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Welcoming Isabella: A journey through labor and delivery
It all started with a scheduled induction on August 6. We were supposed to head to Memorial Hospital Labor and Delivery at 7:00 AM, but a quick call revealed a delay until 1:00 PM. This allowed for some extra snuggles with our toddler Ellena and a relaxed morning at home.
Essential Postpartum Must Haves for Moms!
Welcoming a new baby into your life is a beautiful and transformative experience, but it also comes with its fair share of challenges, especially when it comes to postpartum recovery. Here are my top postpartum items that can make this journey smoother and more comfortable for all new moms.
This Week’s Top Five Favorite Finds Part 3
This Week's Top Five Favorite Finds
Hey there, beauty enthusiasts! Welcome back to another round of my weekly favorite finds. This week, I've found and tried some products that I've been loving! Most of these products are part of my everyday beauty and regular daily routine. I love being able to share these products with you, and I just know if you give them a try you will absolutely love them just as much as I do! Let's get started!
Take The Trip!
For us, a once a year trip, just the two of us, is a necessity. Our daughter is the focus of our life (as she should be) each and every day, but for these few days, we get the opportunity to really focus on each other. Let me tell you, it feels so nice! This Valentine’s Day we celebrate 5 years of marriage and juggling every day responsibilities, our 18 month old and us being pregnant, this trip couldn’t have come at a better time! 🏝️🛫🐠🫶🏻
Infertility & Pregnancy Loss (Chemical Pregnancy)
I have been staring at this computer for what feels like forever. You know the feeling when you have so much to say, and yet you don’t know know how to compute the words? That’s exactly what this feels like.
Disneyland Essentials for Toddlers!
Planning a trip to Disneyland with a toddler can be an exciting yet daunting task. Ensuring that you have all the essentials for your little one's comfort and enjoyment is paramount. Here, share the must-haves that we took with us for our toddler's Disneyland adventure.
This Week’s Top Five Favorite Finds Part 2
Hey there, beauty enthusiasts! Welcome back to another round of my weekly favorite finds. This week, I've stumbled upon some amazing products that I've quickly incorporated into my beauty routine. I am super excited to share these with you, and I hope they will bring as much joy and satisfaction to your routine as they have to mine. Let's dive in!
This Week’s Top Five Favorite Finds!
With a plethora of products being introduced in the market every day, it can be quite overwhelming to sift through them all and find the best ones that suit your needs. But worry not, as I'm here to make your life easier by presenting you with this week's top 5 favorite finds. Let's dive in!
Transfer Day!
It’s Transfer Day!!
The long awaited transfer day!! It's finally time!! I am so nervous, yet so so excited! I have so many different emotions running through my mind and I can't even begin to explain how I'm feeling. I am so hopeful for the best outcome, but of course I am being cautiously optimistic.
The Dreaded Intramuscular Progesterone Injection
In my opinion, the intermuscular progesterone injection is the absolute worst part of the entire IVF Process. 😩
But it’s absolutely necessary! Since this is my second time around injection progesterone I figured I would share my top tips and tricks to make the injection as painless as possible!!
Canceled Cycle
The words a fertility patient never wants to hear.
I was scheduled to have my embryo transfer September 8. I started on transfer meds (tons and tons of estrogen) and went in for my blood work and ultrasound.
How I “graduated” from a PCOS diagnosis, to an Unexplained Infertility Diagnosis.
This will be one of my longer blog posts, but I promise it’s worth a read!
Embryo Transfer Protocol
Prepping for my embryo transfer is always a wild ride! First comes the transfer meds from my doctor, which is never fun. But definitely necessary. Then, comes all the things I do to “better my chances”.
Hysteroscopy polypectomy ✨
I received a lot of questions about my surgery I just had done! Why I had to do it, what it was like, and what the benefits were! So I figured I’d write about it here!