Chéri Michelle

I’d decided to recreate this picture of Ethan with Capri. Same age and same onesie.

Have you ever been told NO? I know I have…
Never give up on what you’ve been praying for.
God maybe telling you NOT RIGHT NOW
These two are living proof that miracles really do happen.

Yes I’m still running support group meetings and yes I’m still working on a planner. Know someone going through difficulties of infertility ? Feel free to send them my way.

Excuse me while I go give god an ugly praise

IVF

When you have more than food. Hey honey, pass me the grapes next to the meds please!

This is my reality
This is my journey
This is my new normal that became normal (for 10 plus years)

I’m in a weird place. Stuck in transition. I’m there but not quite THERE. Waiting for an answer. Waiting for confirmation to life’s purpose. Waiting for that whisper in my ear saying “go this way”.

My village says to keep going. Apart of me is ready to pass the torch. I’m tired of this part of my journey. But, I must see this through.

A good friend of mine told me to stop holding my thoughts in. So I call this a form of expression that I’m journaling.

People often confuse self-care and self-soothing. Self-care should make you feel better when you’re done. You should feel filled up or rejuvenated in some way. Self-care is about taking care of yourself not only right now, but in the future.

Self-soothing, on the other hand, is more focused on feeling good right now. Self-soothing is about finding comfort or distraction from what’s going on in the moment. There isn’t anything wrong with self-soothing or wanting to feel good in the moment, but self-soothing isn’t an exact replacement for self-care.

Give yourself grace and know the difference.

Mother’s Day can be a hard day for many out there who’ve:

🤍 Lost
🤍 Cannot Conceive
🤍 On a fertility journey
🤍 struggling to adopt/foster

This post goes out to everyone out there that needs to hear this message Motherhood doesn’t have to be attached to conception.

Lord knows I wish I was here for plastic surgery. Here’s to IVF cycle #4

Happy Black history month. Our history should be celebrated every day.

Say it LOUD!!!

I’ve done 3 rounds of IVF. Through the years, I’ve accumulated hundreds of needles. Never once did I realize they came with an expiration date. Did you know?!Just found all of these 😳. Id always tend to use what Id needed and shove the remainder in the back of my closet somewhere.

I suppose it was my way of hiding from infertility like skeletons in my closet. Hiding from the years of pain…mind, body and soul. I’m still an emotional wreck when it come to infertility. But, ashamed isn’t one of them.

It’s not just what’s in the package but the package itself. Medical equipment is sterile packed for a reason. The sterility is maintained by the plastic and paper packaging. Is it unreasonable to suspect that over time a small hole or tear may occur breaking sterility.

There are situations where lack of sterility is not a huge issue and there are cases where it can be fatal. In either case, don’t use expired products.

Throw the expired needles away sis!

Join me tomorrow on zoom 🧘🏾‍♀️

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