The start of the IVF process

We wanted to have another go at SO-IUI and began waiting for my period of come. Days became weeks, and weeks became months, and it didn't arrive. These things... when you want them to come, they don't. When you don't want them to come, they do.

Instead of waiting longer, we walked into the doctors' office to change our plans. We will, rather we have just put our foot into IVF. Or ICSI to be precise. I did not know there was a difference, and I shall go into that difference in another post.

Today marks day 2 of stimulation jabs... Or in short...stimms. My doctor decided to put me on 300iui of Puregon, the very same follicle stimulating hormones (FSH) I used when we were doing SO-IUI. This is because we already have a few bottles of them sitting at home. Of course, this time around, the dosage more than doubled.

Strangely, perhaps it is one of the many side effects of the drugs, I feel extremely tired and I swear I can fall asleep standing up, although I heard it is also a little early in the cycle to feel this way. I cannot imagine on day 5 or 6 of stimms. Will I maybe just spend an entire day snoozing?!

Cost incurred so far: $1,800 for 5 days worth of Puregon plus my doctors' consultation fee.

Yilan for kids - Taiwan Travelogue

Our recent trip to Taiwan brought us to Yilan. Although we initially worried that it will be boring for the boy as it is more of a "back to nature" part of Taiwan, we enjoyed ourselves very much, and wished we spent more time there. Surprisingly, Yilan packs more fun for the kid than expected.

Here's some places you can check out if you are going down that way and I will let the pictures do the talking!

My thoughts on the Glenn Doman Learning Method

When I was invited to attend a baby learning seminar about the Glenn Doman Learning Method , I wasn't prepared to feel what I did after that.

There were fleeting thoughts in that 3 hours for me to leave my job to be at home with J.

I also had my heart swell with pride despite not having been the most conscientious mum in helping my son to learn. Yet the time he spent in school has helped him reach all his developmental and learning milestones.

Fun for kids in the West of Singapore- Part 1

My family moved to the western part of Singapore when I was 3 years old. For as long as I can remember , I have lived here, and will likely continue to for an even longer time.

At different points, people have asked me what's there to do here in the west as it seems so far away. The common comments I hear from friends while in school were "you live in tuas ah....the industrial area? " Or... "which kampong is that?".

Meeningfully

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