Bébé Maybe

The title reminds me of How I Met Your Mother- Barney Stinson celebrated Not a Father's Day lol. People are weird about Mother's Day. I understand that for women who wish they had children but don't (like me), it can kind of suck. I can also understand that it could be a hard day for people who didn't have good moms (not me). The most humorous thing I've ever heard is that some moms think it's hard because it makes them feel pressured or like they're not good enough moms. I'm calling First World Problem Syndrome on that one. No one is a perfect mom, or human. Just sit back and relax and accept the homemade cards and breakfast in bed without making it into a pity party because your loved ones are celebrating you. Mother's Day has never been that bad for me because I've always thought of it as just celebrating my mom. I guess it would be harder if other people had kids in our family, but I only have one sister and she doesn't have kids...

We've made some progress! In infertility world, that's a big deal! In the last couple of weeks I made 2 trips to the Gurnee clinic. It's only an hour away but it felt like a road trip. These days I hardly drive my car to the grocery store. I don't even know where my keys are. Visit #1 was to do some blood tests and an ultrasound. I was stressed about the ultrasound. It was to do a follicle count. Typically every month you have a certain number of follicles, and only one matures into an egg. When you do IVF, you take medication that forces all of the follicles to mature. Then you have a surgical procedure to take out as many eggs as possible. The more eggs, the better the chance that IVF will be successful. Counting the number of follicles you have during a normal cycle can predict how successful IVF will be, and how much medication you will need. Since I had a blood test last year that suggested I don't have as many eggs as the average woman my age, I ...