Infertility — Blooming With Care

Blooming With Care

I tried to become a mother for eight years, and I wrote about it here…

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Infertility During the Holidays

Infertility During the Holidays

The holidays can be stressful and especially with infertility. Here are five ways I make it through,

fertility, boundaries, grief, grieving, infertility, infertility blog, ivf pregnancy, self care, stillbirth, stillborn, ttcCarrie HauskensDecember 11, 2019infertility, infertile, grief, loss, child loss survivor, ttc, stillbirth, stillborn, ivf, ivf pregnancy, grief support, grief journey Comments

Anxiety with Infertility

Anxiety with Infertility

Anxiety comes to all of us, and this is my experience with it during infertility.

Boundaries with Infertility

Boundaries with Infertility

Going through infertility is tough. There are so many unknowns and boundaries must be put in place so you can feel stable.

Making Connections

Making Connections

Connecting with women without comparison has changed my life.

fertility, infertility, infertility blog, mental health, self care, ttc, ttcsistersCarrie HauskensOctober 7, 2019infertility blog, infertility, women friendships, comparison, ttc, ttcsister, growth Comments

Gifts From Grief

Gifts From Grief

Grief has given me many things. Here are some of the gifts i have received.

fertility, grief, grieving, infertility, infertility blog, mental health, self care, stillbirth, stillbornCarrie HauskensSeptember 22, 2019grief, grieving, pregnancy loss, infertility blog, stillbirth, stillborn, infertility, losing a child Comments

Being Numb

Being Numb

grief, grieving, infertility, infertility blog, self care, stillbirth, stillborn, ttcCarrie HauskensSeptember 8, 2019grief, pregnancy loss, child loss, child loss survivor, losing a child, loss Comment

Good Vibes Only... Nope

Good Vibes Only... Nope

Good vibes only is not how we grow. Sometimes life is so difficult that we have to simply sit with what we have.

Dear Younger Me

Dear Younger Me

What would you say to your younger self?

fertility, grief, infertility, infertility blog, self careCarrie HauskensJune 13, 2019infertility blog, infertility, infertilitysucks, growing up, grief, self-care Comments

Shared Pain

Shared Pain

When hit with the devastating news that our baby no longer had a heartbeat our people showed up. In this act we are able to love even more.

Grief is Personal

Grief is Personal

Grief is such a personal experience. Two weeks after I gave birth to my stillborn daughter I am learning how work with my grief.

fertility, infertility blog, infertility, grief, mental health, mindfulness, stillbirth, ttcCarrie HauskensJune 2, 2019infertility blog, grief, stillbirth, stillborn, ttc, ttccommunity, baby loss, infertility Comments

Our Stillbirth Story

Our Stillbirth Story

This is my story of giving birth to my stillborn daughter, Clementine. She was perfect in every way.

fertility, infertility, infertility blog, ivf pregnancy, grief, stillborn, stillbirthCarrie HauskensMay 28, 2019infertility, infertility blog, infertilitysucks, stillborn, stillbirth, loss, ivf pregnancy Comments

What Infertility Has Taken and Given Me

What Infertility Has Taken and Given Me

There have been many moments I feel I have lost because of infertility… but the things I have gained changed my life forever.

fertility, infertility, infertility blog, ivf pregnancy, mental health, mindfulness, miscarriage, ttcCarrie HauskensMarch 10, 2019infertility blog, infertility, infertilitysucks, miscarriage, pregnancy after a miscarriage, pregnancy loss, ivf, ivf pregnancy Comments

Reacting with Infertility

Reacting with Infertility

Infertility has taught me quite a bit about reactions.

fertility, infertility, ivf pregnancy, mental health, ttc, infertility blogCarrie HauskensFebruary 4, 2019infertility, infertility blog, blog, infertilitysucks Comments