Bravo Ashley. This is why I love this channel so much. You are endlessly providing us with tools even through your own hardships. Thank you for all your effort. 💕
@@maryw1778 idk where you are getting this idea. Ive done some research & find your comments baseless besides unnecessary & IMO bordering on rude, given Ashley's situation. Ashley is a thorough researcher as proven time and again on all that she shares on her channel. She has obviously done her homework on this subject & on this company. To make multiple comments bashing this company that Ashley has chosen to work with sounds rude & IMO does not have a place in this vlog
I think it's just awesome how open you are about your TTC journey. There is so much that people don't know about fertility, trying to conceive, pregnancy, birth, babies and parenting. We just don't talk about these things. It's such a shame because the lack of common understanding can make it such a frightening and isolating experience, especially for women and their babies. What you're doing is moving us one step closer to a world where people, especially women, feel prepared, informed and supported and discussion of difficulties is normalized.
I waited 6.5 years and had 80+ negative pregnancy tests before I conceived my daughter, but I know how hard it was even just in the first months of infertility. It is kind of you to recognize those of us who have had longer journeys, but it's not a contest and your feeling are so valid no matter how long it has been! ❤️
Hearing someone talk about how pregnancy is so scary after an ectopic is so validating - after 7 years, an ectopic, and a miscarriage, I finally have a beautiful feisty rainbow baby. The whole process has left me with so much anxiety to work through. Sending love to you and your husband. ❤️
I'm sorry to hear that you're having trouble conceiving. Just wanted to share my experience. After 6 successful pregnancies I had 2 miscarriages in a row. Since then I've needed to supplement with progesterone to stay pregnant. I work with a friend who is a NaPro doctor. I've been surprised by how many of my friends have needed to supplement in order to become or stay pregnant. If you have any questions let me know. I hope that you get pregnant with a healthy take home baby soon!
I suspected low progesterone with my last miscarriage as well, I took a supplement called chaste berry (AKA Vitex) to raise my progesterone and it worked! I’m 29 weeks now :)
Ashley, it has been almost 2 years since my loss and I can still barely talk about it, so I honestly admire how open you are being. I wanted to mention that since you’re going through tremendous effort, it would be beneficial to also look into affordable ways to test your husband for any issues. It takes two to makes a baby and you want to know if there are any other factors. I felt much better trying again once my husband had been checked. I truly hope to see a positive update from you soon and wish you the best!
Hi Ashley! I'm a natural family planning instructor with a background in bioethics (and also a Montessori-homeschooling parent / huge appreciator of your channel!) You should check out the Creighton Method / NaPro technology. I looked it up for you and there are seven clinics in Colorado. It is totally natural and affordable fertility care. In many cases, it is more successful than IVF, a fraction of the cost and no innocent embryos are destroyed in the process. (Not that you are looking into IVF, but I'm sure that many of your listeners may be and it is something you could speak into.) Thank you again for your channel and all of the valuable information!
My thoughts are with you!! Having struggled with infertility personally and suffering 2 losses in the last year it really is nice to see more people talking openly about this and wanting answers. We need more research on miscarriage and early loss! Sending baby dust ✨
Thank you for talking about your journey in TTC. So many of us have gone through miscarriage and since it is something that not a lot of women talk about it makes us feel alone. When I started talking about my journey to friends and family I was so surprised at the number of women in my life who have miscarried and were also having a hard time getting pregnant. Sending positive vibes and hope you conceive soon.
@@maryw1778 Once again a baseless condemnation that is quickly disproved by research. You should try it & you will see how highly this company is recommended. Ashley & Mike have clearly done their research & like all their other vlogs are gracious enough to impart their findings & knowledge to this community. Your criticism is sorely out of place & honestly sounds rude. .
I miscarried a week or two after you posted the video talking about your May miscarriage. I know it must have hurt to share that online. I want to thank you for doing that. It helped me so much to hear your story. I knew what to expect, so I didn't have to be so scared and that freed me to focus on my grief. Thank you!
