My story begins in 2018, two years before embarking on our TTC journey, back when my now husband, Sean and I were still just dating. Today, we live in Atlanta, GA, but back then, we were living in Washington DC. Life was beautiful. We were traveling a lot, we were enjoying living in a new […]
After several years of trying and then a diagnosis of unexplained infertility, Julie and Yhadird Odar had all but given up on the idea of becoming parents. They decided to stop stressing and just live their best lives – which included plenty of travel and pursuing their dreams. Imagine their shock and excitement when, after
My name is Amberly, and my husband and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary in July of 2023. We met in my husband (Dale)’s hometown in Wisconsin doing youth ministry together. We were both in college at the time, but dated long distance- I was in school in Chattanooga, TN and Dale was finishing his
My husband & I tried to grow our family since 2016. After a year of trying we sought out help from our doctor by just doing some basic blood work and a seman analysis, everything looked perfectly normal. In 2019 I underwent a laparoscopic surgery & was diagnosed with mild endometriosis. We decided that we
The more that I have talked about my loss and baby journey, the more I have realized that my story is not uncommon but just as difficult to talk about and process. Thankfully, along the way God put people in my life to support my husband and I through this stage. We have always look
Trying to get pregnant can be a very difficult time in your life, especially if you are having trouble conceiving. What should be a happy time turns into a stressful and often heartbreaking journey. The roller coaster of emotions that comes with trying to conceive can be quite overwhelming. You are likely dealing with sadness,
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My husband, Matthew, and I met sometime in elementary school, we started dating my senior year of high, and got married while I was in college. We had always talked about having children and becoming parents. Shortly after we got married, I graduated college, we moved, got new jobs, and we thought this would be a good
I spent my twenties enjoying life, exploring, and searching for the right life partner. I started dating my husband at 33, and we didn’t get married until I was nearly 36. We started loosely trying as soon as the wedding was over. I was a little nervous that due to my age it might take
My husband, Lars, and I had a difficult time conceiving at first. When we first started trying, we experienced three miscarriages followed by two years of unexplained infertility and one failed adoption. Then we had our rainbow baby- our son Jacob. 18 months after Jacob was born, we were surprised to find out we’re pregnant
I knew pregnancy loss was common. I knew, personally, a handful of women who had experienced it. Most of those women, if not all, experienced it on their very first pregnancy. So it seemed to me at the time that I had been one of the lucky ones. My first pregnancy in 2015 was textbook.