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		<title>Nowhere Else to Go</title>
		<link>http://twelvegrapes.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/nowhere-else-to-go/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:54:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Banksybaby</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sitting here at work, having undergone a third failed IVF cycle, thinking I was such a pro that it wouldn&#8217;t affect me if it didn&#8217;t work out.   Who was I kidding? I write this into the void as I have all but dropped off the blogosphere map this past year and stepped back from [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twelvegrapes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6194474&amp;post=1170&amp;subd=twelvegrapes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Advocacy and Legislation!!!</title>
		<link>http://twelvegrapes.wordpress.com/2011/05/16/advocacy-and-legislation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 15:51:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Banksybaby</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://twelvegrapes.wordpress.com/?p=1158</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Keiko at Hannah Wept, Sarah Laughed has been an absolutely tireless force in her work advocating for all of us.  We need to carry the torch and use our voices and our stories to be heard now by our representatives.   If you&#8217;ve had a baby already, if you haven&#8217;t&#8230;if you have struggled, or even if [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twelvegrapes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6194474&amp;post=1158&amp;subd=twelvegrapes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bowing Out Gracefully for Now</title>
		<link>http://twelvegrapes.wordpress.com/2011/02/22/bowing-out-gracefully-for-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:20:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Banksybaby</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[FET]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[taking a break]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://twelvegrapes.wordpress.com/?p=1149</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have tried to focus on what to write over these past few months but just can&#8217;t give infertility, that fickle bitch, much more of my energy and time.  It&#8217;s been a good run but we are moving on.  Finishing out our final FET sometime in the next month, but honestly&#8230;I can&#8217;t blog anymore.  It&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twelvegrapes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6194474&amp;post=1149&amp;subd=twelvegrapes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Another Day Another Lap</title>
		<link>http://twelvegrapes.wordpress.com/2010/11/10/another-day-another-lap/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:33:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Banksybaby</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Surgery]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Laparotomy #3]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As Laparotomy #3 approaches next week, I guess I should be more anticipatory of said procedure?  It honestly feels like it&#8217;s not really happening at all.  Like, next week I won&#8217;t have my left ovary removed and be cut open yet again.  It must be more of a &#8220;outta sight, outta mind&#8221; type thing.  Oh [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twelvegrapes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6194474&amp;post=1123&amp;subd=twelvegrapes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook and the &#8220;Oversharers&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://twelvegrapes.wordpress.com/2010/11/03/facebook-and-the-oversharers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Banksybaby</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://twelvegrapes.wordpress.com/?p=1105</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sarah over at &#8220;Babies everywhere&#8230; but none that call me Mama&#8221; touched on this recently. Also, the Washington Post has an article that talks about how social media (Facebook) has in impact on the daily lives of infertile couples.  We all know what it&#8217;s like, and it&#8217;s nice to see the national media bring it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twelvegrapes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6194474&amp;post=1105&amp;subd=twelvegrapes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>IVF and Infertility in the News&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://twelvegrapes.wordpress.com/2010/10/16/ivf-and-infertility-in-the-news/</link>
		<comments>http://twelvegrapes.wordpress.com/2010/10/16/ivf-and-infertility-in-the-news/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Oct 2010 07:59:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Banksybaby</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Musings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In the news]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://twelvegrapes.wordpress.com/?p=1108</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just saw some interesting articles online and wanted to share &#8216;em&#8230; &#8212; Holy crap! There is a new DNA test can screen embryos for abnormal chromosome numbers before transfer? &#8212;- Popular Science has an interesting article about how a woman in NY set a record by giving birth to a baby born from a 20 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twelvegrapes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6194474&amp;post=1108&amp;subd=twelvegrapes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Should I Stay or Should I Go? (Job Edition)</title>
		<link>http://twelvegrapes.wordpress.com/2010/10/11/should-i-stay-or-should-i-go-job-edition/</link>
		<comments>http://twelvegrapes.wordpress.com/2010/10/11/should-i-stay-or-should-i-go-job-edition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 20:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Banksybaby</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://twelvegrapes.wordpress.com/?p=1097</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Coupla questions: 1. How long would you stay in a brain numbing dead end job in a crap area that pays dirt, with people you mostly tolerate,  and offers no advancement whatsoever but provides health insurance? 2. Has anyone ever dealt with being between jobs without insurance or paid for theirs out of pocket during [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twelvegrapes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6194474&amp;post=1097&amp;subd=twelvegrapes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I Get To Have Explosive Diarrhea When? Grrrrrreat.</title>
		<link>http://twelvegrapes.wordpress.com/2010/10/07/i-get-to-have-explosive-diahrrea-when-grrrrrreat/</link>
		<comments>http://twelvegrapes.wordpress.com/2010/10/07/i-get-to-have-explosive-diahrrea-when-grrrrrreat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 16:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Banksybaby</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Surgery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Laparotomy#3]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://twelvegrapes.wordpress.com/?p=1074</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been so distracted and busy lately. Between work, school and training I barely have the ability to cook and sleep properly. Thus, the bloggie, and my IF world attentions has suffered. But, seriously&#8230;who is dying to read about my laparotomy drama. Honestly. Regardless and for the record, it&#8217;s been pushed off until November [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twelvegrapes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6194474&amp;post=1074&amp;subd=twelvegrapes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>September 23, 2010- Me and You and a dog named &#8216;Boo&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://twelvegrapes.wordpress.com/2010/09/23/september-23-2010-me-and-you-and-a-dog-named-boo/</link>
		<comments>http://twelvegrapes.wordpress.com/2010/09/23/september-23-2010-me-and-you-and-a-dog-named-boo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Banksybaby</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fifth Anniversary]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://twelvegrapes.wordpress.com/?p=1057</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have a date for Laparotomy #3: October 21st.  Got to also discuss with nurse the details of surgery prep and the wonderful elixer called Golytely.  Ahh, I remember it well.  Buh-buh-buh-BLECH! On a lighter note&#8230;our five year anniversary is tomorrow.  Huzzah!  We&#8217;ve been married for five whole years and&#8230;well&#8230;what can I say?  We pushed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twelvegrapes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6194474&amp;post=1057&amp;subd=twelvegrapes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bait n&#8217; Switch</title>
		<link>http://twelvegrapes.wordpress.com/2010/09/13/bait-n-switch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 18:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Banksybaby</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, my chickadees&#8230;looks like this FET ain&#8217;t happenin&#8217; anytime soon. Went in for a SHG this morning only to find out three things: 1) My left ovarian cyst has grown and the doc is adamant that the ovary, at last, needs to be removed. 2) They also had a hard time getting the catheter into [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=twelvegrapes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6194474&amp;post=1060&amp;subd=twelvegrapes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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