I miscarried my first pregnancy after trying for 6 months in February and still trying 6 months later. Really appreciate how open about pregnancy/baby loss and struggles with ttc you are💗 wish more people would talk about it
Thank you for being so transparent. I've experienced 3 miscarriages (early, a late miscarriage, and a blighted ovum), each of which were devastating. I thankfully have my 2 year old son, and maybe one day will muster up the courage to try again. You're a phenomenal mom, and I wish you all the best on your TTC journey
So very much appreciate all of your content and share it with all my parent friends. But I also wanna give a big shout out to you for being open with your pregnancy journey. Up until our parents' generation, pregnancy and all its complications have been hush-hush and it does pregnant people and their partners a disservice. When we had our loss at 26 weeks, we felt so alone. Come to find out later how common it was, but no one had talked about it, and no one opened up to me about it until many months postpartum. It was disheartening to say the least. I try now to be as open with my friends on the beauties and hardships of pregnancy and parenthood so that our generation and the next are realistic, have a load of helpful information, but can also be optimistic too. So thank you, again, for using your platform in such an enlightening way! More information is so very important. Sending love and good vibes for your next cycle.~♡♡♡
I'm sending you all the baby dust and hope the universe can share a little fertility with you. When I got pregnant with my first last year he stuck even if I took 2 day after pills. I was devastated because I was just 21 and wasn't really together with the guy. We're now married and our son is 9 months old. He was our little surprise miracle baby and he's such a little fighter
Prayers for you and your family ❤️ It is very empowering as someone with 2 losses and 1 beautiful son to see you confident and excited to try again! I hope and pray all works out for you and your beautiful family ❤️❤️
Thank you SO much for sharing, Ashley. I am currently going through my second miscarriage in a row ttc baby #2 and it’s devastatingly hard. After one miscarriage, I thought a healthy pregnancy was basically guaranteed. I was shocked when I had a second. People really don’t talk about recurring pregnancy loss, which is understandable. It just makes it really tough to be going through it seemingly alone. It’s so comforting to know there are other people fighting this battle too ❤️
I am praying it all goes successfully for you and Mike Ashley! Thank you for being so open and honest. I'm sure this will help and comfort and inform many women out there who are going through the same thing and even many who are not. As you said.. Having more awareness for otherness who have these experiences in any given life-topic/situation is important and should be valued enough to discuss, talk, share, help and support each other. God bless you and your family hun! 🙏🏼❤️🤗 All the best!
After doing fertility treatments that resulted in my son, I was contemplating going through that again to have another child. My husband and I decided to stop at one child and the heartbreak of not having another child was small in comparison to the relief of not having to go through hormone therapies again. I hope for good results for you!
Prayers that you can have a safe pregnancy in the future. You have two precious little girls and I know they would be wonderful sisters and extra little mommies… 🙏❤️
No car air fresheners, etc. If you are doing the cleaning, always wear gloves and a face mask (even with white vinegar) to reduce exposure. Go as natural as you possibly can. It might seem like strange advice, but average cleaning products can be major endocrine disruptors and wreak havoc on our bodies.
Thank you for sharing. Having experienced a late pregnancy miscarriage at 16 weeks I understand how heartbreaking any miscarriage is. When we lost our daughter we found out that most miscarriages go unreported so the 20-30% of pregnancies is only what is reported. Our next pregnancy was 3 cycles later and resulted in twins. Things happen in mysterious ways. Having the courage to speak and share your journey is powerful and helpful. Positive thoughts for you and your family.
Always love the real talk! Thank you for being a beautiful person inside and out and always sharing all this wonderful information to us all! Wish you all the best 😍💕😘
Thank you soo much for this information and for opening up about this really difficult topic. I had a miscarriage end of April that was so devastating and so scary for me. We had to wait a few months to try again and now we are on the 3rd cycle with no results. It's so hard to wait, especially since I'm older and wonder how long i have left to try. Hearing your journey is so helpful! And I'm so sorry this has been a struggle for you! Not sure if you're the praying type, but i will be praying for you and your family to get good news soon!
