Today would've been your due date. I can't even wrap my head around the fact that if you had stayed, you would either be here or I would be about to pop. I can't help but wonder what life would be like right now if things had been different. I always felt like you would've [...]
Tag: Infertility
The Bitterness of Infertility and Why It’s Dangerous
It isn't a surprise that with infertility comes bitterness. It's ugly, it's dark, but it's totally normal. It's also super damaging. It's so damn hard not to be bitter, and I think that it's okay to allow yourself to feel those feeling every once in a while. But I will scream this from the rooftops: [...]
Feelings
I've been pretty silent on my blog and infertility instagram account. Honestly, I haven't wanted to talk about infertility. As weird as that sounds, because I'm so passionate about it, I felt like I needed some space to heal. Completely. Without the noise. When Josh and I decided to take a break from treatment, I [...]
Plus Size and Trying To Conceive (TTC)
As someone that is not ignorant to the fact that they are plus size, my weight doesn't usually bother me. I don't obsess about the fact that I'm "fat" or "thick." In my mind if you don't like the way I look, that's your problem. I could care less what anyone thinks about me or [...]
On a Break
There is this saying that you can't pour from an empty cup. In the past couple of weeks, that saying has stuck with me. After a year and a half of fertility drugs, one miscarriage, and a failed IUI attempt we decided that we are taking a break. I had been thinking about this for [...]
Infertility Explained By Ross Geller
When you see the latest pregnancy announcement on Facebook Then your friends/family ask if you're okay When someone tells you for the millionth time to "relax and you'll get pregnant" When you've just been probed at the doctor's for an hour and have to go to work When [...]
The Importance of Self-Care
Have you ever found that it's so easy to take care of other people, but super hard to take care of yourself? Well don't be because it's pretty common. I think that society has taught us that self-care is considered selfish. It's selfish to think about yourself when there are others that are struggling. THIS [...]
