Trying to conceive is an emotionally & spiritually taxing process. I honestly thought that we’d be pregnant by this time. I thought I’d be nearing the end of my first trimester, planning baby showers and shopping Black Friday for baby related sales. It didn’t seem this difficult the first time. Over the last couple of months we started using Ovulation Tests to increase our … [Read more...]
Road To Reproduction: Finding Joy Until Our Precious Baby Arrives
Note: Read the last article in this series here: Two weeks ago, my husband Che called to say he had a surprise for me. After agonizing all day about it because he gives such amazing gifts, I twiddled my thumbs and watched the clock. My phone rings. "Babe, can you help me with something, I'm outside." After running outside, barefoot, he hands me a dog pillow and a … [Read more...]
The Road to Reproduction: For the First Time, I Felt Empowered
Note: Read the last article in this series here: Che was able to postpone his work trip for a month so that he could be home while I recovered. I was incredibly grateful that he could be there. He would be the person to drop me off on the day of surgery and pick me up when I returned home. Dr. Haney does over 100 of these surgeries (pre-pregnancy TAC) a year, so I wasn't at … [Read more...]
The Road to Reproduction: The Due Date
Note: Read the last article in this series here. I spent most of 2012 attempting to allow myself to heal emotionally, spiritually and physically. I avoided most baby showers and as May 4th, my due date rolled around I was deeply depressed. I had signed up for e-mail lists and mailings for pregnant women while I was pregnant and it seemed like as soon as I thought I’d … [Read more...]