My Memories Suite v4 Software Giveaway!!!

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Just wanted to remind y'all that I have a FREE downloadable version of the My Memories Suite v4 software to giveaway. My last giveaway ended without any entries, so I am extending the giveaway for ONE MORE WEEK!  If you want to learn more about it, please read my post reviewing it here.

Join the Movement...for natural fertility supplementation

When my husband and I began our attempts to build our family, we had hoped it would only mean stopping birth control, and maybe a few months of concerted "scheduling" for baby-making.  I feared due to my years on birth-control medication, it could take up to a year to conceive. I had wanted to be as healthy as possible pre-pregnancy, and began looking into the vitamins and supplements that would be good for me to get started in preparation.

I had even ensured I met with each of my doctors to determine what steps I would need to take to be ready for pregnancy and delivery. The last question I thought I would need to ask is about how my current medications were affecting my fertility.



As I desperately tried to pinpoint the barriers I faced to successfully ovulating, conceiving and achieving live birth, I had researched a multitude of causes for my lack of ovulation and later my miscarriage and subsequent spotting before my period. Although I found many possibilities, and I would discuss them with my OB/GYN or Primary Care Physician, it took time to establish that I have hypothyroidism, but it doesn't seem to be addressing the totality of my fertility challenges.

Along the way I have tried a multitude of vitamins and supplements to address my specific needs---Soy Isoflavones, Vitex, B Complex vitamins, Royal Jelly and many others. Currently I'm under the care of an acupuncturist; along with my treatments and herbal supplements tells me what I've known all along--I will best make changes in my health through exercise and an appropriate diet.

In any case, when I've encountered co-workers, friends, or acquaintances with lack of knowledge about trying to conceive or infertility, I do my best to share what I have learned and recommend that they start with a visit to their doctors as well as researching on their own at reputable sites such as www.resolve.org and www.americanpregnancy.org. Even if I can just make someone aware of appropriate infertility etiquette, I'll feel like I've done something for the movement of infertility awareness.

http://www.resolve.org/infertility101  (Basic understanding of the disease of infertility.)

http://www.resolve.org/national-infertility-awareness-week/about.html (About NIAW)

I'm finally ovulating again!!!

I definitely know I ovulated last month. Still a really short LP, with spotting prior to my period. But, at least it is ovulation. I think I'm having one of my strongest ovulations since my depo provera shot. I can tell because I have had burning in the glands under my armpits and my breast have had a burning pain on the sides, that worsens when touched.  Not very intense pain, but enough for me to notice and worsens with exercise or a lot of movement.

DH has been more randy than lately. Fingers-crossed that this means we have a solid chance this month, as I haven't prepped my thermometer to track, so I currently have no means of confirming ovulation. I'll probably know ovulation has occurred when I start spotting daily. It'll be about a week until full on flow starts---unless, something good is about to happen.

I have also been using To Conceive daily (after taking care of some vaginal imbalance), and each time we have sex. I really hope it will help his little guys make the journey to an egg that I hopefully have waiting. I will have to start my LP herbal pills tomorrow and I hope to see a change this cycle to no longer having such short LPs or the bleeding before my period.

Yesterday my SIL told my DH that she had a dream that everyone was over at our house, when DH received a call from me. I was at an ultrasound appointment to confirm that we had a heartbeat. DH then announced to his family we were expecting.

This dream sounds like foreshadowing to me for several reasons:
1.     It would be just like DH to refuse to join me at our ultrasound appointment.
2.     It would also be very DH for him to be unable to wait to announce to everyone and surprise them.
3.     It sounds too realistic than unusual. But then, it wasn't my dream.

7 days until My Memories Software Giveaway ends!!!

Just wanted to remind everyone of the My Memories Software giveaway I'm hosting! Please enter for a chance to receive a free downloadable copy of the software here http://motherhoodwanted.blogspot.com/2013/03/mymemories-suite-review-and-giveaway.html

I've been using the My Memories Software several times since I first reviewed it. I found a Pinwheel design and have made Pinwheels as good-bye gifts to my clients.  In light of Child Abuse Awareness month, I thought it was fitting.

I also would love to be able to use it one day to find a creative, fun way to announce my pregnancy to friends and loved ones (if not DH). It's a pretty cool piece of software. I've been frustrated in trying to use Photoshop and I find this more user friendly. Because there are so many free kits available, it seems like there are many uses and designs available. This weekend I got a design kit for Build Your Own Pirate---so my niece and I could make pirate dolls. 

Overall, it's a pretty cool software, and I'd love to reward one of my readers with a free copy to try!