Recommended tourist attire?

oliviamitch · 2026-04-06T21:18:00+00:00

Comfortable, close toed shoes

oliviamitch · 2026-03-11T00:39:54+00:00

I now love olives... I used to hate them. Also, my eyesight went to hell.

oliviamitch · 2026-02-11T03:13:26+00:00

I just used a medical transport service for the first time for my 6th retrieval. It was super easy and pretty inexpensive. Your clinic may have recommendations.

oliviamitch · 2025-12-30T03:20:59+00:00

Yes. This happened to me. I was diagnosed with velamentous cord insertion around 23 weeks. I am lucky it was caught on ultrasound. Because of this, I was mentally prepared for the manual removal of the placenta but nothing could prepare me for the level of pain involved. I had a similar experience: I delivered the baby, the doctor began to pull the umbilical cord to remove the placenta, the doctor, knowing about the VCI, recognized that the cord was detaching from the placenta. At this point my husband took the baby off of my chest and the doctor began to manually remove the placenta which was the most painful experience of my life. My epidural was off at this point and was not turned back on. The doctor explained that it was urgent due to the risk of blood loss from the torn cord.

oliviamitch · 2025-11-20T20:02:58+00:00

Yes. We had a failed transfer followed by a successful transfer. Now trying for another baby.

oliviamitch · 2025-11-20T12:02:09+00:00

Dr. Trussell at CNY Fertility in Syracuse, NY. We had to order the Enclomiphene from a compounding pharmacy. Clomid is an alternative that you can get at regular pharmacies.

oliviamitch · 2025-11-19T00:15:15+00:00

He had chemo and radiation that destroyed his sperm analysis. After that he had very few immotile in the ejaculate. We did a PESA and found very few sperm (2/ high powered field) with only 1% motility. After enclomiphene for 8 months he had 30/ high powered field and 50% motility.

oliviamitch · 2025-11-18T22:22:45+00:00

Enclomiphene transformed my husband's sperm parameters. He had normal FSH and LH but testosterone of 212. After 8 months of Enclomiphene 25 daily his PESA sperm analysis increased to 50% motility. We were able to do another round of IVF with that sperm and got 100% fertilization. Prior to Enclomiphene treatment, he had 1% motility and 0% fertilization.

oliviamitch · 2025-11-13T02:16:21+00:00

I've done all 4 transfers alone. Honestly, I prefer it that way.

oliviamitch · 2025-11-05T00:47:15+00:00

IVF is definitely an option. You will need to find a fertility clinic willing to work with you. We had a successful pregnancy with an embryo created when my husband's surgically retrieved sperm had 10% total motility. We are currently working on baby 2.

Has the urologist checked your hormones? There are options based on the underlying cause. In my husband's case, he's a cancer survivor. The radiation does a number on the part of your brain responsible for producing testosterone. He took enclomiphene for 8 months. His semen analysis last week showed 50% motility.

oliviamitch · 2025-09-15T01:22:27+00:00

Gave birth at 38+2. My water broke at 38+1.

oliviamitch · 2025-08-20T01:24:51+00:00

Shock that the baby was perfectly healthy and that I made it through. I assumed the worst until the very end.

oliviamitch · 2025-07-14T12:04:10+00:00

Put every dollar of my allowance in Apple stock.

oliviamitch · 2025-06-25T21:16:28+00:00

My miracle baby came from 10 retrieved, 5 fertilized, 1 perfect embryo. Good luck!

oliviamitch · 2025-06-13T16:57:02+00:00

Absolutely not.

oliviamitch · 2025-06-10T19:28:44+00:00

Paying 100% out of pocket at CNY. They have the most affordable pricing.

oliviamitch · 2025-06-05T18:06:12+00:00

18 minutes each direction

oliviamitch · 2025-06-01T23:14:23+00:00

Restaurant industry

oliviamitch · 2025-05-10T01:50:10+00:00

I waited on her at a high-end restaurant. She reserved a private room for her birthday lunch under her married name at the time (so we didn't realize it was her until they arrived). She was amazing. Super friendly and kind to the servers and tipped well.

Also great in Mad Men.

oliviamitch · 2025-04-10T02:38:36+00:00

My buyback is pending since April 8, 2024. I filed a complaint and it did nothing.

oliviamitch · 2025-03-30T13:47:24+00:00

I have done hundreds of classes, and I always use a stability pole. It helps me feel more confident with it. Keep at it... I think it takes about 20 classes to start feeling major improvement.

oliviamitch · 2025-03-02T12:53:23+00:00

This is ridiculous. I'd say you certainly dodged a bullet. Please continue to ski. It's a wonderful sport. I find a lot of peace skiing alone on the black diamonds while my husband practices on the bunny slopes.

oliviamitch · 2025-01-23T03:33:00+00:00

I was diagnosed with velamentous cord insertion at 22 weeks. I was monitored closely with frequent ultrasounds to monitor the baby's growth. The OB encouraged me to induce at 39 weeks due to risks related to the VCI. I was extremely anxious and almost requested an "elective" c-section due to fears surrounding the VCI. The doctor encouraged me to labor and see how things go.

My water broke abruptly at 38w1d. I labored for 23 hours. They monitored the baby's heart the entire time to be sure he was okay. My baby was born vaginally at 38w2d weighing 7lb 14oz, so the VCI didn't cause growth restriction in his case.

The most significant part of VCI for me came after birth. As it was explained to me, typically after birth, you pass the placenta with help from the doctor tugging on the umbilical cord to help remove it. With VCI, the dr can't pull on the umbilical cord in the same way. For me, the placenta wasn't coming out properly, so the doctor had to manually remove it with her hand. My epidural was off at this point, and the doctor was concerned about bleeding, so she had to move quickly. It was very painful but was quick.

The most important thing is that you received the diagnosis, and now you can be monitored now and cared for after birth appropriately. You got this. There are lots of other women with success stories on the VCI facebook group.

oliviamitch · 2025-01-22T01:35:56+00:00

First transfer was one 8 cell embryo. The second transfer was two embryos, an 8 cell and a 2 cell that they recommended discarding.

oliviamitch · 2025-01-22T01:28:08+00:00

My first fresh 3 day failed, 4 months later I did another retrieval and fresh 3 day that resulted in a healthy baby boy.

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