A few months ago I listened to a podcast episode that talked about how she used a visualization to help move things through her reproductive organs. I thought it was a great idea to put something like that together for myself, I call it the infertility guided meditation/visualization. I wrote it all down for myself. …
Our First NaPro Appointment
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 …
How Mercier Therapy Can Aid with Fertility
When Kason was born, I realized how many harmful chemicals he was going to be exposed to. That terrified me. This pure little baby boy who came directly from heaven was now going to be exposed to smoke, harmful chemicals on his skin, and other toxins in the air. It got me thinking and doing …
3 unusual ways to pay for IVF
I wrote a post a while ago listing out my Top 10 Ways to Pay for IVF. Since writing that post, I’ve thought of 3 unusual ways to save up and pay for IVF that you may not have thought of. **I will make a small commission on some of the links you click in …
Low impact exercises during IVF and IUI
I hear from a lot of women going through fertility treatments that they aren’t sure what exercises are okay during treatments. I first want to point out that if you are already consistently working out before treatments, you should be fine to still exercise during your treatments. These are also great if you are just …
My Top 10 Tips to Pay for IVF
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, …
What We Paid for IVF
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 …
Infertility and Having a Thankful Heart
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 …
Second Hand Infertility
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 Humor – For the Bad Days
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 …