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A’s birth story – the ultrasound that changed it all

A week of blood tests confirmed that I was indeed pregnant.  I had to make a decision, keep thinking the worse or hang on for dear life hoping for the best . . . I chose hope.  It was still … Continue reading

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A’s birth story: the two week wait

At first I thought it was completely reasonable when the nice nurse at my reproductive endocrinology office told me to wait 16 days to take a pregnancy test after my hCG shot.  After all 16 days is just a little … Continue reading

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A’s birth story: adventures in reproductive endocrinology

I have been wanting to write A’s birth story for quite some time, in fact I have started it several times.  I have all of these bits and pieces and they are all over the place.  I guess I was … Continue reading

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don’t ignore: the signs of infertility

After the first miscarriage E and I moved forward determined to have a baby.  We would go on to have a total  five miscarriages before A would enter our lives.  While I won’t go through every heart shattering loss, I … Continue reading

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don’t ignore: miscarriages

To say I had baby fever would be a gross understatement … I wanted a baby, it was all I could think about. Then it happened I was pregnant, I just knew I was even though I hadn’t seen those … Continue reading

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Don’t Ignore Infertility

Yesterday marked the start of National Infertility Awareness Week.  I have mentioned in passing here on the blog that E and I had some struggles before we were blessed with our little A.  I plan to go into more detail … Continue reading

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10 reasons doulas rock!

Today starts World Doula Week so I thought it fitting to write about why doulas rock. What is a doula you may ask . . . Well essentially they offer support to women and their partners during labor. I had … Continue reading

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hair, hair everywhere!

This past weekend I started to experience one of the amazing after effects of pregnancy … The beautiful thick mane of hair that I experienced during my pregnancy is starting to fall out all over the place. Luckily I read … Continue reading

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