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25.01.2022 During COVID-19 so many business will need to close, people will lose their jobs, their homes and more! It is so important to support your local business wherever you can. Our local cafe is doing a cupcake day to keep themselves in business. This is such a hard working, amazing mumma who needs your help to stay afloat, so if you are in the area please support her! PS she makes amazing coffee ... @guiltybitedesserts Craigieburn VIC #thewellnessstruggle #supportinglocal #covid19 #coffee
23.01.2022 So tonight was a bad night!!! I have had such a crazy week with work this week, have felt nauseous all day every day (waiting on my blood work to see why) plus just emotionally drained right now. I caved and failed my diet today and ate hungry jacks for dinner. I feel so gross and guilty after eating it, such a waste of a meal!!... But omg it tasted so good whilst I was eating it #thewellnessstruggle #surrogacyjourney #surrogate #ttc #ivfwarrior #ivf #eggdonor #PCOS
21.01.2022 Omg what a week! I havnt posted this week as I have been so sick and feeling sorry for myself At the moment I'm getting worse, but hoping it picks up soon and means I'm getting towards the end of feeling horrible. I think my body had had enough these last few months and needs a good detox and rest ... I'm hoping you are all keeping well and safe #thewellnessstruggle #eggdonor #eggdonation #ttc #ivf #ivfwarrior #ohss #pregnancyplanning #accupunctureforfertility #hormonebalance #twodads #loveislove #surrogacyjourney #surrogate
21.01.2022 Day 1!! Today is my first day on my new adventure of my "hormone reset". Over the next 2 weeks I will be doing intermittent fasting (only eating between 10am and 6pm), eating no carbs, sugar, dairy products or non organic meats/eggs. Oh and I also have to drink a minimum of 4ltrs a day!! As someone with PCOS, all of these things really affect my hormones which in turn affect my fertility. I am hoping over the next 2 weeks I can rest those hormones and give my body a cleanse o...f all the bad foods! My food today has been easy and yummy, I love green veggies! I am however going through coffee and carbs withdrawals already! And as always, I never finish my day without a nice relaxing bath What did you eat today? #surrogacyjourney #surrogate #ttc #ivf #thewellnessstruggle #twodads #loveislove #alturisticsurrogacy #australiansurrogacy #family #surrogatemother #healthylifestyle #healthysurrogate #iui #icsi #PCOS
19.01.2022 What a crazy weekend!! During lockdown there is not much to do, so why not do a little spring cleaning? - mopped floors... - cleaned bathrooms - vacummed floors - cleaned kitchen - cleaned and vacummed car - grocery shopping - reorganised pantry - reorganised linen closet - cleaned up spare room - reorganise spare room closet - reorganised/cleaned laundry Hopefully I don't have to do these things for a long time, in exhausted What did you get up to this weekend? #thewellnessstruggle #surrogacyjourney #surrogate #healthysurrogate #ttc #PCOS #ivfwarrior #ivf #covid19 #lockdown2020 #springcleaning
17.01.2022 Challenge accepted! @mikayla_tague
16.01.2022 "it's ok to not be ok" This is something that is so important for those to remember when going through #infertility As someone who has struggled with #infertility, I know how much pressure woman put on themselves when going through their journeys, they feel like alone, like a failure and they forget it is not their fault.... If you know someone who is struggling with infertility, remind them "it's ok to not be ok". #thewellnessstruggle #infertility #ivfwarrior #ivf #ttc #PCOS #twodads #loveislove
15.01.2022 I finally got to go back to accupuncture today! Being in stage 4 lockdown in Melbourne has definitely been a challenge in so many ways. Not only have I been working from home since March, I'm unable to leave the house, travel for work (or pleasure), my surrogacy journey has been put on hold and now most recently my recovery from the #eggcollection ... Since my #eggdonation, I have been nauseous 24/7, always feel crampy and my hormones are all over the place. My #menstralcycle has been so weird and I've had 2 extra periods I wasn't expecting... Thanks to covid, there is a few tests I need to get done that I am unable to as the drs are not performing these tests during lockdown, so unfortunately I just have to put up with the symptoms. My accupuncture was also cancelled 2 weeks ago as I was not seen as a "priority" case that needed to be seen during lockdown. Well, today that changed! Given how many times in the last 6 weeks I have had my period, I was bumped up to be a priority case and was given accupuncture to treat for stress on my body, hormone imbalance and possible low iron due to my multiple periods so close together. That 1 hour today was absolute heaven and I am so greatful for my IPs who continually send me to get treatment for our journey. #thewellnessstruggle #eggdonor #eggdonation #ttc #ivf #ivfwarrior #ohss #pregnancyplanning #accupunctureforfertility #hormonebalance #twodads #loveislove #surrogacyjourney #surrogate
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13.01.2022 Wednesday morning hump day!! Cold, rainy, miserable in Melbourne today! Would rather be curled up on the lounge watching movies all day, but unfortunately we have to work Nothing a yummy coffee cannot fix from one of my favourite coffee places ... #surrogacyjourney #surrogate #ttc #eggdonor #ivfwarrior #ivf #twodads #loveislove #thewellnessstruggle
