It’s time for your weekly pregnancy update! At 11 weeks, I’m 2 months and 3 weeks pregnant! Our babies are growing at an amazing rate! During week 11 of our pregnancy, our babies are as big as a lime! Our 11-week fetus is about 1.6 inches long and weighs in at about .25 ounces. Babies… Continue reading Pregnancy Update: 1st Trimester – Week 11

Disclaimer: Before reading this post, please refer to this disclaimer clarified on my previous FAQ post here. Thank you. Q: I heard there is a way to increase your CM (cervical mucus) so that the sperm can have an easier trip to the egg. Is that true? If so, what can I do to improve… Continue reading Fertility FAQ’s: Your Questions Answered – Part 3

It’s time for your weekly pregnancy update! At 10 weeks, I’m 2 months and 2 weeks pregnant! Our babies are growing at an amazing rate! During week 10 of our pregnancy, our babies are as big as a strawberry, measuring about 1.2 inches long and weighing about .14 ounces. My 10-week baby’s body length will… Continue reading Pregnancy Update: 1st Trimester – Week 10

Yesterday, Monday April 17th, Mike and I went in for our 3rd ultrasound. Fortunately, we are so happy to share we have good news!! The twins/babies are doing wonderfully! Fun Facts: 1.   From our last ultrasound 2 weeks ago, the babies have grown about 20 mm! (They measured 7 mm back on 4/3/17). 2.  … Continue reading Ultrasound #3 Update!

*Disclaimer: Before reading this post, please refer to this disclaimer clarified on my previous FAQ post here. Thank you. Q: What about lubrication? I get kind of dry, even during my fertile window. We used a typical OTC (over-the-counter) lube. Was that wise? What would you suggest? Source A: So, you are using commercial lubes… Continue reading Fertility FAQ’s: Your Questions Answered – Part 2

It’s time for your weekly pregnancy update! At 9 weeks, I’m 2 months and 1 week pregnant! Our babies are growing at an amazing rate! During week 9 of our pregnancy, our babies are as big as a cherry! Our 9-week fetuses measure around .9 inches each and weigh about .07 ounces. Babies growth is… Continue reading Pregnancy Update: 1st Trimester – Week 9

Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional. The suggestions, advice, recommendations and tips I give below are only my opinions based upon my own experience or what I have personally read in books about fertility, pregnancy, and health and in articles, blogs, podcasts and discussions among women experiencing similar issues on internet forums. Please refer… Continue reading Fertility FAQ’s: Your Questions Answered – Part 1

In my last blogpost, I talked about how eating more and lowering the amount and intensity of my exercise helped me overcome Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (HA), which helped increase my fertility. However, I didn’t JUST have HA. My doctors also discovered I had PCOS, too. It’s actually not common for women to have both, but I… Continue reading Hypothalamic Amenorrhea vs. PCOS

It’s time for your weekly pregnancy update! At 8 weeks, I’m two months pregnant! Our babies are growing at an amazing rate! During week 8 of our pregnancy, our babies are as big as a raspberry and weighs about .04 ounces and measures about .63 inches. The babies are growing about a millimeter each day.… Continue reading Pregnancy Update: 1st Trimester – Week 8

Getting a “period” after the birth control pill cycle in December 2016, was a huge motivation for me and I continued to eat at least 2,500+ calories per day, and often more (3,000-3,200) when I went hiking or when I had an active day. Source Even though I wasn’t restricting anymore and was eating a… Continue reading How Eating More Helped My Fertility