Have you tried supplements? Folic acid is essential for getting pregnant. I wasn't taking any and couldn't fall pregnant for a few cycles and then right after starting taking supplements I fell pregnant. My sister's experience was the same so I believe it works for some women. There are lots of brands, fertility and pre-pregnancy vitamins etc. Hope you'll get your third baby soon!
Thank you for sharing your very interesting journey about your approach esp because my son and DIL are just beginning IUI for their first hapa baby! I wish all women had it easier to conceive. I never knew how fortunate I was conceiving 43 yrs ago. We [my son, DIL and I] are glued to all your amazing videos on your family and Montessori, we're all so prepared and in agreement, just waiting for baby! Sending lots of love and wishes for good news soon, Barb
I’m so sorry you’re going through these issues! It’s pretty terrible going through the one year wait before being treated. I also did another year TTC with testing and surgery while I was active duty. They were never able to figure out what was wrong. We were diagnosed with unknown infertility… 🤷🏻♀️My most recent loss was this past January too. I was pretty far along and wasn’t able to miscarry naturally within a healthy timeframe, so I ended up needing a D&C💔. I hope you are able to grow your family and I just wanted to share to let you know that you’re not alone. Thank you for sharing and I’ll be praying for both of us ❤️
Thank you so much for sharing. Fertility and TTC is such a personal journey and you shouldn't feel obligated to talk about it publically, but you are also right, the awareness you bring is so important and welcome. So many people have different kinds of issues conceiving and yet most people think conceiving always super straight forward! So again, thank you
I'm watching you from a hospital bed due to my 3rd miscarriage 😔, we have 1 little girl of 22 months and we hope to be able to have at least one more... 🙏🏼... It's not an easy situation to face 😔...
I have had a miscarriage and now I've recently been diagnosed with PCOS. Knowing that it will be difficult to concieve when I'm in a relationship again is so hard, especially since I've always wanted to become a parent to multiple children... I hope your road to becoming a mom again will become a little easier. Thanks for sharing your fertility journey with us.
i just want to point out with these home testing medical kits, that I find that sometimes they mislead people into thinking they are cheaper. Please first check if something like this is covered by your insurance, it's very possible it could be 100% free at a clinic or with a doctor. I do think that these are good options for the uninsured or if your insurance doesn't cover it.
I think everybody needs to hear real and honest talk about miscarriage and TTC issues. When I had my first miscarriage I really thought something was wrong in me..then I checked those stats and I was shocked that the topic was not addressed at all even with such numbers. Love your videos. Big hugs from Italy🤗
Thank you Ashley for sharing of your story. Although i cannot imagine how hard it was for you to tell.. I've been watching your vlog and Montessori video's almost 18m and it helps me so much raising my child, and changing our family mindset. And now when trying pregnant as well, your stories and experiences help me so much to stay positive and look for the future. For that I'm so much thankful ❤️❤️❤️. Stay strong, healthy and positive. 😀
It took 13 cycles to get pregnant with my now two year old. I'm so so grateful to have him. We are now on cycle 9 for baby two and no luck. Doing all of the tracking, OPKs, you start to feel crazy. It can be so frustrating. I hope you guys are able to get pregnant with number three soon!
Wow, you have been through a lot. Those are traumatizing from my experience, but it's only happened to me once. I was doing what I thought was perfect while ttc in terms of diet, supplements, strips, tracking etc... , but that is the baby I lost. When I was unhealthy I carried to term. I have come to the conclusion that God gives and takes life in His timing so I just trust in Him. Love your videos.
Thank you for sharing this! I had an ectopic pregnancy at the end of may. It’s been a really scary and confusing journey since then. And it’s been hard to talk about. I really appreciate you sharing and talking about this company!
