tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182026762746746252Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:10:19 +0000estate planningaunt flo returnsegg donationphantom pregnancytrying to conceivelife eventsopen adoptioninseminationinsurancefinancial planningIVFmiscarriageangersingle womansingle motherhoodsingle parent adoption2wwpivot pointsfirst trimester worrysingle parentingtwo week waitdealing with old baggagefertility challengechoice momWaiting to try, the two-week wait for a pregnancy test, the months waiting <br />to get an adoption referral. Even waiting to bring your child home for <br />the first time. This is the place for relating to waiting.http://waitingchoicemoms.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Choice Mom)Blogger18125ChoiceMomWaitinghttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182026762746746252.post-2410481564494326756Sat, 01 Jan 2011 18:04:00 +00002011-01-01T10:05:05.638-08:00Did you know we have an amazing e-book on the website this week....the best insights, expert tips and stories of the new-and-improved ChoiceMoms.org in 2010.Check it out hereMikkihttp://waitingchoicemoms.blogspot.com/2011/01/happy-new-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Choice Mom)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182026762746746252.post-8070830783124956499Mon, 24 May 2010 17:09:00 +00002010-05-24T10:10:12.636-07:00Note that in February 2010 the ChoiceMoms.org website moved to a more dynamic format that enables us to add daily blogs to the website itself in each category of the Choice Mom journey -- with even more bells and whistles that includes audio clips, sponsor deals, event details and more.Visit the Waiting section there at:http://www.choicemoms.org/waiting/4Mikkihttp://waitingchoicemoms.blogspot.com/2010/05/visit-new-format.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Choice Mom)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182026762746746252.post-785091581956110208Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:05:00 +00002009-11-26T07:10:31.194-08:00A Choice Mom 8 weeks pregnant feels exhausted at even the thought of throwing out trash, cleaning her house, making dinner, going to more doctor appointments alone -- and spending the upcoming holidays with sometimes disapproving family. She got some great "been there" support from others about the first trimester blues.Here's a post from Kristina that well encapsulated the insight:It will get http://waitingchoicemoms.blogspot.com/2009/11/first-trimester-fatigue.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Choice Mom)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182026762746746252.post-2126848831332365110Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:31:00 +00002009-11-17T06:49:58.850-08:00If you're looking for ways to fill the time as you wait to take your pregnancy test...or for adoption paperwork to move through the system...or to get to your due date...read the December 2009 (12:4, p 175-184) article about the wonderful community of Choice Moms worldwide that you are joining, as detailed in a survey report by Susan Golombok's Cambridge University research team, "'Mom by choice,http://waitingchoicemoms.blogspot.com/2009/11/need-something-to-read-try-this.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Choice Mom)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182026762746746252.post-7533465317483375841Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:59:00 +00002009-09-21T20:43:53.427-07:00two week wait2wwmiscarriageIVFsubmitted by JenThis is the first day of my third 2ww. My first two IVF cycles failed. The first one was with my then husband, and I was so stressed out. I got ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). It was the summer of 2006. I got upset at him for every little thing, some things littler than others, and the schedule was difficult because we needed to move 1000 miles away between the http://waitingchoicemoms.blogspot.com/2009/09/waiting-on-second-ivf.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Choice Mom)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182026762746746252.post-816411425376120647Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:58:00 +00002009-07-23T11:28:59.318-07:00two week wait2wwtrying to conceivephantom pregnancya thread on the discussion board from women in the agonizing WAIT stage prompted this response from Lorie, well worth sharing:This post is great because it bought out all the "weird" things we do when TTC. Leading up to the first try I had rearranged my whole life mentally. I had a serious talk to my flatmate (I was sharing with my best friend) about the baby that was coming and telling her that http://waitingchoicemoms.blogspot.com/2009/07/phantom-pregnancies-and-other-bumps-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Choice Mom)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182026762746746252.post-3082653292616469642Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:29:00 +00002009-06-22T12:35:21.850-07:00egg donationfertility challengetrying to conceiveIVFsubmitted by KristeI am in my first (and only) 2ww. I underwent an IVF transfer on Tuesday. I can only afford to do this once, so to be honest, I am almost dreading the blood test next week. It could be a wonderful day, or it might be devastating. In any case, good luck to you! It is so hard to be in limbo like this. I'll be thinking of you.For anyone who is interested in the experience of my http://waitingchoicemoms.blogspot.com/2009/06/waiting-on-ivf-eggs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Choice Mom)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182026762746746252.post-9138930608098029612Sun, 15 Mar 2009 13:54:00 +00002009-03-15T07:01:02.945-07:00Here's another Choice Mom/Mum-in-the-making who has a different kind of two week wait.Pays to be reminded: there are so many thing we wait for in life. Not everything is in our control, of course. Patience, and hope, and open-mindedness to new directions are good things. Sometimes if only to test our resolve and determination as we embark on something new.As long as we keep on walking in the http://waitingchoicemoms.blogspot.com/2009/03/another-kind-of-two-week-wait.