22/01/2023
As a few of you know, over the last 18months especially, Jordan and I have been seeing a specialist to try and have a baby. And whilst there has been some fun trying, it clearly hasn’t worked.
A little bit of back story is that we are in a funny predicament where we can fall pregnant, but my body rejects the embryo. For that reason, IVF is not an option at the moment.
We are currently at 10 miscarriages, 4 since we’ve started seeing a specialist, and have spent close to $15,000 on appointments, hormone therapies and medications and still no baby.
This has not only been a financial battle, but it has been mentally exhausting to say the least.
The next (and possibly last) option for us is Endometriosis surgery.
I don’t know if I have endometriosis, but I do have Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS).
There is a possibility that the PCOS is masking the endo symptoms, but the only way for a doctor to know if I have this is if I have surgery.
This surgery is quite expensive but we are going to exhaust all options before we run out of time (and money).
Juniper & Elk was created in a time when I had lost my job in the pandemic to keep paying my bills. Now, it’s been a way for me to switch off from my overactive thoughts about having a baby but also to continue to help with the financial side of our tiring journey.
So when you purchase something from my store, you are helping to get us closer to having the family we so desperately are trying to create.
Please know that I appreciate every single one of you that has purchased my creations and I get so excited when I see an order pop up on the website!
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PS, I’ve just added a new summer collection of Pet Bandanas that are super cute and I adjusted the pattern a little to make them even better than before!
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