Thank you for sharing your journey with us! Praying you conceive soon! I had trouble for about a year getting pregnant. My progesterone levels were extremely low. Once my doctor put me on progesterone, I conceived easily. I was very Thankful. My oldest is now 13 years old. I also have a 12 year old (they are 15 1/2 months apart.) Having so much trouble the first time, I did not think I would get pregnant so easily the 2nd time. Then I went on birth control for years. I went off for a few months and then got pregnant with my 3rd boy who is now 2. It was very unexpected since I was 40 at the time I conceived my last baby. We are very thankful for our 3 boys. Wishing you the best of luck.
Check out the book “It Starts with the Egg”! It talks about chemicals affecting female and male fertility like BPA and bisphenol derivatives that are more common than you think - like in plastic coffee makers, packaging ect. It has tons of science backed practical advice!
It took me 3 years to conceive my first and only pregnancy to date, despite me undergoing several fertility treatments so I can relate to the struggles of becoming pregnant... my doctor was talking about doing IVF which I didn't want to... so I decided to take control and see what I could do, and what ended working for me was going to a fertility nutritionist and changing my diet... I learned to not undestimate the effect of anything you put in your body. After only 2 cycles I was pregnant and couldn't believe it after thousands I had spent in fertility treatments. Girl eat fruit and vegetables, and a LOT of them! Limit the dairy especifically. That would be my best advice. Wish you the best!! I've been watching your channel for years and love your videos.
Thanks so much for sharing your journey with us Ashley, I know it can't be easy to share something so personal in such a public setting. My husband and I are currently trying for baby #2 which is taking longer than it did the first time around, so it's very useful and reassuring to hear about your experience. My best wishes to you and Mike for a healthy and happy baby #3 very soon! Take care.
Thank you for sharing your turbulent story with us. It is very brave of you and it’s right that we need to be open about the struggles that each and every person trying to conceive/have a family 🥰. I wish you all the luck in becoming a mommy again. You’re girls will be amazing sisters 🥰
I'm speaking from my own personal experience and journey... My personal thought was "why not, what will it hurt?" So that's what I did and a pretty great side effect (besides successful pregnancies) was my chronic migraines went away.
I feel sorry and understand what you feel at the same time. We fought for a son for 2 years. It was in vitro. We fought for a second child for a year. Ectopic pregnancy. Then a frozen embryo failed attempt (chemical pregnancy) and then a miscarriage. Currently I am 8m pregnant and everything is fine. We have doctors in Poland for free, but we chose the semi-private and private path to ensure the best care. Despite the fact that we do not earn much, we could afford it. I am sorry to hear when someone who fights for a baby, as we fought, cannot support his fertility, because the state either does not help or requires privately to arrange everything and pay cosmic money ...
I’m so sorry about your losses! I’ve just recently started watching your videos and had no idea about your history with miscarriage but it just hit me on a personal level. My first pregnancy was also an ectopic. I nearly died and ended up losing my left tube in addition to the child. I then had three more miscarriages before the birth of my son, who is now just 3 months old. Every single loss is so hard and it makes it emotionally complicated to get that positive pregnancy test because you don’t know if it will end in joy or tears. All that to say, so really love your videos and will be sure to keep your family in my prayers!
I switched to organic products that did not have harsh ingredients or fragrances. I also stopped wearing perfumes (this is a big deal). Anyways... I hope this helps. I'm really rooting for you and my fingers are crossed. Thank you for all of your valuable videos/tips and advice!!!
Also... green clean your home if you haven't already. What I mean by that is... Get rid of fragrances (air fresheners, fragranced detergents, cleaners, etc.) Use organic cleaning products, detergents, dishwashing soap, etc. Do not use dryer sheets (get wool balls), use good old fashioned white vinegar (it works for so many things!).
