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
I gave birth to my Tallulah girl in the spring of 2019 at 12.5 weeks. I remember waiting to tell friends, family, everyone, until I knew she was safely past the point when parents tend to experience loss. I remember the nervous excitement carrying her as my own little secret. Like nearly every woman in
1. Describe the process of getting pregnant. Was it easy for you? Was it hard? Did you have to go through fertility treatment? It was easy for us to get pregnant and wasn’t TTC for very long. 2. What was the pregnancy like? Was it easy and smooth? Hard with a lot of pregnancy symptoms?
When you go through a miscarriage, it can be both an emotionally and physically taxing experience for all pregnant women. A miscarriage is typically thought of as an early pregnancy loss during the first trimester. Medically speaking, a miscarriage is a loss anytime before the 20th week of pregnancy. Regardless of which week the pregnancy
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My husband and I got married in October 2016. The day we got engaged it started raining right after he put the ring on my finger, then the day of our wedding was in the middle of a hurricane. They say a lot of things about rain on a wedding day, but it has seemed
Dr. Heather Browne PsyD, LMFT helps people recognize the power of communication. It is one of our most important skills that we have, and yet we don’t consider our understanding, approach, belief, and therefore, miss our possibilities. Living with a paranoid schizophrenic mother gave Dr. Heather a unique and powerful awareness that no one has
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1. Describe the process of getting pregnant. Was it easy for you? Was it hard? Did you have to go through fertility treatment? With our first baby Breagh we became pregnant immediately. We assumed it would be the same for the rest. It was -not-. For Josephine, we tried for over a year then had
I met Daryl originally back in 2013 then again and started our relationship in 2015 and we got married in 2019. We found out I was pregnant to our daughter in 2016 and it took us almost a year of TTC to have our son in 2020. I have also donated my eggs via IVF
Pregnant women are often warned about the types of food, drinks and herbs that can be consumed during pregnancy. Mint has long been known for its digestive and calming properties, but could there be risks to pregnant women consuming mint? Can mint cause miscarriage? With the pleasant taste of mint and its many health benefits,
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