Update on my journey and how I found out what caused my missed miscarriage. I last left you all on my journey finding out that I have been diagnosed with the blood disorder Antiphospholipid syndrome and I had a fibroid removed from my lovely uterus. …
Screening for pregnancy loss
Screening for pregnancy loss. Over the last few weeks, I have been spending a lot of time on social media, joining the journey of many women who are documenting their pregnancy/infant loss journey and grief. I have read many stories of women who completed IVF …
Infertility Motivation
WE ARE CELEBRATING INFERTILITY AWARENESS ALL MONTH LONG! Have you been diagnosed with Infertility, and it has become challenging for you to stay focused or remain motivated? Below are tips on Infertility Motivation! I understand the heartache of finding out that getting pregnant and remaining …
National Infertility Awareness Month
It’s National Infertility Awareness Month! Growing up, there was never a thought in my mind that it would be difficult for me to conceive and remain pregnant. Infertility and I have been through a lot this past year. Infertility is an enormous part of my …
Celebrating Our Bereaved Ones
It’s National Wine Day! Let’s take a moment to raise our wine glasses and make a toast by celebrating our bereaved ones. Why am I celebrating National Wine Day? One, I love wine, and two, I need to start celebrating myself more often than I …
Managing Mother’s Day after Pregnancy Loss
Managing Mother’s Day after pregnancy loss If you’re anxious about managing Mother’s Day after pregnancy loss, you’re not alone. I’m anxious AF! This will be my first year celebrating Mother’s day without my daughter. Let’s be honest about how we feel with this holiday approaching. …
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 …
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 …