"For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord. Plans to prosper & not harm you. Plans to give you hope & a future." Jeremiah 29:11
Sorry it has taken me so long to fill you all in (for those of you that don’t follow us on Instagram/Facebook), but this one has taken some time. We transferred two beautiful embryos on January 25th and everything went great. This was our eighth embryo transfer and I felt it had been the best […]
2017 is here. Time goes so fast, doesn’t it? As each year has passed since we have been on our journey to three, I’ve continued to tell myself “this is our year” – and has it been? Definitely not in the way we would have loved – either pregnant or with a baby in our […]
Sitting in our living room with the twinkle of Christmas tree lights, that I can see out of the corner of my eye, has been a constant reminder of what we still don’t have. The lights of the tree shine so bright, while inside I feel so dull. Keeping my cool gets pretty difficult thsi […]
For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to be a mom. I wanted a little boy and a little girl, who was the perfect mix of myself and their father. Our journey to parenthood hasn’t been a “straight line” in the least; rather, hundreds of different loops, twists, and turns. We haven’t been […]
Next month, October 15th is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day. I am dedicating this post to Share’s Walk of Remembrance & the Wave of Light in support of infertility and pregnancy loss and shattering the stigma. You can find a list of all the amazing bloggers on this blog tour here. I never thought any of this would happen […]
I woke up this morning feeling pretty good. Nervous, but ready to take on the pain from the HSG and whatever the results would reveal – just like I have always tried to do throughout this journey. I’ve had countless procedures these past 4 years (hysteroscopies, egg retrievals, D&C to remove a polyp, laparoscopy, LEEP, […]
…it’s just been one of those days. One of those days that you question what the hell you’re doing on this journey?! One of those days that you question how much more can you take?! One of those days where you constantly question when will it be our turn?! And, one of those days where […]
Eeeeesh. There’s a lot — a lot to take in, a lot to process, a lot of information, a lot to think about. Too much!!! We met with KK on July 7th at 9am and sat with her & the nurse for an hour; going over test results, next steps/options, etc. It was truly wonderful […]
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…………..where do I begin? It’s no secret that we are struggling to have a child. If you didn’t know, you’ve been living under a rock. We can get pregnant (not naturally, via IVF), but we can’t stay pregnant. Which obviously does us no good. So often I’ve heard, “at least you know you can pregnant?!” […]
On April 12th I had my lining check to confirm it was ready for our embryo transfer on April 18th. I then went from my fertility clinic in Gurnee, IL to my reproductive immunologists office for my first intralipid infusion in Evanston, IL. My first infusion took about an hour and I didn’t really feel […]