13.01.2022 So this has been my past week, what have you been up to? I have never been so sick in my life, I have been bed bound for over a week now and am still feeling pretty horrible. Between the constant migraine, nausea, swollen legs, aching body, blurred vision, high temps and hot/cold sweats my energy is at an all time low.... I struggle to move between rooms or to sleep as my body is so swollen and achy I do not have the energy or the stability to walk by myself and am in too much pain to sleep. Thank god for my amazing wife!! I had a covid test on Sunday however it came back negative, given my symptoms my dr is convinced I have covid and has asked me to go to the hospital to get another test (apparently if the person doing the test does not swab the back of the throat properly it can give a false reading? ). Until then, I am on bed rest orders. Either way, I cannot wait for this to be over!!!! #thewellnessstruggle #surrogacyjourney #eggdonor #covid19 #bedrest #twodads #loveislove
13.01.2022 It has been a while since I had posted so I thought I would say hi! Unfortunately I have not been able to do much due to still being in lockdown. My #surrogacyjourney is still unable to progress just yet however we are taking this time to get #babybodyready so when the boarders open we can be "all systems go" At the moment I am still unable to attend my accupuncture appointments although am hoping to be allowed back in 2 weeks time, keeping my fingers crossed ... Over the last couple of months, our team has taken this time to get closer together and just enjoy each other's company, although we are not baby making right now, we are still such close friends that we continue to talk daily and catch-up. It has been great to know they are still around even when the baby discussions are not in sight right now. PS, I just want to be pregnant already #surrogacyjourney #surrogate #surrogatemother #ivfwarrior #ivf #infertility #iui #twodads #loveislove #surrogacy #ittakesavillage #icsi #ttc
11.01.2022 800 followers, wow!! Thank you for all of the love and support you given me on this journey so far! To all of you out there that are following my journey, know you are not alone on yours ... #thewellnessstruggle #ivf #ttc #surrogacyjourney #surrogate #eggdonor #twodads #loveislove #ivfwarrior #iui #athomeinsemination #twodads
10.01.2022 Hi lovely people! Sorry I have been MIA lately, unfortunately due to #covid19 Our #surrogacyjourney has been put on hold as we cannot travel interstate to see each other.... During this next 6 weeks lockdown we are going through in #melbourne I will be doing everything I can to prepare my body for #pregnancy. In the mean time, I have been working on a little side project to keep my mind busy so I am not stressing about our current situation. Over the next few weeks I will be sharing my journey in preparing my body for pregnancy which will include #pregnancynutrition, #exercise and a #healthymind I will also be sharing some tips on pregnancy and baby items! It's a passion of my to source the best quality baby and pregnancy items so I want to share this with you all My heart goes out to all of those lovely people who are currently trying to cycle or TTC and have been affected by covid OR who are affected in other ways in their life. If we stick together and offer each other support where we can, it will make these weeks and months a little easier #surrogacyjourney #surrogate #ttc #ivf #thewellnessstruggle #twodads #loveislove #alturisticsurrogacy #australiansurrogacy #family #surrogatemother #newmum #newdad #baby #planningforbaby #icsi #iui
08.01.2022 ISO workout! When you are in lockdown, especially in Melbourne when it tends to rain alot! you need to become more creative with your workouts to keep you motivated and staying focused on your goals! I'm very lucky as my brother has purchased a home gym which is setup in our garage, perfect for rainy days!... What do you do when it's raining? Today I did 15mins on the assault bike, 50 situps and some chest and leg weights! #thewellnessstruggle #surrogacyjourney #surrogate #ttc #ivf #iui #icsi #twodads #loveislove #gaydads #isoworkout
06.01.2022 Omg, 1000 followers!! Thank you everyone who has engaged and followed my journey so far. If you told me 3 months ago I was going to meet some amazing people who are going through a similar journey to me or that I was going to have 1000 followers on Instagram I would not have believed you!... As you saw tonight with my previous post, I will always be raw and honest on this page. I will share the good, the bad and the ugly with you. This journey is not for everyone however, I could not imagine it not being mine. Thank you again for your continued love and support #surrogacyjourney #surrogate #ttc #ivf #thewellnessstruggle #twodads #loveislove #alturisticsurrogacy #australiansurrogacy #family #surrogatemother #traditionalsurrogate #iui #icsi #pregnancy #ivfwarrior
06.01.2022 Every fortnight this is what my Sunday night looks like. Living a very busy work life doesn't leave much time for the day to day things. So every Sunday night I sit down and organise the vitamins I have to take for the coming weeks. If you know me, you know that I struggle to take these. I cannot even brush my teeth without gagging, let alone take 17 vitamins a day!!!! BUT I do it for the potential baby I will be growing for my amazing friends.... The small sacrifices we take every day, makes for a giant reward at the end, seeing the boys becomes parents to a little baby, their own little baby. Bring on the end of lockdown so we can get back to baby making!!! #thewellnessstruggle #ttc #ivfwarrior #ivf #surrogacyjourney #surrogate #eggdonor #babyvitamins #twodads #loveislove #growingahuman #surrogatemother
