My husband and I were trying for 8 months of tracking cycles and surges when the purchase of our fixer upper finally went through, with 2 weeks until our current lease was up. During the mad dash to get things mostly move in ready and move out of one place and move into another, I […]
My fertility journey started January 2023 when I was diagnosed with PCOS and factor v leiden, a blood clot disorder known for causing miscarriages. We had suspected that I had FVL due to a loss right before getting diagnosed. Between then and meeting my partner, I had another loss that no one knew about. I
In 2020 I became a mother. I gave birth to a beautiful 9-pound baby boy. It was the textbook pregnancy that was boring and uncomplicated. In 2023, we got pregnant again! We got pregnant fairly quick in the 2nd month of trying and felt very blessed. We had our 8-week ultrasound and saw the baby’s heartbeat
Our journey started in 2018. We lost my mother in law in June and found out we were pregnant in August. This news was a light in all the darkness. We celebrated with family and friends, but unfortunately we found out very quickly that this pregnancy was not viable. The loss was shocking, lonely, and
‘It’s worked!’ I said to my husband Simon, one cold February morning holding out a white stick for him to see. We both stared at the two lines; one fainter than the other but unmistakably there. ‘I’m pregnant.’ I had not expected to fall pregnant so quickly, for no other reason than I knew it
I got diagnosed with endometriosis in Nov 2022 and I thought I would struggle to conceive but to my surprise I fell pregnant in May 2023. I had a straightforward pregnancy with no complications or concerns until I got up to 39 weeks. I went in for my routine midwife appointment which was on a
“If it happens, it happens!” That was our mindset for about a year. We stopped using protection and just casually hoped a little one would pop up in my belly. At the end of that year, we decided we were absolutely ready to start a family. But we were a little concerned about why it
Rya Rain Hello my name is Rayona. I’m 28 years old. My whole life all I ever wanted was a family and to be a mom. I struggle with PCOS and after trying for so long I never thought I’d be a mom. In April 2023, I found my happy ending, Mike. He was everything
I remember being so excited to be pregnant, we were trying for a few months and knew with PCOS it wouldn’t be easier but after all those opks and fertility monitors I found out I was pregnant. Every appointment being told everything was normal NIPT came back negative and it was only until our anatomy
As I sit in my bed, after excusing myself from the mellow Saturday family hang-out downstairs, I am reflecting on “my story”. It’s easier said than done. Not only do I need to make physical time to write, away from distractions, I have to re-engage in the last year + of life-altering events. I have