“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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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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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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My husband and I went through three and half years of infertility before conceiving our first child. You can read the full story about that here. I was so happy and thrilled to finally be a mother, but the lifestyle change was a rough adjustment for me and my husband. Working full-time on top of
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Infertility is a long, lonely and difficult road to go down alone. Friends are necessary to make it through. Here’s how you can best support a friend going through infertility.
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Books I’m a researcher at heart, and I read a lot of fertility books in the three and a half years we spent trying to get pregnant. Below are the best I read. Note: The links in this article are Amazon Affiliate links which means I make a small commission off of the sale at
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Disclaimer: I am not a doctor or a medical professional. Any information shared in this post is based on my own personal experience and research. It should not be considered medical advice. Please review any suggested supplements with your doctor before taking them. When we did our initial testing for infertility, the only abnormal result
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