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A Mama Battling Infertility During COVID-19
It feels so weird saying that I’m a mom and I’m battling infertility, but that’s the reality of it. I did not easily come by the name “Mama”, although I wish that could be the case. My husband, Jacob, and I fought hard to get pregnant with our first. With our second, we were on our way to start the treatments again, chose to hold off due to the cost, then surprisingly got pregnant on minimal intervention! This third time around has proven to be more difficult. It almost feels like the first time. The biggest difference being that I already bear the title Mama to two littles. I always…
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Infertility: The Hurtful Things People Say
Well intentioned or not, I have found that there are some pretty hurtful things that have been said throughout our infertility journey. I really wanted to write a post mostly to bring awareness to those who know someone who is, for lack of a better word, struggling through infertility, so that we can change our language to better uplift those in our lives who so desperately want to grow their family. Three of the most hurtful things that have been and are still said throughout our journey is, “You just need to stop stressing and then it will happen” the second is, “It will happen, you just need to be…
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Why I started a Lifestyle Blog
Hi friend!! My name is Leti and I can’t express how happy I am that you’re taking time out of your day to get to know me! I have gone back and forth about whether to do this or not, but that small whispering voice inside my head began to get louder and louder. So here I am. My husband of 6 years has been telling me of this vision and dream that he’s had for me since he heard my story. The past 2 years he has been bringing it up more and more, especially as I work through the first 19 years of my life. He told me,…