April 12, 2017 was one of the worst days of my life.  After weeks of bedrest, we were shocked that our baby's heart had stopped beating at 10weeks 1day old - signaling our 5th miscarriage. I can remember April 12th clearly, or at least I remember feeling the blow of loss hit us once again. … Continue reading “I’m sorry, but there’s no heartbeat.”

Going through infertility and miscarriage can sometimes feel very lonely.  Typically people don't talk about their struggles or losses, which in turn creates this taboo topic and makes you feel like you are alone.  But the truth is that if you are walking the path of infertility or miscarriage, please know that you are not … Continue reading You Are Not Alone

After our first miscarriage in September 2014, I was eager to start trying again.  I rushed through the grieving process and tried to ignore what had happened.  My OB said that we needed to wait three full cycles before we starting trying to conceive - I needed to give my body time to heal after … Continue reading What Happened Next – Losses 2-4

I am fortunate that I have some of the best family and friends a girl could ask for, and they all have been extremely kind and supportive over the past three years of dealing with our recurrent miscarriages.  They tend to provide me words of comfort when I’m struggling and also provide warmth during our … Continue reading What to do/to say when someone has suffered a miscarriage

In spring 2014, my husband and I began trying to build our family.  I tracked my cycle and after 3-4 months, we were pregnant.  We were overjoyed, naively excited, and pretty clueless.  My positive pregnancy test came at 6 weeks, but we couldn’t get into see our OBGYN until week 9.  So in the meantime, … Continue reading The First Loss