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 …
7 ways to support your friend during grief
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
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 …
Diagnosed with Antiphospholipid Syndrome
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? …
Pregnancy Announcement
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 …
Days after a miscarriage
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 …
I had a miscarriage
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 …
Subchorionic hematoma during pregnancy
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
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 …
Starting IVF
We would be starting IVF for the first time. I had no knowledge of what we were getting involved in, but thank God I was assigned an IVF coordinator who guided us through the entire process. I couldn’t have thanked her enough! (Let’s call her …