This is the hardest post I think I've ever had to write... I got the call yesterday that I had, in fact, miscarried again. I didn't even know that I was pregnant. My partner and I split up a couple weeks ago, and I thought the stress from that delayed my period by 3 days. …
Month: July 2019
Melissa’s IVF Journey
Guest blogger Melissa Pflueger shares her experience with IVF. It's crazy to think back on those years of heartache. They were only 8 years ago, but it seems like another lifetime ago. My husband and I were both 24 when we started trying to start a family. You go into it with such excitement and …
We Can Make A Plan, But We Can’t Plan The Outcome
When we started on our journey last year, we had everything planned out. We knew exactly when we were getting married, when I was coming off birth control, when we expected my fertility to return, when we were buying our first house... everything was planned. Let me tell you that the ONLY thing that went …
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How To Handle Another BFN When Trying To Get Pregnant
I have been there. Month after month of only seeing one line or the words "Not Pregnant" on the test. The crying. The depression. The hopelessness. I've been there. And I know how hard it is to get out of there. So here are my top 6 tips on how to get out of there. …
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What Is An Ectopic Pregnancy?
Image Source For pregnancy to happen, the ovary has to release an egg into the fallopian tube, where it stays for about 24 hours. There it has to come in contact with a sperm to be fertilized. The fertilized egg stays in the fallopian tube for 3 or 4 days before it heads to the uterus. There it attaches …
What Is The Preconception Checklist?
So you've decided that you want to get pregnant. But where do you start? Well if you've read my previous post about where to start, then you know the decisions that need to be made prior to conceiving. But once those decisions have been made, what then?? Well that's where the Preconception Checklist comes in …
Does Caffeine REALLY Affect Fertility?
"What do you mean I can only have one cup of coffee??" This was what one of my clients asked me a couple months ago. To my credit, I told her that she could have coffee, but to try to limit it to one cup per day and no more than two. So I really …
Why You Shouldn’t Focus On A Due “Date”
Babies can't read calendars. This is something that my midwife told me 9.5 years ago when I started asking about the odds of my baby being born on her due date. I forgot about it until my last midwife told me the same thing. This time around, she told me what my due date was …
What Is A Chemical Pregnancy?
Source A chemical pregnancy is an early pregnancy loss that occurs shortly after implantation. Chemical pregnancies may account for 50 to 75 percent of all miscarriages. Chemical pregnancies take place before ultrasounds can detect a fetus, but not too early for a pregnancy test to detect levels of hCG, or human chorionic gonadotropin. This is a …
How Soon After A Miscarriage Can We Start Trying Again?
Source *** POSSIBLE TRIGGER WARNING, MENTION OF LIVING CHILDREN*** My Story When I lost my first 5 angels, it was extremely painful. I felt like my body was failing me. Then when I had my daughter, I knew that it could carry a healthy baby to term and I almost felt like I had been …
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My Birth Story
About Primal Motherhood My name is Renee, I am a 30 year old Stay at Home mom living in the Riverview, FL area. My son Daxton is currently 16 months old and keeps me very busy. Prior to becoming a mother my husband (Brian), and I lived in California (all over), and I was a …
Trying To Conceive Friendly Core Exercises
Starting an exercise routine and being active is a big move in the right direction when you're trying to conceive: Exercise, after all, plays a huge role in overall health and wellness and can help prepare your body for conception and pregnancy. You may have heard that too much—or too little—exercise while you're trying to get pregnant …
What Do You Mean You Can Use FAM for Both Pregnancy AND Birth Control?
So the reason that I love FAM so much is because it is multi-functional!! You can use it to prevent pregnancy AND you can use it to get pregnant. WAIT! WHAT?!?! That's right! You can use it for BOTH outcomes!!! If you’re not familiar with how the Fertility Awareness Method works, it is a natural …
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Relax And Recharge: Adult Coloring
When someone suggested that I try coloring for my anxiety, I thought they were crazy! I thought only children colored. But once I tried it, I was hooked!! It varies from person to person, but I personally have found that using colored pencils is my favorite way to color! I love being able to do …
Whole Body Fertility & Wellness 