Monday 24 September 2007

Topcat's Top Ten Highlights of IVF


10. After much deliberation, explaining, chemo, and crying .... Mr TC agreeing to IVF. Never has someone shown their love for me like he has; I love him so much right back.

9. Tiger turning to me a few months ago, completely unprompted says "If you want a baby, you have to go to church and ask God."

8. Falling in love with my Gonal-F pen. The egg-multiplying master. Quite strange, shooting up again after all these years. I can't bring myself to throw it away.

7. Introducing myself to the world of TTC blogs - learning and laughing so much with you all. Priceless.


6. Driving with Mr TC in his ute, carrying sackfuls of horseshit and a gutful of ripe follicles. On a bumpy, windy, dirt road - it was SO uncomfortable. After a few "Watch it"s, and "Be careful!"s ..... I finally roared at him - "HON! BE CAREFUL OF MY FUCKING FOLLICLES!THEY ARE FUCKING HURTING!" He got the message ...


5. Suppression? Check. Stimulation? Check. Retrieval? Check. Fertilisation and transfer? Check. Going through all the green lights - getting to move forward, feeling the hope grow at every step. Overwhelming gratitude for that.


4. You can take the junk outta the junkie ..... realising old "habits" die hard. As SOON as I opened my eyes after egg retrieval .... ummmm, asking for more pain killers. I don't actually think I was even in pain. Ahem..




2. After my first ever experience with Mr Wandmonkey, I got home and was telling my husband about it. He turns to me, with a LEER and says, "So ... didja like it??" He. Wasn't. Joking.


drumroll ......


1. The funniest, most unforgettable moment in my IVF experience to date - was when my five-year-old Tiger came running down the stairs, jiggling something in his hand. He started chucking it up in the air, catching it. To my horror, I realised it was my used syringe container; all the dirty needles flying around in there. He starts shouting "LEGO!!! WHO BOUGHT THE NEW LEGO??"

11 comments:

Natalie said...

My husband would TOTALLY ask if I liked it! Men are funny:-) Stupid sometimes, but funny.

Amanda said...

I read #3 to the hubby. That was a good laugh that we both so desperately needed.

And #2. Where do they get that?!?! Hahaha!

ColourYourWorld said...

Lego...Hahaha ! Thanks for the laugh TC ! :-)

Geohde said...

I reckon the number one highlight is the fact that you're PREGNANT :)

xx

J

AwkwardMoments said...

hahahah LEGO's!!! how funny

Anonymous said...

So was it number 6?

Evil Stepmonster said...

HEHE I am with you on most of them, but I'm taking Tiger's advice and am going to ask God.

Topcat said...

Nah Tee - it was the sight of your nephew playing with my used sharps.
Noice.

Angie said...

Apparently I've not been around for a while. Congrats!

Dr. Grumbles said...

Oh no! Them ain't leggos!

Too funny!!!

JJ said...

Love the list!!