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 […]
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
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
Brittany and Adam were married in December 2016 and wanted to enjoy life together before starting the rest of their family. Five years passed and during this time, it was evident that Brittany had some heavy hormone imbalances. She worked with a functional doctor and a lot of progress was made. They felt it was time to
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9/8/2005 When I lost my first son, my senior year in college. No one talked about miscarriages. I had to deal with my pain all by myself. I was 18 weeks and just had a prenatal visit a few days. Being a first time mom I had no idea what was going on. My now
First Pregnancy My husband and I have been trying to get pregnant for about 9 months. During those 9 months I officially got a diagnosis of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). After the doctor recommendation to wait 6 months, we moved on to the next step, using medication. I took Letrozole and got pregnant right away.
This is truly our miracle rainbow baby. We had 2 miscarriages in 2015, then even through fertility treatment, couldn’t get pregnant. We did 6 medicated cycles and 6 IUI treatments. I was diagnosed with PCOS and endometriosis. We took a break from treatment for several years and still didn’t get pregnant on our own. Our
Journey of faith and miracles. In July 2008, I was diagnosed with severe endometriosis and PCOS. I was 16! My whole world blew up, I didn’t understand why me, why now, why don’t I get to be a mom? I met my husband in April 2011, I was honest with him up front about most
Baby Bear – Our Daughter in the sky This is the story of our first child, baby bear. We had excitedly decided to start trying for our first baby in Jan 2022, we were nervous, excited and keen to embark on this adventure! I have PCOS so was pretty sure it would take us a
After six years of marriage and 13 years together, my husband and I decided to finally start trying for a baby in April 2019. After a year of unsuccessfully trying, we pursued infertility testing with my regular OB, and I got a diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome right at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.