If you’re here because you’ve experienced loss or that you just found out you’re miscarrying or having a stillborn, You are not alone. I wanted to share what it was like for us to go through pregnancy loss and things that helped us. **Feel free to jump to the bottom of the post for the …
Ethan’s Birth Story – Stillborn, but still loved
I normally shy away from sharing anything pregnancy related here on the blog. Mainly because with infertility, you don’t need that added sadness from others’ birth stories. But, I wanted to share Ethan’s birth story and what it was like to birth a stillborn. Tuesday, April 7, 2020 I woke up not really feeling Ethan …
Our Infertility Journey Isn’t Over
Our infertility journey isn’t over, and this time we’re dealing with secondary infertility. Over the past year, I haven’t shared any part of our infertility journey. I kinda wanted to hide from the online community and not share anything too personal. Why? It has been the best thing to not think about growing our family …
Best Motivational Signs During a Race
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Are you experiencing Survivors Guilt?
I have been feeling quite guilty lately. I think it’s called Survivors Guilt. Survivors Guilt is where you feel you’ve done something wrong because you survived, or in this case, got pregnant. Ever since we found out I was pregnant I have felt guilty: My heart aches for my infertility sisters still struggling and waiting …
How we saved up and paid for IVF in cash
Chase and I both felt like we shouldn’t go into debt to pay for our IVF cycle. I’ve had this strong feeling that we needed to become debt free. I always heard this voice in my head… “you really shouldn’t go on that trip because you’re in debt,” or “you really shouldn’t buy this because …
Things that are Our IVF Cycle: Egg retrieval
After we triggered ovulation on Sunday night right at at 10 p.m. The clinic gave me a list of things I had to do before my egg retrieval appointment that took place on Tuesday. First time ever seeing a positive pregnancy test – too bad it was only the hCG trigger shot. Here’s what they …
Five Ways to Stay Healthy During the Holidays
How are we going to stay healthy the holidays? After posting about Chase’s weight loss journey, I realized we are getting closer to the holiday season. Where you want to eat All. The. Foods. “How am I going to survive when I want to eat everything yummy?” is what I keep thinking. Training for the …
The Dreaded Two Week Wait
Does it ever feel that when you are hopeful for something to happen the weeks seem to go by super slow? Like when you were a little kid anticipating Christmas and staying up all night and not being able to fall asleep? Regardless of all that anticipation, what do you do when you are trying …