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A fine whine | Barrenland Meditations
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Coping with infertility in a fertile world. March 5, 2010 in Uncategorized. My contracts finished last week, so I’ve been able to go through the homework from our adoption training sessions. These have to be handed in during our next homestudy this weekend. I’m finding it really difficult to get through these questions without crying at least once. Admittedly, I get depressed when I’m not working. Add my period to the mix and the fact that I’ve never gotten over that little bit of hope that maybe,. I spe...
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December | 2010 | Barrenland Meditations
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Coping with infertility in a fertile world. You are currently browsing the monthly archive for December 2010. December 2, 2010 in Uncategorized. The good news is, they’re out of the hospital and doing much better. Recovery may never be complete and treatment is ongoing, but I’m thankful to have my loved one back. I do miss having them around for emotional support especially on days when I’m feeling a little blue. Are we not different enough? Sigh You can’t help but feel a little insecure after a while.
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Homestudy done | Barrenland Meditations
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Coping with infertility in a fertile world. March 31, 2010 in Uncategorized. Tags: homestudy; adoption; infertility. Yep, we’re done our homestudy. Another item checked off on the long adoption list of things to do. When taking inventory of our lives like this, we’ve gotta admit that we’re unusually lucky. Both of our parents are still together, our families are close and I love my in-laws. We never went through the rebellious teen years, did well in school and are pretty settled now. Now, I could have g...
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Barrenland Journey | Barrenland Meditations
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Coping with infertility in a fertile world. DH and I begin TTC. Purchase the amazing book. Taking Charge of Your Fertility. By Toni Weschler. Read it from cover to cover. Begin ‘taking charge’ by charting using a basal thermometer. Learn fun, new acronyms like BBT, OPK, DH and BD. Feel like I’m drowning in an alphabet soup! Make another appointment with a doctor, since I’m over 35 and have been TTC for 6 months. Doctor “Lumpfish” tells me I’m trying too hard, and I should try to relax. The next 6 months.
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Reprieve, please? | Barrenland Meditations
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Coping with infertility in a fertile world. December 2, 2010 in Uncategorized. First, I want to thank you for the encouraging words. It meant a lot. It’s been a really rough ride. I can’t explain how frightening it is to see your loved one suffer from an illness so harsh, that they become someone else. I would look into their face, but the illness had taken their personality away and changed it into something I didn’t recognize. Are we not different enough? I can haz bebe? Life and Love in the Petri Dish.
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And the post becomes a rant | Barrenland Meditations
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Coping with infertility in a fertile world. And the post becomes a rant. September 30, 2010 in Uncategorized. I haven’t been on much, but, as many people who are adopting can attest, there isn’t really too much to report on. Oops I guess that was a rant, aching to get out. I can haz bebe? Life and Love in the Petri Dish. Sparkly Things Distract Me…. Stirrup Queen's List of Blogs. Tales of the Phoenix. Comments feed for this article. October 6, 2010 at 5:20 pm. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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All work and no play | Barrenland Meditations
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Coping with infertility in a fertile world. All work and no play. March 21, 2010 in Uncategorized. You’ll know I’m doing well when you notice that I haven’t been blogging much. After that last pitiful post, I heard from my client and suddenly I had another deadline coming up FAST! I keep wondering: why hasn’t my client called? Why isn’t anybody calling? Have I screwed up that last job so badly, they can’t even acknowledge me? I went into the interview thinking Meh, I don’t even know if I really want this...
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IVF life skills? | Barrenland Meditations
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Coping with infertility in a fertile world. April 16, 2010 in Uncategorized. It’s funny how the skills you pick up help you later on in unexpected ways. After the stunning failures of my IVFs, I thought I could lock up that experience in a dark closet in my brain and forget about it. Not so. He’s been taking some tablets from a vet for his arthritis. I think they’re called HCG (or is that something from IVF? She asked if I had any concerns about giving injections. No ma’am, not me. I didn’t want ...I mig...
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Checking in… | Barrenland Meditations
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Coping with infertility in a fertile world. June 29, 2010 in Uncategorized. It’s been a long time since I’ve posted anything simply because there’s now very little to say we’ve completed the homestudy, have a copy of the report in our hands and are in the process of sending it out to public and private agencies. Will our new house have enough storage for toys? How will I manage to walk our beloved dogs and handle a stroller or toddler at the same time? Since the miscarriage, I stopped myself from really ...