When a young couple gets married and wants to start a family together, it can be devastating to find out that their plan isn’t going to work out quite as they had hoped. Not every couple can get pregnant immediately. There can be issues with the woman’s body or the man’s body that can make […]
TTC’ing and Coping With the Holidays
This is a sponsored conversation from Mums the Word Network and The Stork OTC. All opinions are my own. Eight years, 96 months, 416 weeks, 4,380 days, 69,936 hours. That’s how long we’ve been trying to conceive. December is a specifically hard month for us since we experienced two miscarriages during what is supposed […]
Why I Didn’t Write About Infertility Awareness Week
Definitions belong to the definers, not the defined. ~ Toni Morrison If you’ve visited my site before, you know that I am very open about our journey. Six months ago, Chris and I decided to walk away from it. We have the three boys. I am a mom because of them. This journey was becoming […]
Fiera ~ Let Your River Floweth Over ~ Get Your Sexlife Back!
The Sahara Desert of TTC Seven years I’ve been fighting infertility – SEVEN. Fighting PCOS, going through miscarriages, it’s just one loss after another – the loss of one’s self, the loss of hope for a family, and the loss of my libido. I’m going to talk to you honestly, candidly, and frankly. I never […]
I Am the Silent Mother – Always Waiting
Yes, I do have three wonderful stepchildren. I adore each and every one of them. I love their quirks, their attitude, and even their tantrums. I love that they call me Mom, Mommy, Mamma – words that I never thought I’d hear. For seven years I have been a Mother – and in the same […]
Baby Dance Essentials For Him Including PrOxeed Plus
Listen ladies in this journey of trying to conceive, there is no culprit except our own bodies. So we do what we have to in order to get our bodies in shape and to aid with conception. We don’t talk about sperm health because most blogs are written by women – but we SHOULD be […]
12 Days of Romance Holiday Edition
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone.#KYTrySomethingNew #CollectiveBias The holiday season is the busiest time of the year. We’re so busy baking, menu planning, buying gifts, party planning, etc. that we forget our most important thing – our relationships. It’s true, we get so tired […]
The Stork OTC – Helping Your Dreams Come True
A lot has changed in two years in the infertility world. A lot of new research has come to light, and at home insemination is even more accessible to us now. Two years ago, I introduced The Stork to you all, back then, it was by prescription only. Today, The Stork is now available over […]
Prenatal Tests for Pregnant Women 35 and Over
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the average age for women having their first child has slowly been increasing since the 1970s. As of 2013, the average age for having a first child was 26 years old; this average age is expected to increase since more women are having their first child […]
When Mourning Isn’t Enough
“Each person’s grief journey is as unique as a fingerprint or snow flake.” – Earl Grollman What do you do when mourning isn’t enough? What do you do when it seems like all your hopes and dreams have been completely destroyed by fate – or so it seems. Sometimes when I lay down at night […]