Just ten days before our due date, we lost our sweet Lydia. We spent a beautiful day with our then two year old son, Anthony, visiting a local farm, trying to soak in the last days together as a family of three. The post-Christmas and New Years sluggishness was in full effect, and we wanted […]
1. Describe the process of getting pregnant. Was it easy for you? Was it hard? Did you have to go through fertility treatment? Getting pregnant was relatively trivial for my Husband and I. In November of 2021, I was diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). My OBGYN at the time had just handed me a brochure about
Are you currently trying to get pregnant? If so, you have likely taken a home pregnancy test, or maybe a few tests, throughout the trying to conceive process. It can be confusing when two pregnancy tests show different results – one positive and one negative. Many questions come up when this happens. Is the second
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Our journey to a baby wasn’t easy. My husband Dan and I had been trying to fall pregnant for around a year when I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). I was sent to a fertility specialist (who is now also my obstetrician and one of the kindest, most empathetic doctors I’ve ever met!)
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Our journey began almost 5 years ago when we decided we were ready to have children. I was 39 and Ty was 34. We’d been together for 3 years and knew it was forever. I had my IUD removed and thought everything would fall into place and be super easy. My first pregnancy was at
Today, we will be delving into a topic that is crucial for many couples on the journey to starting a family: the period after going through an IUI (Intrauterine Insemination). If you have gone through fertility treatment and have found yourself searching with worry or confusion for phrases like “no pregnancy symptoms after IUI,” rest
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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
The list of things you can and cannot eat during pregnancy can be confusing to navigate. Many want to try to eat healthy food, but also deal with food cravings and morning sickness, which can throw off healthy eating. You may hear conflicting information and not know what is safe or unsafe for you and
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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