Advocating for Infertility, IVF and supporting individuals in their Grief.
Advocating for Infertility, IVF and supporting individuals in their Grief.
Looking for Memorials Gifts for Miscarriage/Pregnancy loss during Mother’s Day? I recently spoke about some ideas on helping your friends and family members cope with their miscarriage/pregnancy loss. Well, I realize that it can be difficult for some to show their support in the form …
We received an invitation from the hospital where I delivered our daughter to attend a butterfly ceremony. The hospital has a memory garden that honors the children who are no longer with us. I spent a lot of time debating if I should attend this …
How can you support a grieving friend/family member? I’ve wanted to write about grief for a while now, pregnancy loss to be more specific, and I never knew exactly where to start. It will almost be a year since we lost our daughter, and we …
Male infertility- antisperm antibodies According to the Cleveland Clinic, 10% of all men trying to conceive suffer from male infertility. Male infertility seems to be a taboo topic. Before finding out that I had an Antiphospholipid syndrome causing infertility, I was always assumed to be …
Apparently, I have antibodies in my blood called Antiphospholipids (PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE AB (IGG)). Two months after my loss, I visited my IVF doctor because I needed answers. The pathology report returned, reporting negative chromosomal abnormalities and no congenital anomalies. So was there something wrong with me? …
The last few posts have been heavy on the heart, but I’m grateful I could share my story with the world. I wanted to share this next post to remind myself that not my entire pregnancy was complicated. Here’s our Pregnancy Announcement! January 28th, 2021 …
On May 19th, I was discharged from the maternity unit, no longer pregnant and childless. I returned home from the hospital with my husband after just having a miscarriage. I remember noticing that my ultrasound pictures, doctor’s appointments, and little memories of my pregnancy were …
TRIGGER WARNING: to my miscarriage community. I had a miscarriage. It was your average Monday morning on May 17th. I had my 2 week check-up with the OBGYN. The doctor asked me a couple of questions and then asked if he could use the fetal …
I was diagnosed with a Subchorionic Hematoma. I had my very first appointment to establish an OBGYN at 13 weeks. 30 minutes before leaving my home, another vaginal bleeding event occurred. Extremely distraught, I had no other choice but to double pad myself and head …
IVF was a Success! I remember Jen telling us that our embryos were considered a high-end luxury brand in the embryo world. Each embryo is graded by a letter and a number, I’m sorry I don’t have more information on this at the moment, but …