Our journey through infertility and loss.
“Why, God? Why did you bless her with a healthy child, and not me?” This is a prayer I prayed countless times in the darkest part of my infertility. Very quickly the feelings of jealousy began to set in. At the beginning of trying to conceive, I would notice pregnant bellies and smile, thinking to […]
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Is low dose naltrexone (LDN) right for you? Read about how this treatment works to improve female fertility.
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Ever started to research fertility-friendly foods, cookware, and personal hygiene products and gotten completely overwhelmed? Gyna.co is a wonderful educational tool that makes improving your fertility much easier. I used Gyna.co so I could get on track with a concrete nutrition plan while I was trying to conceive the second time. I thought I already
Author’s Note: This post contains mention of pregnancy after loss. If that’s not something you want to read about right now, feel free to skip this post. A rainbow baby is a term to describe a baby born after loss. Just like a rainbow after a storm symbolizes hope, a rainbow baby is the peace
To summarize briefly, my recent history has included: My first miscarriage was to 9-week-old twins. The second miscarriage happened very early at five weeks and is sometimes known as a chemical pregnancy. Tests After multiple losses, there is a series of tests my doctor did to make sure they didn’t contribute to miscarriage. This included:
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My chemical pregnancy. I was convinced I was going to get pregnant the month after my miscarriage, but I didn’t. In the second month, I was convinced I wasn’t pregnant. But then I took a pregnancy test and got a very, very faint second line. I thought it was a fluke. I didn’t tell anyone
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Christmas, and holidays in general, can be a very difficult time for the infertile. There are friends and loved ones who might make comments or ask questions (when are you two going to have a baby?), there are arbitrary deadlines that may go unfulfilled (I’m sure I’ll be pregnant by Christmas), and family pictures that
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Trigger Warning: This article discusses miscarriage and pregnancy loss. After my ectopic pregnancy, I remember someone consoling us by telling us we had a little baby in heaven. Up until that point, I hadn’t thought much about the baby. I hadn’t known I was pregnant until I found out that the pregnancy was nonviable, so
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I write this story, not because it’s an unusual story, but because it is such a common story. This is not the story I planned to write. I wanted to write another pregnancy success story about my miracle, a rainbow baby after an ectopic pregnancy. But this is the story I was given. In the
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Infertility in the Bible Infertility is a hard struggle for anyone. As a Christian, the pain of infertility can be exacerbated by feeling like you are being punished by God by your infertility. So many Church programs and activities are focused on children and families. You are taught that children are a blessing and that
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