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 normally shy away from sharing anything pregnancy related here on the blog. Mainly because with infertility, you don’t need that added sadness from others’ birth stories. But, I wanted to share Ethan’s birth story and what it was like to birth a stillborn. Tuesday, April 7, 2020 I woke up not really feeling Ethan …
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 …
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 …
