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 …
Running has been given a bad reputation when it comes to infertility, fertility and fertility treatments. You might be asking why? I had the same question. I started researching and trying to figure out if running while trying to get pregnant was okay. I’ve always been a casual runner, never an elite runner who can …
I had my first IUI and I got my hCG test back and it was negative. You aren’t pregnant if your levels are below a 5, and mine was 1.82. The same day as my beta, I started bleeding, and cramping really bad, so I knew it was going to be negative. I’ve read that …
From marathon training to infertility treatments. Life doesn’t always go the way you plan it. This picture says it all: Life definitely hasn’t gone as how we thought it would go. We don’t have kids, we have 2 dogs. We don’t get to go on vacations with our children, we go on vacation by ourselves. …
We can choose to be better instead of being bitter. Let me give you some thoughts that have helped me through our infertility journey. In church I heard a sister say that when praying to the Lord we sometimes will say “okay, do what you can,” but He reply’s with “no, do what you can.” …
So often we forget when we’re in a bad mood, or down and depressed that exercise can improve your mood. While I was writing, things that we wished we could change, I realized I haven’t been running or doing any type of exercise for quite a while. I have felt down, depressed, and not wanting …
We found out early on in our journey that we were dealing with male factor infertility. However, we went for a few years without really knowing what else was wrong. In all honesty, we didn’t know where to start and didn’t have the money to go see a fertility doctor. I happened to be following …
I have read all over social media things you “SHOULDN’T” say to an infertile couple. Can we please focus more on the POSITIVE things you SHOULD say to an infertile couple? When I get really down it seems like everyone vanishes from my life. I think that it’s cause I’m supposed to get help from …
Sharing a bit about Chase and I and how we met. Chase and I met in October of 2006 at a BYU football game. A few months after that we went on our first date (“blind date” because Chase didn’t remember meeting me at the BYU game) and went ice skating and got hot chocolate …
