Aloha my name is Stacie and I am "mom" to 4 beautiful children. This site is began as the journey through my 5th pregnancy which I referred to as our "Unexpected Blessing." But it's also become a site about loss, dealing with miscarrige, renewed hope, and the road beyond this challenge in life.
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Being pregnant after a loss is different. With my other pregnancies, I just assumed I’d have a happy, healthy baby in 9 months. I looked at the whole pregnancy as a long journey. This time, I’m really not allowing myself to look forward much. I have today and I am happy […]
So I retested today and here is the result.
Even my husband could see that line. It’s definitely enough to convince me that this is really happening. No more temping and no more testing for me. I’m going to call the dr this week to make an appointment for the week of March 26th. For now, […]
According to FF, my due date is November 5th. So cool! None of my living children are born in that month. We have one in Sept, Oct, and Dec., but not November…even though my son was due Nov. 30, but he made us wait.
I’m not planning on going to see my doctor […]
Positive! Faint, but there. I had trouble sleeping as my temp time neared, but I was able to force myself back to sleep until 10 minutes before my usual waking time. My temp was higher today than it’s ever been. So, I got up and POAS - I watched the liquid […]
That is the question of the day. I am coming up on the first day that I might possibly get an accurate pregnancy test result (tomorrow). However, I’m having some conflicted feelings over whether or not I should test. Earlier I felt like it wouldn’t be too difficult to just wait until […]
I have to say, that I don’t really “feel” pregnant. With my son, I had sore boobs within days of conception. Not so this time around. Slight tenderness, but nothing convincing. However, I do have this urge to eat healthy food which is unusual considering my favorite food is ice cream. I experienced this with […]
I saw this posted on someone’s home page at FF. I thought it was beautiful and so very true.
Sisterhood of Sadness
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“I was once a member of the Pregnancy Club, my membership card consisting of two pink lines on a stick. I was eager to pay my dues, just like all the other members. […]