Our Journey to Parenthood Series

Welcome. Thank you for visiting our journey to parenthood guest post series.

After getting married, I looked forward to becoming a mom. I didn’t think much about getting pregnant, I just hoped it would happen when the time was right.

On the journey to parenthood, I had two miscarriages, one at almost three months along. It was the hardest thing I’ve ever experienced. I was the only one of my close friends to go have a miscarriage and felt so unbelievably alone. Those days were dark, it took a good amount of time for me to get through the grieving process. One thing that helped during those hard days was talking to women I met through blogging that went through the same thing. I needed someone who could understand exactly what I was going through and I found exactly that. After AG was born, I decided to share my story. I wanted to be able to help other women, which is also when the idea for this series was born.

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I started this series because I didn’t want anyone to feel as alone as I did.

I get it.

I know how it feels not getting pregnant and when I finally did, watching it all come crashing down.

I know how it feels to take a test month after month with negative results.

I know how it feels to hear the ultrasound tech say she doesn’t seen a heartbeat and needs to get a dr. To lay on that table trying to hold yourself together, hoping there is something wrong with the machine.

I know how it feels to have your hopes and dreams crushed in that moment, questioning everything you ever believed. Why is this happening? Why can’t we have a baby? Will I ever get pregnant again?

I know how hard it can be to go to the store and feel like everyone around you is pregnant. Or to login to Facebook and see one pregnancy announcement after another. Even though you’re happy for them, you wonder why not me?

I know how it feels.

I also know that absolutely no one should have to go through it alone.

I’ve been there. I’ve lived it. As much as it seems like so long ago, I remember it like it was yesterday.

I will never forget what we went through to get to where we are today. I will never take being a mother for granted.

My goal with the series is to introduce you to different women who have their own story.

In hopes that their stories, experiences and happy endings provide support and hope for readers out there who need it.

If I could give advice to myself back then or to someone on their own journey, this is what it would be.
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Thank you to the following ladies who have courageously shared their journey to parenthood.