Naive is a word I would use to describe myself prior to the loss. It’s crazy how much someone can change and grow in a year. To start my story: my husband and I fell in love 8 years ago during a time where we both were not looking for love, it found us. We […]
I had 3 chemical pregnancies before I got pregnant with my living daughter. My pregnancy with my daughter was fairly normal, until it wasn’t around 31 weeks. That was when I started experiencing high blood pressure and swelling. At 32 weeks, after catching my blood pressure at 140/90 at home, I was first hospitalized and diagnosed with
Life is pretty ironic, and God has a unique way of answering prayers. In December of 2021 we found out we were having our 3rd baby, our baby to complete our family. It came by a surprise as we were not trying and actually still deciding if we wanted to have another. I felt it
In 2017 Nadine met Mike, they fell in love and Nadine became a Mama overnight to Mike’s 3 amazing girls. After a year and a half of trying to grow their family, Nadine was diagnosed with PCOS, a condition that affects fertility (among other things). The year 2019 brought with it months of healing her
Many of my friends always knew they wanted to be mothers, I didn’t. I doubted it and wondered if my DNA should be continued (yes, my self-esteem is sky-high as you might gather). When I met my husband Raff, that’s when I did want to have a family because for the first time I felt
Rainbows & unicorns I never would have thought my adult life would revolve around rainbows and unicorns until the infertility world blew up in our faces. My husband and I were married in July 2019. I finally got my fairy tale happy ending and we couldn’t wait for the next step of having a baby
August 27th, 2022 will always be remembered as my boy’s birthday. Sarvin Bhalru was born on this day at 22 weeks and 1 day and lived for 4 hours with no support until he joined the stars. It all started in February when my husband and I decided to officially start trying, so I removed
1. Describe the process of getting pregnant. Was it easy for you? Was it hard? Did you have to go through fertility treatment? We got pregnant on our first try! It was magical. Considering we were in our later 30s, I did not expect the ease. I remember right after we made love, feeling the
1. Describe the process of getting pregnant. Was it easy for you? Was it hard? Did you have to go through fertility treatment? I have had three uncomplicated pregnancies before becoming pregnant a fourth time. We were thrilled to have another baby soon after our youngest had turned one. 2. What was the pregnancy like?
Hello! My name is Micayla, and our journey to parenthood has looked very different than I ever imagined. My husband, Andrew, and I were married in September of 2018 and decided to start the journey to grow our family in 2020. I am a mental health counselor working primarily with children and adolescents, and have