Posts Tagged ‘fertility’
IVF Tips for Blood Draw
These tips for a blood draw will help you to have an easier experience and less anxiety. It should come as no surprise that the IVF process comes with many, MANY blood draws. When you go through IVF and even before when doctors are ordering tests to check different levels to see what’s going on…
Read More45 Positive Pregnancy Affirmations: Healthy Mantras- All Trimesters
Whether you’re already pregnant or trying to get pregnant, these positive pregnancy affirmations can help you get and stay in a positive frame of mind. Affirmations are a common tool used with the law of attraction for reprogramming your subconscious mind and aligning yourself with the success you want. They help you to believe that…
Read MoreHow to Support Friends Doing IVF
When you don’t know how it can be tricky to support your friends doing IVF. IVF and infertility aren’t talked about much, especially when you consider that 1 in 8 couples are experiencing this difficulty. So in this post, I wanted to give you some ideas of how you can help and support those friends. …
Read MoreBest Fertility Books
Today we’re looking at some great books regarding fertility and women’s health. I wanted to share some of the best fertility books I’ve found that you may find helpful. Whether you’re wanting to conceive naturally or if you’re doing IVF, IUI, or FET these books can help. I tend to prefer hard copies because it’s…
Read MoreProgesterone in Oil Refill: IVF Medication + Unboxing
For our next cycle I needed to order a progesterone in oil refill. So I figured I’d give you a quick unboxing post just so you know what to expect. After our latest FET failed our doctor wanted to have us do an ERA test to check for when my endometrial lining is most receptive. …
Read MoreMusic for Manifesting Pregnancy
I really love the idea of using music as a tool for manifesting what you want- in this case pregnancy. Music is excellent for helping you to feel and process different emotions. Music has always had a way of helping me through difficult situations. Whether it’s listening to songs that match my mood or the…
Read MoreNatural FET Cycle (Frozen Embryo Transfer)
This month we are doing a natural FET (frozen embryo transfer) cycle instead of a medicated cycle. In a medicated cycle you take medication like estradiol or Estrace as estrogen support to help encourage the growth of your uterine lining. This starts at the beginning of your cycle. For a natural cycle you wait to…
Read MoreEmbryo Transfer Affirmations
These affirmations can be used leading up to, during, and after your embryo transfer. Even though they were created with embryo transfer in mind, you might find some of them helpful for natural conception or an IUI as well as IVF and FET. You’ll also notice that I’ve just used the singular ‘embryo’, but if…
Read MoreRecipe for Pineapple Upside Down Cake Smoothie
This pineapple upside down cake smoothie recipe is a delicious way to enjoy some fresh pineapple. It’s great if you’re post-embryo transfer or in the 2 week wait and looking to get in that pineapple core. The extra bromelain (especially in the core) is supposed to help with embryo implantation. Plus, it’s just a super…
Read MoreNEW! IVF Tracker Journals: Organize Meds, Appointments, Test Results
I am so thrilled to announce that my IVF tracker journals are now available on Amazon! For my first three rounds of IVF, I would come back from my appointments with sticky notes or scraps of paper with my medication instructions. I’d then scribble on little checkmarks and R’s or L’s to keep track of…
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