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The Girl’s Guide to Baby Making & Infertility, Part 12

I swore to Andy and my friends I would be leaving the hospital with two things:  a new pair of Manolo’s and a baby.  I hadn’t seen my feet in about a month and I wanted to show my body it hadn’t gotten the best of me.  My feet were pouring out of my shoes, swollen to the heavens.  I was ...

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By mariebiddle| 7 Comments | Adversity, Divine Gifts, Faith, Families, Gratitude, Infertility, Motherhood, Trials
The Girl’s Guide to Baby Making & Infertility, Part 11

In my youth I had fleeting moments when I wondered what hell was like.   As I’ve matured and had life experiences, I know now that hell is an experience of stretching beyond what you think you can handle.  It takes you to the edge and then pushes one step beyond, yet you find you are still s ...

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By mariebiddle| 8 Comments | Adversity, Faith, Infertility, Trials
The Girl’s Guide to Baby Making & Infertility, Part 10

Well, that little heartbeat kept beating.  It kept beating through horrid months of nausea.  It kept beating when little butterfly kicks of sprouting infant feet began.  It kept beating when we found out we were having a boy.  And it kept beating when we had our first amniocentesis done.  Th ...

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By mariebiddle| 18 Comments | Adversity, Faith, Families, Infertility, Trials