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Getting There: July 2013
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Musings of a Reproductively Challenged Woman. Wednesday, July 31, 2013. Since I revealed that we have stopped trying to get pregnant I have gotten some wonderful support and feedback. I really appreciate all of the love and support that I have received. One of the comments I keep getting is people telling me that I'm brave. This one baffles me. I certainly do not feel brave right now. I am dealing with a major crisis of faith right now too. I don't want to go into detail because I'd probably just com...
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Getting There: What Child Free Means to Me
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Musings of a Reproductively Challenged Woman. Friday, September 13, 2013. What Child Free Means to Me. I wrote a blog post for We're {Not} Having A Baby. Earlier this week. That is a child free website. The people who run it, Lance and Amy, are fantastic and supportive people. You can read my post here. I got some VERY negative comments on that post from some members of the child free community. Some were downright nasty and cruel. It was so bad that Lance and Amy wrote this follow-up post. That could ch...
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Getting There: December 2012
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Musings of a Reproductively Challenged Woman. Monday, December 31, 2012. Here is to 2013. Here is to Hope. 2012 was a heck of a year. I can't say it was my favorite year ever. In fact, most of it sucked. But you have to go through the sucky things in life to get to the good and I plan on 2013 being amazing. What happened this year? So here is to 2013. Here is to hope. Friday, December 21, 2012. What Makes a Woman? Here is the second installation of my series that I'm doing for Bloggers For Hope! I am sup...
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Getting There: May 2013
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Musings of a Reproductively Challenged Woman. Sunday, May 12, 2013. Nope, Still Not a Mother(s) Day. I hate Mother's Day with a passion. I love my mom. I appreciate her more than words could ever express. I'm happy for women who are mothers. But I hate this day because of what it represents for me and many women like me - childlessness. You don't know what real love is until you're a mom.". You wouldn't understand, you're not a parent.". Just wait until you're a mom. You don't know what tired is! I had s...
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Getting There: In Which I Realize That I Have Value
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Musings of a Reproductively Challenged Woman. Sunday, June 23, 2013. In Which I Realize That I Have Value. I took a blogging and Twitter break for a month. I needed some time to think about things other than infertility and having babies. I needed it for my sanity. The break was helpful. I finally feel that I am truly okay and valuable without children. That may sound so basic to some of you. It's a big deal for me. June 26, 2013 at 12:17 PM. I am so glad you realize your value! It will help in your deci...
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Getting There: Timeline
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Musings of a Reproductively Challenged Woman. November 2010 - Stop taking birth control and start trying to conceive. March-ish 2011 - I went to my OB-GYN because I have not had a period since stopping birth control. Diagnosed with PCOS. Start Provera. We adopt our second dog, Piper. May 2011 - Start Clomid. I ovulate but do not get pregnant. June 2011- Start blogging! August 2011 - HSG shows that my tubes are clear! February 2012 - Taking a break from TTC. June 2012 - Meet Dr. Wonderful! November 10, 20...
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Getting There: An End In Sight
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Musings of a Reproductively Challenged Woman. Friday, June 28, 2013. An End In Sight. My husband and I had a long talk about the future and about infertility and we have come to a decision. We are doing our one round of IVF sometime this fall, but that's it. If that cycle results in a pregnancy we will be thrilled. If it does not we will be devestated. We will mourn the loss of what we though our lives would look like. Then we will try to move on. But that is life. Not all dreams come true. I think about...
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Getting There: June 2013
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Musings of a Reproductively Challenged Woman. Friday, June 28, 2013. An End In Sight. My husband and I had a long talk about the future and about infertility and we have come to a decision. We are doing our one round of IVF sometime this fall, but that's it. If that cycle results in a pregnancy we will be thrilled. If it does not we will be devestated. We will mourn the loss of what we though our lives would look like. Then we will try to move on. But that is life. Not all dreams come true. I took a blog...
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Getting There: September 2012
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Musings of a Reproductively Challenged Woman. Friday, September 14, 2012. Finding Myself and My Voice Through Infertility. For those of you who missed it I did a guest post for Bloggers for Hope. I talked a little about how I've found myself and my voice through this really hard time in my life. I want to expand on that a bit more. Here is my post at Bloggers for Hope: Finding Your Voice. So how has something that has broken me into pieces help me find out who I really am? So who am I? I have made it one...
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Getting There: March 2013
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Musings of a Reproductively Challenged Woman. Saturday, March 30, 2013. This is the first Easter since we learned that we were infertile that I have not been sad. Holidays are typically very hard for people going through infertility. They usually are for me. I'm really okay. I hope that feeling lasts through tomorrow. Right now I believe that God is giving me a dose of what Easter is really all about: Hope. I hope and pray that this Easter brings you hope, peace and joy. Happy Easter. I know I'm a bit be...
