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Last update I told you all I was having a hysteroscopy, D&C and polypectomy done. Well, I did have that done the day before Thanksgiving. The procedure itself was pretty easy. I was under anesthesia so I didn't feel anything lol. When I woke up Adam was laughing at me and the nurse said I was hilarious.... Once again I wake up from anesthesia to be told I was hilarious.. What do I say while under this truth juice?! Lol I would love to know.  Anyway- the recovery was quick and easy. I was a zombie the day of the procedure but the next day I was feeling pretty good. Minimal pain, still groggy but able to actually stay awake  lol  I even managed to make it out Black Friday shopping! Granted, I think I pushed too much as you can easily read in my eye bags lol but ya live ya learn.  Anyways- I know procedure itself is not what you're reading this for.  What did the procedure find? - scar tissue. Which was removed and classified and non endome

I know I haven't updated in a while on this front. As anyone whose been through fertility treatments knows, it's a slow drawn out process. What has happened since last update? After our 3rd failed cycle, I had the HSG test done. Which is a dye test with live x-Ray to check for open tubes. While they told me it wouldn't be painful and I went in there with the mindset it wouldn't hurt... It was horrible. Lol. I broke out in a drenching sweat, i was involuntarily kicking me feet and I was breathing like I was in labor because it was quite painful for me. Some people have a breezy experience. I was so hoping that would be mine... Thusly it was not. Lol However, I am glad we did the test because that test may have gotten us one step closer to an answer. Here's why: I dislike making videos. I feel awkward and I tend to ramble on because I feel so awkward lol. But, it was just way easier for me to explain it all in a video. So, here it is.  I mis-spok

I've opened and closed this post probably a dozen times before I could finally form some kind of words. I sat here staring at the blinking curser on a stark white screen and I couldn't come up with any thing to type.  My emotions were all over the place and I needed to sort it out on my own.  So I'm just going to lay it out.. Our 3rd round was again, unsuccessful. Makes our 3rd failed cycle with treatments but, the 43rd negative since the beginning of this journey.  A week ago I was stuck in the negativity. I asked myself what have I got out of this entire thing. A week ago- my answer was this: "What have I got out of this? 43 negatives. 3.5 years of heartache and disappointment. A miscarriage. Weight gain. Bruises from all the needles. Discomfort from all the probing and thousands of dollars thrown down the drain. That's what infertility has given me " That's not the attitude I wanted to have. Today while I sat back in my R

I'm going to let you in a huge secret here.  When I first got news beachbody was releasing a new performance line my initial thought was "meh, big whoop". While I was at summit and had access to try it before it was released I still was kind of "meh". But, my husband was dying to try it so I stood in the 2 hour line for the core after being up for over 24 hours (wife of the year award right there folks!) to get these bad boys for my husband.  Once I had them in my hands though staring at the NSF certified label I started to get more and more curios. Curiosity won me over and man, live has never been the same since!!! These products are a huge game changer! As someone who suffers from a disease that has the number symptom of fatigue I could use a little helpful energy boost.  💠Energize is the ONLY pre workout I have been able to take that  1. Works  2. Tastes great  3. Didn't give me a horrible reaction.  Tastes like lemonade

Just want to start out by saying there may be some crude humor thrown in this post so, if that's something that may offend you I would probably skip this post 😉 That said, I wanted to bring a little humor to my infertile comrades out there!  You might be trying to conceive with infertility if: You talk in code- My DH and I BD on CD14 I am 3DPO after TI. Hoping 2WW ends in BFP when I POAS not AF, IF sucks!  Your stomach, thigh or booty look like this You know all too well the discomfort and embarrassment that awaits you in this container  Body shots have a whole new meaning  When needles, invasive exams and ultrasounds to check those follicles become part of your daily life  When you feel like you live in a constant state of severe PMS When this  Might as well just say this  If cuddling becomes a thing of the past  When you consider selling off things to cover the RE bills  When you start to blame yo

Any other busy parents out there struggle feeding their kids a convenient breakfast that's healthy?  Early mornings are hard in Savannab because she just doesn't have an appetite at all. Which means she doesn't eat much then comes home from school starving!  So, I made up this tasty bad boys! A little special treat to get her to eat them but these balls are packed full of protein and fiber to help keep her fuller while she's at school.  Recipe- 💠1 cup old fashioned oats 💠1/2 cup natural peanut butter  💠2 TBSP chia or flax seed (I used chia) 💠1/4 cup honey  💠nuts of your choice (I used walnuts)  💠3 TBSP dark chocolate chips (I used mini m&ms as a special treat!) Mix all ingredients in a bowl together. Let mix set in fridge for 20 minutes. Then roll into balls and store in an air tight container in the fridge! Enjoy 😉

I know you have seen it all over Pinterest and thought "hmm, I'm curious about those but I don't know" well folks, I am your test dummy! If you read my last post- you know about my fertility issues. So, I am really cracking down on avoiding foods that affect fertility. One of the culprits- white refined carbs. Meaning- baked goods. But everyone needs a little dessert right?!  Just so happens one of the recommended fertility boosting foods- beans! So here we go, the perfect idea to get the beans in without the white refined dangers.  Feeling a bit lazy today (let's me real!) I didn't want to go to the store so I searched around for a recipe that only needed what I had on hand lol. So I took a little of this and a little of that from the different recipes I read.  Here is what I came up-  💠1 can organic black beans- drained and rinsed  💠2 eggs  💠1/2 cup raw sugar  💠2 tbsp honey  💠1 tsp coffee  💠3/4 unsweet cocoa powder 

I'm sure you picked up by the title of this post, that Our 2nd round of fertility treatments were also unsuccessful. Disappointed? Abso-freaking-lutey!  This round we had higher hopes. We were level headed with round one knowing the odds were against us with success first round out the gate. But, we did let our hope sneak into our 2nd round.  Why did we have higher hopes for round 2? 💠We knew what to expect- first round was a bit of a guessing game. This time we knew exactly what we were doing and did everything we possibly could to make it succeed.  💠I responded better this round. This time I had 3 mature follies (compared to my 1 from our first round) 💠I was ridiculously consistent with timing my medications precisely this round as well.  So why didn't it work? Nobody knows. That's the frustrating part of this roller coaster, there is no rhyme or reason to it. All we can do it take the medications, follow instructions and pray for