This is a sponsored conversation from Mums the Word Network and The Stork OTC. All opinions are my own.
As a young girl, I dreamed about becoming a mom, and I naively assumed that this was just something that would happen after I completed college. Like most little girls, I had dolls that I “took care of” and my imagination frequently crafted stories about parenthood and families. I even had names picked out! I entered a graduate nursing program, single, and realized that my “biological clock” was timing out.
Less than one year after I got married, I found myself intent on having a baby. I was working overseas as an RN, and when I did not get pregnant those first few months, I began to get concerned. I was approaching 30, and for the very first time I lamented my decision to put my career ahead of my desires for a family.
In those days, the internet was still very basic. I spent my days off at our local library researching everything from how to get pregnant to causes of infertility. I had not yet seen a doctor because we had not been trying to conceive for that long. But those concerns were warranted, given the fact that I spent most of my teen years on a birth control pill for irregular menstrual cycles.
I signed my second travel nursing contract that winter, and decided that I would enjoy our last few months in Edinburgh. I would pursue answers as to why I was not getting pregnant with my physician once settled back home in the US. The time change in Edinburgh was intense, and I attributed my fatigue to the fact that the amount of daylight in the city was less than 7 hours at the height of winter.
I took the bus to and from work each day, and my short walk back to my flat took me by an artisan cheese shop and a local fish purveyor. That cold winter evening, I found myself taking the long walk home, because I was certain something in that cheese or fish shop was spoiled. When this happened consistently, and I realized I was the only one with a sudden aversion to fish, I knew that perhaps it was time to take a pregnancy test.
After months of trying to conceive, I found out that I was pregnant with my son on a brisk winter night inside our one bedroom flat in Edinburgh. Those tears of joy and relief were intense, and I quickly realized that our adventures were coming to a close.
I finished my travel nursing contract a few weeks early as I made preparations to fly home. During that time, I had a minor scare that required a doctor’s visit. But an ultrasound at 13 weeks revealed a vibrant, thriving baby boy.
Leaving Edinburgh was bittersweet. So many of my wanderlust dreams were fulfilled during those 8 months overseas. We began our journey as two and came home as three. And while my pregnancy journey began there in Edinburgh, it was in no way easy or uncomplicated. Having highly skilled physicians and health care providers to monitor my unborn son and I, were key in ensuring that we had a healthy pregnancy and delivery.
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