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Chemo- Get Your Game Face On
I knew I was starting chemo right away. I knew that from the severity of the situation, what I didn’t know is what to expect. By the time...
Paula Ramsbottom
Feb 268 min read
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The Shock Factor
It's interesting to look back at the person I was. I constantly lived off being prepared for worst case scenario. I controlled every...
Paula Ramsbottom
Mar 25, 20247 min read
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The Birth
It was finally induction date and even though we all wanted this to happen naturally, we were all excited and happy the day had arrived....
Paula Ramsbottom
Jan 23, 20246 min read
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To Our GC
It's really hard to entrust the most valuable thing to another person. It's how I feel about this baby. I think it's easy to overlook the...
Paula Ramsbottom
Dec 9, 20233 min read
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Newborn MUST Haves
There are so many baby products out on the market and it can become overwhelming sifting through it all to find the best for your baby....
Paula Ramsbottom
Dec 6, 20234 min read
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Fed is Best
The hardest part about being a mom is the internal guilt we feel not knowing if we are doing our best. I think it's easy for us all to...
Paula Ramsbottom
Dec 4, 20233 min read
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Cryptogenic Pneumonia…You cannot make this Sh*&t Up
It's either written in my lucky stars or life isn't always fair. 2 weeks before our DR trip I started with a cough. No other symptoms but...
Paula Ramsbottom
Dec 2, 20235 min read
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DR-Babymoon
I love the idea of a babymoon. It's such a nice time to just be with your husband kid free before the chaos of a newborn starts. Even...
Paula Ramsbottom
Dec 1, 20232 min read
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Find Your Support Group💕
Everyone says it takes a village to raise your children. And the village you pick is by far the most important one because the people you...
Paula Ramsbottom
Nov 30, 20233 min read
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Baby Shower
When I was pregnant with Logan, I had planned the most beautiful baby shower. It was something I had so dearly envisioned and then covid...
Paula Ramsbottom
Nov 29, 20232 min read
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And We Wait
As I sit here in the hotel room reflecting over the past couple of years that it took us to get to this point, it feels weird. Don't get...
Paula Ramsbottom
Nov 27, 20236 min read
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Left Ovary
Since my hysterectomy, there has been a cyst growing in my left ovary. We've been monitoring every 6 months, and unfortunately it keeps...
Paula Ramsbottom
Aug 17, 20232 min read
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Anatomy Scan
Rich and I were excited to be able to attend the anatomy scan! Rich had missed seeing Logan's because of Covid restrictions at the time,...
Paula Ramsbottom
Aug 17, 20231 min read
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NIPT Test
It's been a whirlwind over here for the past couple of weeks, so I apologize for taking a hiatus with my blog posts. I'll share the...
Paula Ramsbottom
Jun 11, 20232 min read
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Sleep training
As I sit here enjoying a cup of coffee before Logan is up and it's 7am, I just think about all of the structure we've implemented with...
Paula Ramsbottom
May 18, 20232 min read
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Transfer
March 23rd couldn't get here fast enough. We had already booked all of our GC's flights and hotel. Her monitoring visits were showing she...
Paula Ramsbottom
May 17, 20233 min read
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How to pick a GC
This might be the hardest part of the process. Not only is the demand for a Gestational carrier( GC) so high, but you also have to trust...
Paula Ramsbottom
May 16, 20235 min read
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Egg retrieval
It took a lot of processing to swallow that this was the only path forward to having another child. It's easy to be pessimistic of the...
Paula Ramsbottom
May 15, 20232 min read
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Cancer
It's one of those words that you wish to never be around, and unfortunately it comes up more times than anyone wishes. My beautiful son...
Paula Ramsbottom
May 14, 20233 min read
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