Author Archives: Amandabreeden

The first 3 months of IVF pregnancy are not fun to say the least. Continuing the medications, shots and vaginal inserts seems like eternity and then on top of that I started to get all of the pregnancy side effects around 7 weeks through about week 11. Around 12 weeks, I started to feel likeContinue reading “IVF Pregnancy”

So 9 days after the embryo transfer I go back in for my blood draw to tell me if the transfer was successful or not. Drumroll… IT WORKED. “Congratulations, you are pregnant!” What a long 9 days, but all worth it. Now what? Now you continue to take your medication through the first trimester ofContinue reading ““Congratulations””

I completed the embryo transfer on December 3rd as planned. Everything went well and as expected. Walking in to the surgical center brought back all the feelings. We ended up in the same pre-op room that we were in for my egg retrieval almost 2 years ago exactly. It made me realize how far weContinue reading “Now we wait…”

If you have been following along you know that I was due for a follow up ultrasound to make sure the hormones for IVF were still doing what they were supposed to… and they still are! This ultrasound was to assess the stage of my ovaries to make sure they were still “quiet” and notContinue reading “Now What!?”

After about 4 weeks of Lupron injections I went back in for a follow up ultrasound for another “suppression check” (making sure the ovaries are quiet and I am not ovulating). Let’s make sure the Lupron worked this time around… and it did! Now to begin the “stimulation phase”: Start taking estradiol (2mg) 3x perContinue reading “The IVF Journey Continues…”

Like I have said before, it’s impossible to know what worked and what didn’t. After my cancer diagnosis I changed my diet, began chemotherapy treatment and continued my exercise routine religiously. Was it the diet? Was it the exercise? Or was it just the chemotherapy that kicked my cancers ass in 4 months? We willContinue reading “Movement is Medicine”

In honor of breast cancer awareness month I would like to recap my story over the past couple of years for those who have been recently diagnosed with cancer, currently undergoing treatment or are in the final stages of recovery. This is my story: In October (ironically enough being breast cancer awareness month), I foundContinue reading “Breast Cancer Awareness”

So after alllll of that… What am I up to now? After cancer treatment and 2 surgeries, sticking with a strict diet and exercise for over a year. I decided to stick with it! Because why not? I spent so much time and effort detoxing sugar and other chemicals out of my life and theContinue reading “Consistency”

I have realized IVF is an entirely new ball game. After being on the Lupron shot for the past few weeks I am starting to wonder how much of the side effects were actually from chemotherapy vs the Lupron shot (I was on Lupron when I was going through chemotherapy to protect my ovaries fromContinue reading “More Shots”

What did we decide? We decided to go forward with the transfer of the one healthy, BRCA free embryo we have. So, what does this entail? Since completing chemotherapy and getting off of Lupron my hormones have been out of wack to say the least. It took about 3-4 months to get my cycle backContinue reading “Hormones”