Let Your Light Shine

In honor of International Women’s Day, I want to encourage you to let your light shine. I’m continuously amazed by all the women in my life who I’ve connected with since experiencing pregnancy loss.

Pregnancy LossTaylorMarch 8, 2020pregnancy loss, infertilityComment

Two Week Wait

The mystery of the two week wait—oh how I’d love to know what’s going on in there! Has our embryo found itself I nice spot to implant? Is it continuing to grow?

Trying To ConceiveTaylorFebruary 25, 2020infertility, rainbow baby, IVF, trying to concieve Comment

Pregnant Until Proven Otherwise

We did it—I’m pregnant until proven otherwise! Our little embryo babe is nestled in its home for hopefully the next nine months.

Embryo Transfer #2

Embryo Transfer #2 is scheduled for 2.22.2020 and I’m *trying* to let my hopes run wild!

Trying To ConceiveTaylorFebruary 19, 2020IVF, infertility, rainbow baby, trying to concieve Comment

Doing Hard Things

Tomorrow marks another step in our IVF journey...I’m having a minor surgery called a hysteroscopy. Our fertility doctor wants to look more closely at my uterus to see if there’s any scar tissue from my c-section that might be affecting our ability to get pregnant.

Trying To ConceiveTaylorJanuary 23, 2020IVF, infertility, trying to concieveComment

My Thoughts On Hope

I’ve been struggling lately to maintain my hope. It’s been two weeks since our failed IVF cycle and I’ve felt pretty empty. I know the odds—we have a 70-80% chance of success with each frozen embryo transfer—I just honestly didn’t believe that we’d get the bad odds, again.

Trying To ConceiveTaylorJanuary 17, 2020IVF, infertility, griefComment

IVF Update: Pineapples and Other Prickly Things

I’ve learned that pineapples are a big symbol in the IVF community because there’s a belief that eating it before an egg retrieval increases your odds of success. I’m not too sure about that, but I do know that pineapples are prickly just like all the things I’ve been pricked with throughout this process!

Trying To ConceiveTaylorOctober 3, 2019IVF, infertility, trying to concieveComment

Fertility Results

It’s National Rainbow Baby day, which celebrates babies born subsequent to miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death.
We’re still hoping for our rainbow baby, which is why I’ve started the Rainbow Baby Podcast—to document our own journey and to also tell the stories of others.

Trying To ConceiveTaylorAugust 22, 2019rainbow baby, trying to concieve, IVF, infertility, pregnancy after lossComment

My First Visit to a Fertility Clinic

Today I visited a fertility clinic for the first time. My OB referred me to a doctor who specializes in recurrent pregnancy loss, and I like her a lot—she is kind but direct. Based on our history she said we have a 5% chance of getting pregnant naturally and carrying to term.

Trying To ConceiveTaylorJuly 29, 2019infertility, IVF, stillbirth, pregnancy loss, trying to concieve

A More Difficult Journey

Pregnancy is not for the faint of heart. Social media can make it seem like everyone gets pregnant easily and nine months later, voila, healthy baby!