“Don’t give up and know your body. It helped me a lot. I started learning more about my body and I started asking questions and doing research about what works best for me and my husband. If it doesn’t work for you, stop, do your research and get back at it. Don’t give up on faith. You’d be surprised how far faith will get you and believe in and standing on your word, not listening to everybody. Not everybody knows what’s going on. They may not have bad intentions and they may not know that (what they’re saying) is hurting you. And even for doctors, maybe sometimes you need a second opinion.” -Amy

Amy tells Mary about her TTC journey since 2014. She first got pregnant in 2016 after years of trying to conceive naturally. However, she experienced spotting and unfortunately miscarried. After testing, Amy was diagnosed with fibroids, which the doctors believed was the reason behind the miscarriage. Amy felt hurt, emotional, sad. In 2017, she underwent a myomectomy to remove the fibroids. She recovered well and got pregnant again in 2019. Amy felt nervous and tried to stay on top of her health. However, she later lost her son prematurely due to an incompetent cervix. She was able to cope with this incredible loss through her faith in God and the support of her husband and her family.

Amy felt that really getting to know her body and knowing what worked for her body helped her conceive. She took Vitamins A, C, E, Blood Builder, beet powder, probiotics, seed cycling, and changed her diet. She ate more fresh food. She cut out soda and sugar and increased hydration. She lost weight and normalized her blood pressure. She also changed her mindset. She told herself that she will get pregnant and purposefully prayed and manifested her goal.

I’m thrilled to have Amy on the podcast, sharing her amazing story of fibroids, miscarriage, and loss due to an incompetent cervix. Thank you so much for sharing your story. Follow along Amy’s journey on Instagram @theinfertilebump.

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