Eva .. Patient Expert

New York, New York
I'm a woman who fell in love with a woman about eight years ago. I?m a feminist who never believed... Full Bio
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Prospective Lesbian Adoptive Parents Looking Towards Tomorrow by Eva .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Tomorrow, Nadia and I are going to an ‘adoption conference’. I learned about it today when I was surfing the net. The conference will be held from 9 to 5 and will ... Read on »
Moving On by Eva .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Last Wednesday, I learned that my little embie didn’t make it and that that cycle was a bust. It’s hard but Nadia and I have decided to move on to domestic adoptio ... Read on »
One is the New Four! by Eva .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility So I just had one genuine laugh for the day and I wanted to share it before my mood changed again. I sent my dear friend, an eternal, lovable, optimist, a text this afternoon, ... Read on »
Deja Vu by Eva .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Well, I finally got the fertilization report and it wasn’t so great. I had 8 mature eggs and none of them fertilized (again!) so they are going to do immature icsi today ... Read on »
October Harvest by Eva .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility So the retrevial today went well. They retrieved 14 eggs- not bad! I’m relieved but anxious to get the fertilization report tomorrow.At this point, I feel a very measure ... Read on »
Halloween Retrieval by Eva .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility So I have been on stims for about 14 days now, much longer than my average, but tomorrow is the big day. The cycle has been uneventful and the dosages have been the lowest th ... Read on »
Who Knew? by Eva .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Okay, so I jumped out of bed this morning, ready for another episode with the strirrups. And no, it wasn’t an appointment with my RE, but my gyno. A few weeks ago I made ... Read on »
Buckle Up! by Eva .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Yesterday was a great day. My insurance approved for another IVF cycle without a lot of fuss! Needless to say I am extremely happy. We will start our third and final IVF next ... Read on »
Love and Light by Eva .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility It’s been quite a while, hasn’t it? So many lovely things have happened during my unplanned ‘hiatus’. I am so happy and so grateful to the universe tha ... Read on »
50-50 by Eva .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility As planned, Nadia and I went to the doctor last Friday. I’m still trying to process it and figure out what it all means.But anyhoo, he said that the fact that I made 18 ... Read on »
Help Wanted: Moving Beyond the BFN by Eva .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Last Sunday, Nadia and I went to a picnic for pre- and post- adoptive parents. We have a friend who adopted an incredible little girl 5 years ago whom we both adore. Our frien ... Read on »
Swimming Towards the Golden Egg by Eva .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Okay, so on Wednesday night Nadia and I pulled the trigger releasing, tiny ovidrel bullets into my stomach.Thursday I went in for my first IUI. I learned from Dr. Feelgood aro ... Read on »
Goodbye, Menopur! by Eva .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Goodbye, Menopur! Hello, Ovidrel!I went in today for my ultrasound. It turns out that I have six mature egg follicles. I am happy to write that I am done with menopur for this ... Read on »
Egg Drama by Eva .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Yesterday, I went to the doctor for what I thought would be a routine sonogram and confirmation. I was expecting my doctor, Dr. Feelgood, to confirm what he had already told m ... Read on »
Third Time is the Charm by Eva .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Tomorrow I go in for the first of two IUIs. Apparently, I have 3 eggs in play. Who knows? Maybe one will stick this time.Besides, I have always loved the number 3. I look back ... Read on »
The Official Tougher than Tina Cycle by Eva .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility So I am officially naming this cycle The Tougher than Tina Cycle. I know that Cali says that I don’t have to be tough for the IVP (and I love you for that, Cali!), I kno ... Read on »
Still Tougher than Tina??? by Eva .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility I am feeling very emotional right now.I think it must be the fact that last week I started another second injectable cycle almost immediately after finding out that the last o ... Read on »
Tina’s Poodle Skirt by Eva .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility This image greeted me when I got home last night. Nadia bought me this card to remind me that I was tougher than Tina. I don’t think I am.Yesterday was a very rough day ... Read on »
Square 1 by Eva .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility CD1So I am back to square 1. The injectables didn’t work.I will start with another round of injectables in a few days.I feel very drained and extremely disappointed.A sh ... Read on »