Tuesday, February 8, 2011

What's More Embarassing Than Being an IVF Patient? Admitting This...

I rarely watch TV (in fact, for a long time we didn't have cable and are seriously considering dropping it again). The rare occasions when I do, it's mostly the "geeky" shows like Frontline, Nova, the Nat Geo channel...

I do have a few "junk" shows I occasionally watch on the DVR when I find the time - Glee, So You Think You Can Dance, House Hunters (especially "HH International") and Cake Boss. If you've never seen Cake Boss before, it's about a loud, lovable Italian family who run a busy bakery in Hoboken, NJ and build over-the-top cakes for all kinds of special occasions.  It's fun to keep up with "la famagila!"

Over the summer, they filmed a few episodes in Tuscany and Rome. Secretly, the "main character" (Buddy) and his wife each told the producers they wouldn't mind having another child. So, last night I finally catch up on an episode from October and the first scene was of the wife at a 10-week ultrasound (this will be their 4th child)! The rest of the episode focused on the DH "secretly" designing a cake to announce the news to the rest of the family. It was an amazing cake - a 3' stork holding an almost life-size baby in a blanket.

I generally don't get jealous of other people's pregnancies (we all know we've been through enough "announcements" and have to see the "so-and-so" is having "so-and-so's" baby every time we check out at the grocery store) - and I feel ridiculous - but it bothered me. Isn't this just absurd?!! Ha, ha...I have to laugh at myself.

Talked to Dr. S today and we are moving forward! He agreed that after the D&C, it makes sense to go through one AF and then jump right into the FET. I am not exactly clear yet what that means in terms of timing, but I will know soon...

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Guess we're nerds together...I like watching those channels too! So glad Dr. S is on board...take care.

Unknown said...

Your stork is on his way my dear...and it will be sweeter than a cake...can't wait to follow your FET!

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