Replacing Silence with Storytelling around Pregnancy and Infant Loss and Infertility.
Sometimes this journey to motherhood is two steps forward and three steps back. One thing I love about this Sisters in Loss Community is how
Have you ever felt like your body failed you? Imagine being told that it was normal to have an abnormal cycle in your teenage years.
Have you heard of PPROM? Preterm premature rupture of the membranes (PPROM) is a pregnancy complication. In this condition, the sac (amniotic membrane) surrounding your
Have you heard of the term Incompetent Cervix? or Trans Abdominal Cerclage? An incompetent cervix, also called a cervical insufficiency, occurs when weak cervical tissue causes or contributes to premature
Happy New Year 2020! We have entered into a new year, and a new decade. Another opportunity to live out our purpose for our lives,
Merry Christmas to you and your family! Remembering the Angels today as we celebrate with our family and friends. To all my moms in waiting
Have you heard of the term blighted ovum? A blighted ovum happens when a fertilized egg attaches itself to the uterine wall, but the embryo
Grief during the Holidays is difficult. Imagine losing one twin in utero followed by the loss of the other is what today’s guest was faced
Have you heard of Hydrosalpinx? Hydrosalpinx refers to a fallopian tube that’s blocked with a watery fluid. To break down the term, “hydro” means water and “salpinx” means Fallopian tube.
Today’s guest suffered from heavy and painful periods and knew something wasn’t right. She and her husband had been trying for over a year and she could not get pregnant. Lauren Shirk sought the help of an OB/GYN to understand exactly what was happening to her body. She went in for a HSG and was diagnosed with hydrosalpinx or blocked Fallopian tubes. Lauren underwent surgery to unblock her tubes, that was successful, but she then was diagnosed with endometriosis. In this episode Lauren takes us on her journey to motherhood, how both diagnosis have made her more determined than ever to become a mother, and the next steps in her journey. This episode is for you to listen to if you have had a block Fallopian tube or diagnosed with endometriosis and suffer from painful periods.
Today’s guest is doing exactly that learning how to rebuild her life after loss by God’s grace. Shalika Bethel is an angel mom to two baby boys due to a incompetent cervix. In this episode she takes us on her journey to motherhood, how she has learned to accept her babies are not here physically, and how she is rebuilding by God’s grace.
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