A little over 8 years ago I stood outside the cracked open door of an emergency department exam room, Justin beside me. I was 4 months pregnant with my first baby at the time, but I wasn’t there for myself. … Continue Reading What a Friends Loss Taught Me
It is Infertility Awareness week, so I’d like to touch back on the subject of secondary infertility & pregnancy loss. … Continue Reading Infertility Awareness Week
I had always wanted two children. For as long as I can remember, it was the dream I’d had for … Continue Reading On Loss & Infertility
The Clomid journey has begun! 32oz of water in 45 minutes=pelvic ultrasound time! Ultrasound was this morning, amazingly results were done right away. I just spoke with my Dr and my right ovary has a 12.56ml volume while my left … Continue Reading Pelvic Ultrasound
Testing showed that my levels 7 days past ovulation should have been between 10-20, mine were 5.6. Numbers <6 are anovulatory. I’ll hear from my dr Monday/Tuesday to determine our next step in this process, hopefully clomid will be started … Continue Reading Progesterone Test Results
Next week it will have been two years since we lost our second baby and last week marked 4 months since we lost our 3rd baby. It feels like ages ago, and like yesterday. While dealing with loss, the grief … Continue Reading Transparency in Pregnancy Loss
We have been trying for another baby (of any gender, we don’t care which) for almost 2 years. I have done everything in my power and then some to try to get pregnant and stay pregnant, it just isn’t happening. … Continue Reading Secondary Infertility
Today I would have been starting my second trimester. There’s such an aching that comes from preparing a place in your heart and your life for a child that never comes. We had a name, we had a plan. We … Continue Reading Surfacing Grief With Recurrent Miscarriage
We spent all week in and out of doctors offices, and today at the hospital. After a possible ectopic scare … Continue Reading Blighted Ovum and Delayed Loss
This week has been extremely stressful. I’m heartbroken to say we are experiencing the loss of who would have been our rainbow baby. We lost a pregnancy last year so we knew that loss was a possibility. We didn’t want … Continue Reading Miscarriage Number 2
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