Your family is beautiful. I am praying that you are able to conceive and add another little member to your clan. Thank you for sharing your journey. We know that it's not the easiest to share, but you are bringing so much awareness to this topic. You are brave, and one day your girls will know your journey and will have a whole new appreciation toward you.
Thank you sharing your journey. I haven't personally experienced the loss of a pregnancy. My TTC journey has been fairly easy to be honest with you. Although I don't share your struggle, I know there are many MANY women who do. Your video makes those women feel less alone and helps women like me understand the struggle that others experience. I hope I can be a better support to women around me struggling to conceive after hearing your story. Prayers and love to your beautiful family. 💕
I’m so sorry, Ashley. ❤️ I hope you and Mike get another little one SOON! We’ve been on a journey as well and so far it seems to have come down to thyroid issues I developed after having my daughter a little over two years ago.
im on the same journey for baby #3, it’s a little frustrating having to wait . i’ve also had multiple miscarriages and 2 healthy babies sending prayers 🤍🤍
It's nice to be able to talk about it. Like, it sucks (SUCKS) to have it happen, but at least you know you are not alone, because it opens the door for others to share their experiences and support. I had a chemical pregnancy for my first and I think I read something like 50% of first pregnancies are chemical pregnancies. I hope that you find the answers you are looking for with this test!
Ashley, Thank you for sharing your TTC journey, I went through multiple fertility treatments to have my daughter and is not an easy one. I am going back very soon for child #2. Your are brave and strong woman sending you good wishes and good luck on your journey for baby #3 Many Blessings
Also green clean your personal hygiene products... Get rid of traditional antiperspirant/deodorant(I make my own "pit paste"), and cleansers(I use Weleda cream baby body wash with calendula), shampoos and conditioners (I use Acure now).
Hi I've been through same and i had my first girl born premature. She died after 4 months of fighting for her life. I have now 2 girls of 12 and almost 11. To get pregnant was a problem the first 2 times, going with treatments of progesterone for 8 months First time and 3 the second. With the girls that i have i had to stay in bed all pregnancy and had a cerclage both times. First cerclage did help but even like that me girl was born a month and a half early. All this happened in Italy At 38 years old and got pregnant again and was literally terrified. I was lucky to find finally a doctor where i am now in Ireland that explained better the cerclage and we decided to go without it but on treatment with cyclogest 400. Even if scared i finally had a normal pregnancy, with walks and not confined to a bed. I am now 40 and i have a very energetic and healthy boy of almost 2 born at term. I wish i would have been able to enjoy the other pregnancies before and not be terrified every time i went to the bathroom. Don't know if this might help. Thanks for all your Montessori videos, i pick up ideas from them as i rediscover the toddler mom mode. Most of them i already applied years back with the girls but i found new interesting things thanks to you
Hi Ashley, have you heard or read about Stevia's affect on fertility-related hormones? I had been adding some to my drinks a couple years ago for about a week, and I noticed my period was extremely late after that when I had been regular before (and I was not active at the time). That was a red flag so lo and behold I looked into and was not alone. Just wanted to mention this in case it has been finding a way into your diet. Just one mama looking out for another. You may already be aware of this who knows. I love you and you family so much. (Coming from a complete stranger on the internet 😄) I wish you grace and strength on your journey💕 We face our darkest nights as mothers on our journey to bring forth life. It can be easier said than done sometimes but keep your playfulness in the process Ashley, that beautiful spark of life and bliss. It's what babies are made of after all😆 It is both why they exist and what they naturally are💕 Okay end of TED talk lol. Lots of love to you and your family!
You're so brave sharing all of this- thank you for that! Sending you all the baby making vibes in hope you can welcome a third baby to your lovely family
I don't think I've ever commented on RU-vid before but just in case this helps you....That percentage you quote will likely be based on yearly averages and won't take into account women who have miscarried before, so please don't judge yourself against it. Best to avoid looking at stats if you can (or so I've been told!). But if, like me, you take comfort/can't resist looking into things; consider that multiple online sources state the probability of recurring miscarriage as between 1-2%. So those are pretty good odds! Best of luck and keep the Montessori videos coming, we've found them very useful over the last couple of years.
