"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
To our GC, There aren’t nearly enough words, gestures, or expressions of gratitude that could ever show how truly thankful Matt & I are to be on this surrogacy journey with you. While we have struggled with infertility for five years and endured ten IVF cycles, nine IVF transfers, five egg retrievals, and six miscarriages […]
Well, y’all, I thought it was about time for an update – especially those that don’t follow us on social media/Instagram. I believe I’ve mentioned this before, but because my husband and I had no embryos to use (for our gestational carrier), it meant that we had to go through another IVF cycle (our tenth) […]
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 […]
We have tested positive for infertility. It’s not taboo, it’s not an airborne virus that people wear masks for protection from. It needs to be discussed, to be brought out in the open and talked about. It’s a lot to talk about but it’s healthy. There are some who will never know what it’s like […]
My husband + I met with our RE (reproductive endocrinologist) this morning to discuss the next steps. Our clinic considers one to have recurrent miscarriage after more than 2 miscarriages, so while we aren’t there yet, since we have had 2, my RE is still allowing us to have some testing done. They took […]
Going into our FET (frozen embryo transfer) we knew this was it. We had three frozen embryos (often referred to as embabies in the infertility world) remaining. My clinic had told us that I needed to have two periods (since our miscarriage in December) prior to beginning our FET. The day my dad passed away…my […]
Infertility is one of the last things I ever thought I would encounter in my life. As a woman, you spend most of your life preventing pregnancy and then when you are ready to get pregnant you think it will be a piece of cake. WRONG. WAY WRONG. I was never even on birth control […]
Our Journey To Three 