Sharing my thoughts on Endometriosis. The silent disease. While we were going through infertility in the back of my mind I knew there had to be something else preventing us from getting pregnant. While taking a pathophysiology class in college I learned about endometriosis. I was pretty sure I had it based on how painful …
Mental health problems are real, and they can affect even the best marriage. Because mental health issues aren’t the norm to talk about I chose to not talk to anyone about what happened in mine and Chase’s marriage. I was ashamed for how bad my mental health got, and I don’t want anyone to ever …
Here’s 10 things that we were doing when we got our natural BFP (big fat positive). With getting pregnant naturally with an endometriosis, low ovarian reserve and male factor diagnosis: 3 months (April, May, June) of Depo-Lupron shots. Aka, medicated menopause for suspected endometriosis. I had been taking this list of supplements for several months …
So you were told that you are starting IVF, and the clinic tells you how much it’s going to cost. You are probably thinking “how am I going to pay for this?” Well I’m sharing my top 10 tips to help pay for IVF. Top 10 Tips to pay for IVF: Look at your finances, …
You can get to Payson Grotto Falls by getting off on one of the Payson exits. The trail is close to the beginning part of the Mountain Nebo Loop. There’s a turn that you come around and can see a sign off on the left. The trail is only about a half mile round trip. …
I’m sharing what we paid for IVF cycles #1 and #2. This is the cost breakdown of both our IVF cycles. The main reason for sharing what we personally paid is I’ve had many people tell me that I should “just adopt,” and this is to show that infertility is expensive. Our out of pocket …
Our marriage relationships with our spouses can suffer while going through infertility. We get stressed out because of finances, because another co-worker got pregnant, a family member got pregnant, and the list can go on and on. Because of that stress, our relationships can suffer. I’m giving you 5 tips on how to keep the …
With thanksgiving coming up I wanted to write a little about going through infertility and having a thankful heart. When going through a trial, like infertility, it’s hard to have a thankful heart. It can be so challenging to find something to be thankful for when all you want is to become a mom or …
With it being Halloween I thought it would be fun fitting to talk about fear. I’ve mentioned being afraid to be a mom. I’m asking 4 questions in regards to our fear. What are you afraid of? What are some things in life that have scared you to the point you stood still? Are you …
I’ve ran quite a few races, and I love the motivational signs. When I’m not racing I’ll either try and take pictures (if I have my phone) or try and remember them. Here’s some that I’ve taken pictures of. From the Disneyland Race in Orlando in 2016: “Spoiler Alert – You are killing this race!” …
