Hi Maybes! I’ve been a little quiet because…..I just finished my first protocol for egg retrieval. We’re going to freeze and transfer in a few months once we get this thin lining resolved. Updates on my cycle soon to come. Having just finished the whole processes of stimulation and retrieval, I feel like there areContinue reading “8 Things You Need to Know about your IVF Protocol that No One Told You”
November: Adoption Awareness Month
As we walk, sometimes crawl, though this infertility journey, we have to keep our minds and hearts open. Of course, there is nothing like carrying your own baby, but as we all know, sometimes that’s not possible. That doesn’t mean you don’t get to have a family. Maybe you use a donor egg. Maybe youContinue reading “November: Adoption Awareness Month”
Girl! You LookGood! (But at what cost) Mystery of Fibroids Pt 2: Beauty Products
Whatever you do, who ever you are as a woman, you use some type of beauty products every day: Make up, relaxers, nail polish, lotion, hair spray, wax, powder,deodorant….. But most of these items contain chemicals that can be dangerous to our health with long term exposure, even in small doses. Talcum powder has beenContinue reading “Girl! You LookGood! (But at what cost) Mystery of Fibroids Pt 2: Beauty Products”
July: Cookouts, Fireworks, and Awareness
One thing I have absolutely NO problem doing on my blog or social media is shouting out, partnering, or spreading awareness about/with other group or individuals that are about women’s health in general, or uterine fibroids, infertility, or Black women specifically. I discovered last year that The White Dress Project started an initiative to recognizeContinue reading “July: Cookouts, Fireworks, and Awareness”
Happy Birthday, Prince (Even Though I Know You Did Not Celebrate Birthdays)
Since April 21, 2016, I have been in a weird place. A sad place. A celebratory place. A place of remembrance. A place of discovery. I told myself (and my hubby) that after today, I will make an honest attempt to move on. Its hard feeling like you lost someone you knew so well, thatContinue reading “Happy Birthday, Prince (Even Though I Know You Did Not Celebrate Birthdays)”
Maybe Mama 