I Know Someone Who…

I Know Someone Who…. I can’t even tell you how many times during our IVF Journey I’ve heard people tell me that their friend of a friend of a friend who tried to get pregnant for a few months went on vacation….. and then they came home and found out they were pregnant! WOW! It’s

Gestational Diabetes

Well, I failed the 3 hr. glucose test. FAILED. I HATE that word. It makes me feel so terrible, like I’ve done something horrible. Couldn’t they eliminate that word? I already felt like shit for having Gestational Diabetes. Way to make it worse. I was so upset to get this news. What did this mean

The 1 Hour Glucose Test

The dreaded glucose test. I’ve been freaking out about this for a while now. I certainly do not want to have gestational diabetes, but it’s best to know for sure. I was NOT looking forward to drink the nasty sugar drink that I’ve heard about. It sounds terrible and I didn’t want to throw up

Silly Reasons Why I've Cried Since Becoming Pregnant

I want to write a light post after all of the sadness we’ve been through. Here are some silly reasons why I’ve cried since becoming pregnant: * I HATE the smell of our dishwasher pucks. * I HATE the smell of our laundry detergent. * I HATE the smell of all cleaning products. * A

1 Heartbeat

We are devastated. We went in for our 8 week OB appointment and found out that we lost one of the twins. I feel so so alone. I am so extremely sad, but also glad that our other little one is doing OK for now. During our OB visit, she grabbed the hand-held sonogram machine

Our 6 Week Scan – TWINS

**I am currently pregnant with ONE baby. After the 5 week scare, we felt relieved that our babies were still in there. I can’t bring myself to calm down about it, though. I know that a miscarriage can happen at any time. I don’t think I’ll ever feel at ease with this pregnancy. The bleeding

Hiding From the In-Laws

**I am currently 13 weeks The day after we found out that we were pregnant, my in-laws came into town for Thanksgiving! I was so excited to see them. They haven’t visited in a while, and it would be nice to have some family around. My hubby and I had decided at the very beginning

The BFP (Big Fat Positive!!!!!)

**I am currently 12 weeks** Well, it finally happened! We are pregnant! I’ve been trying to plan for my blog posts to align with when I am telling everyone. Some of my Twitter followers already know this news, but I didn’t want to share with everyone until we had that 12 week scan. Once again,

Our First 2 Week Wait (2WW)

Warning: My story is sad I was instructed to stay in bed for 3 days. I was so cozy and comfortable in our room. I watched a lot of TV and read a lot. On the 3rd day I felt INTENSE cramping. I was moaning and breathing heavily. I thought for sure I was about