There are a lot of things I wasn’t expecting once I got pregnant after years of infertility. There are things that I wished others who were successful after infertility would have expressed to me. If you’ve read this blog for the past 9 months you know that Chase and I got pregnant with our miracle …
I’m sure you’ve heard of secondary infertility, which is the inability to conceive after birthing other biological children. I wanted to share something new called, second hand infertility. Second hand infertility is defined by parents seeing you struggle with infertility, while they wait to become grandparents themselves. They get to see their own friends neighbors, …
Infertility can be tough some days, and sometimes we need some infertility humor to help enjoy the journey. Growing up I dealt with those tough days as a grumpy, angry mess, because that’s how my parents dealt with tough days. When I got married, Chase was the complete opposite. He enjoyed laughing and watching funny …
For the beginning of National Infertility Awareness Week I thought it would be beneficial to talk about the foundation that Chase and I started, The Hope for Fertility Foundation. There are a lot of nonprofits that help with growing families, either giving support and knowledge to the community like Resolve and Utah Infertility Resource Center. …
If you have never been through In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) you may not fully understand the “wonderful, glamorous” parts of IVF. The things women put their bodies through during IVF. IVF is broken down into 3 different phases: -Injections to stimulate eggs (10-14 days)-Egg Retrieval-Embryo Transfer (either fresh or frozen) There are unfortunately not so …
Isn’t everyone scared to be a parent at some point in time? Or is it just me? I hope I’m not alone in my thoughts and feelings. Honestly, I felt, and still sometimes feel like I am going to be the worst parent. I’m a firm believer that if I write down why I’m scared …
Did you know that Pineapple is considered like the “mascot” for the infertility community? You’re probably wondering why. For starters, in each pineapple there’s a protein called Bromelain. The majority of this protein is found in the core of the pineapple. Bromelain: Acts as an anti-inflammatoryIs considered a blood thinnerAnd it is a great anti-coagulant …
The other day while I was driving with Chase I started thinking about the bigger picture. That this whole earth experience is one long waiting game. From the moment we are born we wait to die. I believe that there was a before we came to earth and there is an after once we die. …
Chase and I decided we were going to get out of debt, and figured it would take about 9 months. We started by reducing our food budget and finding cheap meals. In order to get out of debt for us we: Reduced our food budget to $100 per month Found lots of cheap meals We …
In preparation of our second IVF cycle, I started skimming an IVF book that I got from the library. One of the chapters was on surviving the infertility roller coaster. The author mentioned that with each new cycle you are given a clean slate. So for us that clean slate is: Taking the RE’s recommended …
