Category: Product Recommendations
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First Time Mama Product Recommendations, From the Friends Who Had Kids Before Us
Link to all products here Pregnancy after infertility and/or loss is a weird process. We spend so much time focused on seeing those two pink lines, then sustaining the pregnancy, sticking needles in our ass, and trying not to have a nervous breakdown in the process, that before we know it, we are halfway through…
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Building Our Family, Piece by Piece
A puzzle fundraising idea for IVF families My husband and I embarked on our IVF journey with hopeful hearts, believing it would be a manageable process: an egg retrieval, embryo creation, and a transfer, all leading to the joyous news of pregnancy in just a few months. We felt fortunate to have some insurance coverage,…
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Lupron Depot: How to Survive The Devil’s Drug
If you’re familiar with Lupron Depot, you’re aware that this drug is not for the faint-hearted. Primarily used in the treatment of female cancer patients, Lupron Depot is also utilized in embryo transfer protocols for women with endometriosis (endo) or adenomyosis (adeno). Endometriosis is an inflammatory disease that, when active, can lead to failed embryo…
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Embryo Transfer Day Must Have’s
Embryo transfer day is one of the most exciting, nerve-racking, and special days you will have in your IVF journey. It is the day that all of your hard work, comes to a climax as you try with all of your might to bring your baby, Earthside. This moment is nerve-racking, because there is no…
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Baby Books to Explain Alternate Routes to Parenthood
However your family comes together, it is beautiful, special and perfect! It’s not always easy to accept a path that feels “different” and it sometimes takes a-lot of love, patience and processing to arrive at acceptance. Some of my favorite children’s books that help to explain alternate routes to parenthood, equally bring me comfort and…
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Flattering Dresses for the Overwhelming Summer: Beat the Heat, Hormones, and IVF Challenges with Flair
Let’s face it, going through infertility treatments during summer is a whole new level of stress. It’s a sizzling season, with raging hormones, weight fluctuations, exercise restrictions, and non-stop sweating (shoutout to my Lupron sisters!). All these factors can make us feel a tad insecure in our stylish summer outfits. Trust me, I’m going through…
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Rainbow Baby Tokens: Faith-Filled Purchases for the Expectant Mother
However your journey to motherhood unfolds, it is undeniably a remarkable, exquisite, and unique experience. Some may traverse a longer path than others, encountering stormy weather along the way. Whether you’ve experienced the loss of a precious baby, endured multiple rounds of IVF without success, or turned to various assisted reproductive technologies, we are all…
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IVF Must Have’s for the Modern Mama in Waiting
If you’re about to start infertility treatments, you’re probably feeling overwhelmed with the amount of products you’re being told are the “must have’s” of a stress-free cycle. Below are the products that got me through multiple rounds of IVF, and continue to be products I love to use!