Thank you for sharing this! We're at a 45% risk for miscarriage, but we chose to tell family around 7 weeks anyway to celebrate while we can. And so I don't feel like I need to hide my sadness if we don't have a healthy pregnancy.
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I went to my ob and he ordered a blood test and it checked all those levels before i went to the fertility clinic. If you have dimished ovarian reserve that might explain the miscarriages. I have friends under 30 with DOR (diminished ovarian reserve. low AMH levels) living a healthy lifestyle. I'm so sorry you're going through this, I wish you the very best with your results
Good luck on your journey to baby #3. I know how difficult this process can be. We had 2 miscarriages and had to go though IVF after 5 years of trying. These test are necessary and helpful for some but egg quality or sperm quality could be an issue and unfortunately these numbers won’t help with that. Changes you or your husband make now won’t be seen for 3 months. You are being proactive with your labs and maybe hubby should have his sperm count mobility and morphology checked also. Love your beautiful family and so sorry you guys are having to go through this ❤️
Thank you!! I might try this! I’ve been trying to conceive #2 for almost a year and when I asked my doctor about possible thyroid problems or why my period is irregular it seemed like she didn’t really care. It’s nice that now we can do our own detective work!
Prayers that you become pregnant soon. I am also TTC and am in the beginning of my 2WW. That will be awesome if we end up getting pregnant at the same time! Sending you love and positivity on your journey! ❤️
God bless you and your family. Our fertility testing cost us a total of around $200. But that was after 4 miscarriages. We still didn’t get much info because the testing for both of us have come up normal. They suggested progesterone if I get pregnant again. 😐 good luck with the upcoming cycles.
My heart goes out to you🙏🏼 My sweet co-worker had 1 child then 6 miscarriages 😢💔She was then able to conceive 2 more beautiful babies💙💙 I will keep you in my prayers☺️
Hi Ashley! Try a vegetarian diet! Vegetarian with no processed food. It seems that nothing has no be with hormones but for me, it turned my period so organized every month. So, yes it is related to hormones too. Is just one more tip that can help your hormones 🧡
Thank you Ashley! I've been trying to get pregnant for a while and I had no idea this company was an option for getting more information. Thanks for sharing.
Look into MTHFR genetic mutations. They’re incredibly common, and miscarriages can be a sign. There are things to help, like specific prenatal vitamins, etc.
I have one of those mutations (found out via my 23andMe test!), and had a chemical pregnancy for my first (wasn't taking any kind of prenatal vitamin at all beforehand). I have read folate vs folic acid is supposed to be better, but idk, I used the "Nature Made" prenatal.
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Sending you so much luck. I've been there in trying month after month and even that is hard in and of itself, let alone adding everything you have gone through on top of that. Thank you for being so brave in sharing your story with us. Hugs.
It took me 4 years TTC before I got pregnant with my now almost 4 yr old daughter. I've been off BC for atleast a yr. I haven't been "trying" because I went through 4 yrs of that and it took a toll on me mentally. But it hasn't happened yet. I'm 37 yrs old and debating whether to call it quits or not. I am taking prenatal vitamins and methyl folate which is what the fertility specialist had told me to do prior to my first pregnancy. I wish you luck on your journey!
Oh Ashley, please stop blaming yourself. I went through multiple early losses too. After we were finally lucky enough to have a pregnancy stick multiple studies came out that linked early losses to microscopic damage to sperm. That can happen from as little as one too-hot shower in the previous 3 months! Turn down the temperature on your water heater and if it doesn’t happen immediately it might be easier in colder weather.
My cousin has three kids, with a huge age gap, she had several miscarriages and till date she is without protection and doesn’t get pregnant. I guess its just different for some people and I hope that the next pregnancy goes well for you.