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Choice Mom)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182026762746746252.post-2226924868178724718Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:35:00 +00002009-02-09T11:46:20.998-08:00estate planningchoice momfinancial planningsingle parentinginsurancelife eventsalso posted on Becoming and Choice Mom blogs, because it's just that important:A 40-year-old Choice Mom-in-the-making, who lived in the D.C. area, suddenly died Christmas Day while 32.5-weeks pregnant, from the very rare pregnancy complication of HELLPS (Hemolytic anemia, Elevated Liver enzymes, and Low Platelet count).Her baby boy was born safely, but she did not get to meet him.On SO many http://waitingchoicemoms.blogspot.com/2009/02/what-you-can-do-while-youre-waiting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Choice Mom)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182026762746746252.post-6270801321556400297Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:34:00 +00002008-12-16T12:46:43.829-08:00single womanmiscarriagesubmitted by Jeanne:Too good to be true – the first words that came to my mind when I thought I was pregnant (that little stick had a dark line!) and when the nurse confirmed it after my bloodwork. Wow – here I am, 40, and I only had 3 unmedicated IUIs. Many women talk about trying multiple times and eventually introducing fertility medications. Could I have really been so lucky? Let’s face it,http://waitingchoicemoms.blogspot.com/2008/12/too-good-to-be-true.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Choice Mom)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182026762746746252.post-124475207795189230Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:11:00 +00002008-12-02T12:17:13.884-08:00aunt flo returnsinseminationfertility challengetrying to conceiveangersubmitted by Joni:Hi everyone. As expected it will be back to the drawing board so to speak. My temperature fell today, so Aunt Flo is on her way. I'm sad, sad, sad. I knew this wasn't going to be easy, and I knew that it sometimes takes a long time to get pregnant — even if you are healthy, young and part of a couple. I know many friends who tell me it took them more than 6 months to conceive. http://waitingchoicemoms.blogspot.com/2008/12/angry-about-waiting-trying-waiting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Choice Mom)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182026762746746252.post-283229532089092563Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:16:00 +00002008-11-14T13:26:49.445-08:00single motherhoodfirst trimester worrychoice mommiscarriageA Choice Mom-in-the-making, 8 weeks pregnant, reported on her first prenatal visit. It was a scary prospect for her originally -- a year earlier she discovered there was no heartbeat during that first prenatal visit. Now, heartbeat strong, she knew she was taking a step further than she'd gone before...."and I feel so much -- every pinch, stretch, pull in my lower abdomen, and I find it difficulthttp://waitingchoicemoms.blogspot.com/2008/11/choice-mom-in-making-8-weeks-pregnant.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Choice Mom)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182026762746746252.post-7031241882161192936Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:26:00 +00002008-10-13T08:13:21.844-07:00dealing with old baggagepivot pointslife eventsI can be an impatient person. I like to gnaw and obsess and fixate on a problem until I've figured it out and can move on.Being in the waiting stage of the Choice Mom journey is very much a process largely out of our control. We need to wait for the referral....the test....the savings...the due date...the right time. Women in the Waiting stage regularly visit the Choice Moms discussion board and http://waitingchoicemoms.blogspot.com/2008/10/identifying-your-pivot-points.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Choice Mom)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182026762746746252.post-353437456166302077Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:37:00 +00002008-08-15T08:44:06.808-07:00fertility challengesingle parent adoptionopen adoptionfrom Julie, who is suddenly a mom after some tough times I've been out of the loop for a while since my life has been a little hectic for the last month, but wanted to update the group on my newest family member!Just as I was in the 2ww for my 7th IUI, I got confirmation that I had been chosen to adopt a little boy. That same week I had to put my 14 year old dog to sleep and my car was broken http://waitingchoicemoms.blogspot.com/2008/08/my-long-wait-turned-into-short-one.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Choice Mom)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182026762746746252.post-6778004567572550440Tue, 20 May 2008 14:08:00 +00002008-05-20T07:11:25.874-07:00from JulieWhat I struggle with when it comes to waiting is not the 2WW part, but the longer term. When you make this decision to become a mother, it takes commitment on so many levels. The life you know before being a mother is very different from the one after becoming a mother. When going through one failed attempt after another, whether it's inseminations or adoptions, it is so difficult to http://waitingchoicemoms.blogspot.com/2008/05/how-can-i-share-my-disappointment.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Choice Mom)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182026762746746252.post-2519686337454774567Sat, 17 May 2008 03:47:00 +00002008-05-16T20:55:13.605-07:00 from Cathi, the really-really-close-Choice Mom-in-the-making, who had her last day of work today and is awaiting induction in a week if Junior doesn't decide to appear of her own volition firstI woke up this morning, just like any other day. I struggled to awkwardly roll to one side and basically fall out of bed, just like any other day the past three months. And I fielded questions allhttp://waitingchoicemoms.blogspot.com/2008/05/final-countdown-medieval-style.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Choice Mom)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182026762746746252.post-5989381852488454608Wed, 07 May 2008 17:52:00 +00002008-05-07T10:59:52.452-07:00After a Choice Mom-in-the-making reported that she had finally conceived, she asked the community a series of questions about planning for the delivery. Christine chimed in with congratulations, and the following sage advice applicable to any woman who has been planning and waiting for the day she becomes Mom:I smiled when I read your post, as it sounded like it could have been written by me fourhttp://waitingchoicemoms.blogspot.com/2008/05/after-choice-mom-in-making-reported.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Choice Mom)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5182026762746746252.post-5767728568481129528Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:59:00 +00002008-03-05T22:00:43.252-08:00to tell or not to tell?, inspirational quotes, poetry, chat room for 2ww and referral women, favorite websites, reading recommendationshttp://waitingchoicemoms.blogspot.com/2008/03/to-come.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Choice Mom)0