My Journey Trying to Conceive #TTC #AstroglideTTC #babystory #Conception #Fertility

Astroglide TTC™ sponsored this blog post. The opinions and text are all mine.

Ahhh Trying to Conceive. That is a concept I didn’t think I would ever know so much about. But I have spent many years Trying to Conceive. 6 years + actually. It’s not something I ever expected or wanted. But the road to conception is not always an easy and straight path. For me it has had many ups and downs and twist and turns. Not to mention the many road blocks.

It took me 3 years to get pregnant with my son. I had all but given up. I tried so many things and ultimately ended up going to a fertility doctor and with fertility drugs and treatments I was able to conceive my handsome and kind son. When he was placed in my arms for the first time I just cried and cried tears of joy. He was SOOOOOO worth the wait. He is 7 now, and such a light in my life. He has taught me so much and is such a loving and forgiving child. I can’t even imagine my life without him. And to think there was a time when I almost gave up on trying to get him.

When it came time to try to get pregnant with my second child I figured we had it all figured out. This would be easy. I went straight to the fertility doctor starting the treatments. I got pregnant within 5 months and I was thrilled. That was pretty easy compared to trying to conceive my son. I was more than ready to give my son a sibling, we couldn’t wait! When I went to my 10 week check up they couldn’t find the heart beat. I knew right then. I cried, and cried some more. Then they took me into the ultrasound room and confirmed that my baby had no heart beat and had stopped growing around week 6. I was beyond devastated. I took the time I needed to grieve that loss. It still hurts to think and talk about. I still cry sometimes that I can’t hold my baby in my arms.

When my husband and I were both emotionally ready, we started the conception journey again. We again turned to our fertility doctor and treatments. 6 months of treatments passed. No baby. I had a lot of testing done and we couldn’t find anything wrong. I was starting to think my son would be an only child and I needed to come to terms with that. We took a break from the aggressive treatments. When we were ready we started them up again and 4 months later my little sweet baby girl was conceived. Everyone was happy and my son couldn’t wait to have a little sister. She is 3 now and a bundle of energy that fills our home with fun and laughter.

I can’t even imagine my life without my 2 kiddos. They are worth all the hard times trying to conceive, they are worth every tear, every heartache, every bump in the road, every road block.

Like I said, the road to conceiving isn’t always easy. But it is ALWAYS WORTH IT!

One product I didn’t have or know about while I was trying to conceive is Astroglide TTC™. “It is a specially formulated for couples who are trying to conceive, Astroglide TTC supports fertility with adjusted pH levels.” It would have been great to have while I was trying to conceive.