Before I experienced a miscarriage, I had no idea what a “Rainbow Baby” was. However, after experiencing recurrent pregnancy loss, the term took on an important meaning in our family. A “Rainbow Baby” is a baby that is born after a miscarriage, stillbirth or after the loss of an infant. Many people refer to them…
In 2019, I experienced three early-pregnancy losses and was diagnosed with recurrent pregnancy loss due to unexplained secondary infertility. (You can read more about that here.) Last year, in 2020, we finally had our triple “Rainbow Baby” and yet, I still talk about our miscarriages and post about them on Instagram. Why? Well, simply put,…
During 2019, I had three miscarriages. Doctors couldn’t tell us the reason for our losses, and since we had a daughter who had been born in 2017 without complications, we ended up with the diagnosis of unexplained secondary infertility. According to the World Health Organization defines secondary infertility as “[w]hen a woman is unable to…
Trying to conceive can be a difficult journey. However, these fertility products may make the journey just a little bit easier. Before we get started, there are a few important things that I need to mention! DISCLOSURE: Please note that many of the brands that I mention below are brands that I have previously collaborated…
In January of this year, I had a missed miscarriage and a D&C. (Read my story here.) This month, we started the process of trying to conceive after miscarriage. After I had my miscarriage, I was very passionate about not letting other women suffer through the aftermath of their loss alone. With that in mind,…
Trying to conceive can be an agonizing time for a woman. You track your cycles, watch your body for any possible symptom of pregnancy, and wait from the time you might have been fertile until the time comes to test. As the days tick by, you cross your fingers that your period doesn’t come. And, the…
When my husband (then boyfriend) and I got pregnant with our daughter Graci, it was after a month of halfheartedly-it-will-never-happen-anyway trying. We were both struck by baby fever and wanted a baby, so we threw our hat in the ring for one month. The timing wasn’t the greatest but nonetheless, we were super happy to…
