethanyrutledge.com/2018/medically-unnecessary/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2018 15:26:20 +0000 https://bethanyrutledge.com/?p=3075 [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Medically Unnecessary – not “reasonable and necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of illness or injury.” When I stumbled into wellstar urgent care on July 1st, it was for viral symptoms–lethargy, congestion, couldn’t-move-without-hacking type stuff. I had held off for a few weeks, expecting the virus to run course, but finally Read more…

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]]> https://bethanyrutledge.com/2018/medically-unnecessary/feed/ 1 Lesson #2: An Unexpected Detour https://bethanyrutledge.com/2018/an-unexpected-detour/ Tue, 03 Jul 2018 17:07:30 +0000 http://bethanyrutledge.com/?p=2751 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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]]> IVF Stories: It’s All Downhill From Here and Other Ambiguous Phrases https://bethanyrutledge.com/2017/downhill-ambiguous-phrases/ https://bethanyrutledge.com/2017/downhill-ambiguous-phrases/#comments Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:32:37 +0000 http://bethanyrutledge.com/?p=2338 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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]]> https://bethanyrutledge.com/2017/downhill-ambiguous-phrases/feed/ 1 Confession: My Secret Training for an Unusual Event https://bethanyrutledge.com/2017/my-secret-training-for-an-unusual-event/ https://bethanyrutledge.com/2017/my-secret-training-for-an-unusual-event/#comments Mon, 07 Aug 2017 00:05:04 +0000 http://bethanyrutledge.com/?p=2107 I have a confession to make, I’ve been secret training for an event. And not just an ordinary event,  it’s a really long one. Longer than RAAM, or ultraman, or even the Tour. Training for this event is a little out of the ordinary compared to my usual two IRONMAN Read more…

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