Infertility & Miscarriage

My Rainbow Baby Journey I lay in the hospital bed after my surgery and looked over at my doctor. "How are you feeling?" She asked me, lifting my gown to check my incisions. "Ok, not in any...

I’ve waited my entire life to be a mother. The first time I had a positive pregnancy test, I sat in quiet anticipation staring- at a stick. Waiting. Praying. I didn’t realize that I could...

I very loosely thought about egg donation and surrogacy...mostly when I was a broke joke trying to pay back student loans after college. After knowing how much you can impact a family and help...

  Is modern motherhood too easy? I think about what motherhood used to mean – before technology and modern medicine and easy fixes. It meant widespread risk of death in childbirth. It meant astronomical rates of...

Tomorrow is National Adoption Day and that warms my heart. If you have followed Austin Moms Blog for a while (and if you haven't it is never too late to start) you may remember...

For nearly 3 years I have looked to Austin Moms Blog as an outlet to share my inner most thoughts as well as personal stories and journeys. AMB is not only a place for...

By :: Asia Shah Getting Pregnant: A Challenge I Had Not Considered Lying on my back in the exam room at Austin Regional Clinic, I scanned the hundreds of photographs that lined the walls. Elated parents...

In order to honor those families that are affected by infertility every single day, Austin Moms Blog plans to share several stories throughout this week. What binds us together is motherhood and whether you...

In order to honor those families that are affected by infertility every single day, Austin Moms Blog plans to share several stories throughout this week. What binds us together is motherhood and whether you...

When I tell people we struggled with infertility, people usually nod and lean in to hear more about our story. They ask if we did IVF because that's a term people are familiar with...