by Meg Benjamin | Mar 11, 2024 | 50 is the New Mommy, Blog, blogger, Mom Blog
If you’ve been following along, you already know that we had extra embryos left over after our initial egg retrieval and embryo transfer. What did we do with those leftover embryos? We had a few options, and it took me some time and strong consideration to...
by Meg Benjamin | May 22, 2020 | 50 is the New Mommy, Blog, blogger, Mom Blog
Warning! This one is a hard one for me to write and probably for some of you to read. it may bring up some memories and emotions, especially if you are also an IVF mom. If you’ve been following along on my journey of becoming a mommy of twins at almost 50 years...
by Meg Benjamin | Jun 30, 2018 | 50 is the New Mommy
I remember it like it was yesterday. I’ll never forget it. My first hormone shot. I was standing in my bathroom, my stomach turning and my hands shaking as Steve stood next to me. We both knew what this first shot meant. We were taking the steps needed to...
by Meg Benjamin | Jun 26, 2018 | 50 is the New Mommy
This morning I had my second lining check. I was super anxious before going to this appointment. At my last visit, my lining wasn’t thick enough and they told me that if it doesn’t get thicker we may have to postpone the transfer date. I’ve...
by Meg Benjamin | Jun 20, 2018 | 50 is the New Mommy
Today was my first lining check. When I was at the office, everything looked “good” but this afternoon I got a message from my fertility nurse, saying that my lining wasn’t where they wanted it to be. They wanted it to be >6 mm triple and mine was 5.1 mm triple. ...
