Tag: catholicinfertility
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“Why don’t you do IVF?” Here’s why…
Have you ever been asked a loaded question that left you fumbling for the right way to answer? That’s how I feel every time someone innocently asks me, “Why don’t you just do IVF?” I get it. It seems like an obvious solution. And I understand full well why couples do choose to go down…
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The Meaning of Fruitful Fiat
Want to know why I chose to name my blog Fruitful Fiat? Well, here goes… Everyone is familiar with one of God’s earliest commands in the bible: “Be fruitful and multiply!” Easy enough, right? In fact, for some, this is so easy that it happens on accident! Not the case for me! So where does…
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Taking up my cross -Part III
Over two years had gone by since my endometriosis surgery and our “window of time” that we expected to conceive had passed with no sign of a positive pregnancy test. An ultrasound revealed something abnormal. That’s when we got the next blow. Dr. Delcoco suspected my endometriosis had returned. She referred us back to Dr.…
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Taking up my Cross- Part II
Jesus falls for the first time I will never forget when Dr. Delcoco told us she suspected I may have endometriosis. My heart dropped. Tears streamed down my face as Dr. Delcoco handed me a tissue. The cross of infertility began to feel especially heavy. Up to that point, I thought I had it under…
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Taking up my cross -Part I
“Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for mine will find it.” -Mt 16:24-25 Deny myself? That doesn’t sound fun. Take up my cross? What cross? I’ve been nothing but blessed.…
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