As a teacher, it is my job to inform and teach the children in my classes about the world and how it works and how they find their way through the world. But the longer I've been a teacher, the more I've realised that what we have to teach is great, but there's whole host … Continue reading This is what no one tells you about…
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My husband; my rock, my world, my best friend.
My husband, my absolute rock and my very, very best friend. I said in a previous post that I would write one about him and so here it is. Not just because I like talking about him - because I totally do - but because throughout our journey of TTC and sharing our broken family … Continue reading My husband; my rock, my world, my best friend.
Today is another bad day
Just when I thought I was beginning to feel better, a little brighter in myself, to the point that I was happy and excited to go to a baby shower tomorrow, I have fallen apart again. And had to pull out of the baby shower to celebrate my soon-to-be-here niece. Since we had our appointment … Continue reading Today is another bad day
“When are you having a baby?” When people don’t know what they’re saying
This. This has to be up there with one of the toughest parts about infertility. When people state or ask inappropriate questions to the people who are struggling with trying to have a baby (usually because they don't know). When do you think you'll have a baby? Your turn next! Don't you want children? You've … Continue reading “When are you having a baby?” When people don’t know what they’re saying
Falling apart at clear results. Is that normal?
The text read, "The result of your recent test is normal. No further action is needed at this stage." This was 2 hours after my final initial tests (the internal and external scans) and it was lunchtime at school. I read the text and was confused. Why or how could they be telling me the … Continue reading Falling apart at clear results. Is that normal?
Why have I started this blog?
Photo credit: http://www.amateurnester.com Infertility is real. It is so real. And it is real in a way that I never, ever wanted to experience. It's also real in a way that I never expected either. Hopefully, and I am saying this through a heart and mind that is struggling to hold onto any hope at … Continue reading Why have I started this blog?
Welcome
Hey, welcome to Journeying to Family. If you are reading this, hopefully we have announced a pregnancy, or maybe we changed our minds and published this before then. Who knows! Anyway, before I tell you about the highs and lows of our journey to becoming a family and why I decided to start this blog, … Continue reading Welcome