A few years ago when we started dealing with infertility I started paying attention to the ingredients in my skincare products (and everything else). I stumbled upon the brand Dime Beauty and it is a great clean skincare line. I think they were fairly new at the time with just their core products, but they have since really expanded their products. I have tried a bunch of their stuff and haven’t found something I don’t like, but today I’m going ... Read the Post...
How To Survive Infertility: Our Fertility Success Story
The final chapter in our fertility success story! We had about six weeks between the retrieval and when we would do the transfer, so we took a trip to South Carolina. It was so much fun and such a great way to keep us distracted. I LOVE South Carolina, we spent time in Charleston and Hilton Head, and I would go back in a heart beat! But that's a story for another time. While we were there we would see baby things and as much ... Read the Post...
The Most Important Factor When Choosing Your Fertility Clinic
I know right now it seems like the most important factor when choosing your fertility clinic is when you can get an appointment. Post covid, the waits for clinics can be months long, I've heard even up to eight! And I know when you are trying so desperately to get pregnant that is an eternity! What is important? Numbers and success rates are also very important. I am a person that wants the facts, and I want things to be research based ... Read the Post...
How To Survive Infertility: Our Fertility Story-Part Five
If you're still following along with our fertility story... Thank you so much! It really means a lot to me, probably more than you know. I promise the story does get better, and we are so blessed that it does. Starting IVF In January of 2021 we started our IVF journey. Our doctor “threw the kitchen sink” at us. He pulled out all the stops to give us our best chance. He prescribed Decadron (a steroid) and human growth hormone. Both ... Read the Post...