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In My Tenth Week

In My Tenth Week

Jan 10, 2014 | IVF & Being Infertile, Pregnancy & Childbirth | 0 comments

I admit it — I’ve been cheating a little bit. When folks ask me how pregnant I am, I pad the number just a teeny weeny bit. I’m not lying. Just bending the rules a little.

The cap and gown

The cap and gown

Dec 26, 2013 | IVF & Being Infertile, Pregnancy & Childbirth | 0 comments

Seven weeks and five days. One hundred sixty four beats per minute. Two arm buds. Two leg buds. And one graduation.

Squeak’s Rollercoaster

Squeak’s Rollercoaster

Dec 18, 2013 | IVF & Being Infertile, Pregnancy & Childbirth | 2 comments

Good news, followed by bad news. All clear followed by red flags. For someone who’s not allowed to ride rollercoasters, I sure am taking a ride on a doozy.

Clinging to Hope

Clinging to Hope

Dec 11, 2013 | IVF & Being Infertile, Pregnancy & Childbirth | 5 comments

A great deal of blood, clumps of tissue, cramping… sounds like a textbook miscarriage. Not in every case. And not in my case either, it seems.

The Fifteen Percent

The Fifteen Percent

Dec 9, 2013 | IVF & Being Infertile, Pregnancy & Childbirth | 4 comments

After yesterday’s spotting stopped overnight, I started to breathe a little easier. And then the universe threw me for a very big loop.

Spotting

Spotting

Dec 8, 2013 | IVF & Being Infertile, Pregnancy & Childbirth | 0 comments

Five weeks and one day into this and I’m reminded that the best betas in the world do not guarantee a goddamn thing.

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Hiya! I'm Lydia, aka Peanut Mom. I live in Iowa with my husband and two kiddos, both the result of iVF. My daughter "Peanut" is eight and my son "Squeak" is six. Welcome!

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