This week is National Infertility Awareness Week. I wrote yesterday about what it is like to be Catholic with only one child without even realizing that it is Infertility Awareness Week. Infertility comes in many forms from the couple who cannot conceive to people like me who have a child and then suffer repeated miscarriage. …
Being a Catholic Mother of “Only” One Child
When my husband and I got married we figured given our somewhat later age (I was 29 when we got married) that we would have four or five kids. We had undergone a radical conversion while dating thanks to our priest sending us to a Theology of the Body seminar. We finally understood the why …
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Some Honesty About NFP
Okay, I am just going to  be honest here, sometimes having to use NFP sucks.  I don't mean because I want to use contraception.  Quite the opposite.  I know how contraception has hurt marriages, our culture, women, pretty much everybody.  Our culture just cannot see it, but the Church has predicted the disastrous results we …
My First Blog for CatholicMom.com
My First Blog for CatholicMom.comHere is my first post for CatholicMom.com. Â This is from my miscarriage series.
My First HCG Injections
My first HCG injections arrived today. They are being used by my doctor to treat my estrogen and progesterone deficiencies. If you have had repeated miscarriages, post-partum depression, PCOS, severe PMS, or other gynecological issues check out the Pope Paul VI Institute and find a doctor in your area.
Dealing with Miscarriage Part V: Answers
Do not abandon yourselves to despair. Â We are a Resurrection people and hallelujah is our song.Blessed John Paul IIOne of the hardest parts about miscarriage is that for most OB/GYNs you have to have three before they start looking into underlying medical issues. Â I have had issues my entire reproductive life, but none that would …
Results Day
Today is the day that I find out the results of my month long hormone panel. Â I am working with a Catholic NaPro doctor whom I met through the Lady Dominicans. Â My husband and I are about to make the 2.25 hour drive to her office. Â I have to admit that I am nervous. Â I …
Dealing with Miscarriage Part IV: The Church
  I am sorry to report that the Church does not have an official doctrine on miscarriage and Salvation. Since it is never really mentioned in Revelation, the Church has no official position. If you want to understand how the Church interprets what is in Scripture I suggest reading the Vatican II constitution Dei Verbum. This …
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Dealing with Miscarriage Part III: It’s a Journey
 When I started writing this series on miscarriage, I did not know where it would go.  I just started typing.  I let my heart do the talking and my fingers do the telling.  A friend said to me that writing it down may be a form of healing for me, and I think that she …
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Dealing with Miscarriage Part II: Grief
  Blessed are they who mourn; for they will be comforted. Matthew 5:5Grief is one of the most difficult aspects of life.  We are guaranteed that it will come our way.  Most of the time it blindsides us.  Grief in miscarriage can be lonely, deeply painful, infuriating, and cathartic all in the same day.  The grief …
Swimming the Depths 