Erica Smith PulleyMar 222 minThis is Hard - InfertilityThis is Hard I'm really not sure what I'm going to write about - except that infertility and recurrent loss is hard. Really, really hard....
Erica Smith PulleyFeb 85 minTWW - After Infertility and LossThe Second Cycle I started to write about our second IVF cycle, and I will, but I wasn't ready at this point. The second round was full...
Erica Smith PulleyJan 1710 minIVF Round 1Friday Evening - Stims Start They had put me on birth control pills until everything was approved with insurance, my meds had arrived,...
Erica Smith PulleyJan 25 minIt's Been a Year2021 2022, here we are. 2021 started off with hope. The vaccine was here, we were starting the home buying process, we were getting more...
Erica Smith PulleyDec 6, 20214 minFaith Hope LoveThe Room There is a room in our house that didn't get put together right when we moved in. It has the access to the attic and we had work...
Erica Smith PulleyNov 21, 20215 minNext stop... IVFIUI + Progesterone After our 2nd loss, our doctor recommended trying IUI again with progesterone support. Entering another cycle and...
Erica Smith PulleyOct 12, 20214 minEyes Forward - Heart OpenOctober I tried to start writing this blog on October 1st. I wasn't ready yet. I'm not sure I still am. But I'm going to try. October is...
Erica Smith PulleySep 28, 20216 minThe Day I Became 2%Trigger warning: I talk in detail about miscarriage. The Day It's funny to think a little over a week ago I wasn't in the 2% (or 5% or 1%...
Erica Smith PulleySep 25, 20213 minIt's a Journey - A Reflection On Our Fertility JourneyIt's funny to think back now. A few months before my 34th birthday we decided to start trying to have a baby. Up until this point, we had...
Erica Smith PulleyMay 29, 20214 minFirst Month of FertilityFirst Month or 14th Month? It's been officially a month since we first met with our fertility doctor. And it has been quite the month at...
Erica Smith PulleyMay 23, 20214 minHealthy Comes in All Shapes, Sizes, and Colors - Part 1Information Overload Everywhere I turn, I feel like there is something telling me this is what I need to get healthy. Or here is the...
Erica Smith PulleyMay 2, 20214 minLife Changes in the Blink of an EyeI began the week pregnant and digesting after a week of positive pregnancy tests that I may actually be pregnant. I began the week with...
Erica Smith PulleyFeb 22, 20212 minWhite Lasagna with Almond NoodlesIngredients: * 1 pound of chicken * 32 oz of Chicken Stock * One pack of Cappello's Grain Free Lasagna noodles (or noodles of your...
Erica Smith PulleyFeb 2, 20213 min2021 Healing: Boundaries Over People PleasingPeople-Pleaser One of the biggest things I've struggled with my whole life is boundaries. It's been a long process to truly understand,...
Erica Smith PulleyJan 7, 20214 min2021 - Healing: Empathy over ShameHealing Healing. noun the process of making or becoming sound or healthy again. "the gift of healing" adjective tending to heal;...