Pregnancy after loss is no joke. It’s the hardest thing I have ever had to go through. Harder than grieving the loss of my son. So I’m sharing my story of finding out I’m pregnant and the feelings I had along the way. I’ve always gotten my period like clockwork. Always. So when I was …
The plan had been to give birth at a birthing center. I had been seeing a midwife and a high risk doctor (MFM). The high risk doctor was on board with a birthing center birth as long as everything looked good throughout pregnancy. My high risk doctor mentioned that I could transition to their midwives …
Getting pregnant after infertility and pregnancy loss is probably the hardest thing I will ever do. At first I had loads of anxiety. Well, after 8 months of trying (because we aren’t doing IVF) my focus is now on actually GETTING pregnant, rather than when I am pregnant. I wanted to share what I’m currently …
I’ve shared pregnancy updates on my Instagram page with this current pregnancy. Chase and I have felt good about using midwives and birthing at a birthing center. We had lots of questions at our initial consultation back when I was just 10 weeks. We felt they had birthed enough babies and knew what to do …
I decided after having gone through a failed IVF cycle and a miscarriage after going through IVF, that I was NOT going to do IVF again. We decided to try NaPro Technologies. If you didn’t hear, we didn’t get pregnant through IVF. Our miracle baby, Kason, was not conceived in a petri dish. We got …
Infertility still affects Chase and I, and I wished it didn’t. I feel bad for every post I share of Kason. But, if I don’t share what joy he brings to our family, then how can I instill hope and encouragement into your hearts that infertility is just a season? Here’s 4 ways Infertility still …
I get that Mother’s Day is hard. If you are still struggling with becoming a mother, then please read my previous post on Helping your Infertile Friend on Mother’s Day. I’m listing a few items that would be great to give to a Mom after struggling with infertility or having their rainbow baby. So if …
Ever since I can remember, I’ve been going to church on Mother’s Day. After the meeting they would hand a treat out to anyone who was 18 or older. When I was 18, I, of course didn’t feel qualified since I wasn’t a mom, and I wasn’t married yet. It wasn’t until we came out …
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 …
I was browsing Pinterest sometime before Kason was born and I came across this book called “Becoming a Calm Mom.” I felt like it was something I needed in my life. I was worried I would be frustrated with a newborn and upset with how things were going to be from here on out. I’m …
