One year ago today we walked into our fertility clinic for our 3rd embryo transfer. After two failed transfers, we had become somewhat numb to the process but also tried to stay hopeful that the 3rd time would finally be the charm for us to bring home our rainbow baby. After our first transfer failed,Continue reading “Our Transferversary”
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Never Give Up
November 30, 2022. The date of my last blog post. 15 days after our 3rd embryo transfer. Two days after I took a pregnancy test. The test was positive 🙏🏻 A flood of emotions rushed over both of us. Excited, relieved, thankful, and at the same time terrified and worried that something would go wrongContinue reading “Never Give Up”
Thankful
It’s been a while, my friends. It seems that once the school year starts, I am in sprint mode until the holidays roll around! I’m sure my teacher friends can relate 😅 Finally coming up for air nearly 4 months since my last post. I’ve been wanting to share this story with you for weeks!!Continue reading “Thankful”
One Year Later
July 29, 2022. One whole year to the day since my very first blog post and letting the world take a glimpse into our lives as we fight our battle with infertility. It has been so humbling and eye opening to hear countless stories from so many of you that have opened up and sharedContinue reading “One Year Later”
Mother’s Day
Sunday May 12, 2019 Today is Mother’s Day. To say that today was hard is an understatement. Thoughts of pregnancy what-ifs rushed through my brain the entire day. “Will I be able to celebrate Mother’s Day next year with a baby of our own”, “When can we even start trying again?”. My doctor said afterContinue reading “Mother’s Day”
Much Needed Distractions
April 21, 2022… 3 years to the day since our world came crashing down on Easter Morning after our positive pregnancy test just a week before. A lot has happened in the 3 years since then; failed IUIs, IVF consultations, an egg retrieval, failed embryo transfers, an ectopic pregnancy, emergency surgery, referrals to more specialists,Continue reading “Much Needed Distractions”
Social Media Woes
The things you see scrolling through social media… [insert eye roll emoji] So many of us struggling in silence with infertility just sigh and scroll past the endless memes of those {not intentionally} mocking the woes of pregnancy and parenthood and how hard raising children can be. While we endlessly are wishing for those 2Continue reading “Social Media Woes”
Infertility: The Silent Struggle 