Monica Bivas

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Five sentences about me…

I am patient. I am resilient. I am compassionate. I am kind, and I love to collaborate and build new friendships based on love and understanding

Five sentences about what I've endured in the fertility realm...

I never thought I would have to go through fertility issues. I took for granted that I would be a mom as easily as the rest of the women in my family. I had both Primary and Secondary Infertility. The only way for me to reach motherhood was IVF. Infertility is an illness that stays forever with us.

One thing I wish I knew going into my fertility journey...

That every physical illness (in my case infertility) is the manifestation of blockages, and I wish I knew that my body was telling me to check on its signs when my periods were so heavy and painful.

One thing about me that is forever changed because of my fertility journey...

The stillbirth of our baby girl Isabelle, on 10-05-2010 at 39 weeks of pregnancy, this pain has no name, but somehow helped me to learn resilience and patience.

One funny moment or anecdote from my fertility journey...

Every time my hubby would help me with my progesterone shots (in my butt), I fainted and did not remember anything. Next thing I knew I’d wakeup on the sofa and he was telling me that I fell, he was worried - but then we just made fun of it and made it our inside joke.

One product, practice, or ritual I adopted during my fertility journey, which I have/have not kept a part of my life...

Meditation and Mindfulness, and learning how to heal my emotions and forgive things from my past. Still until this day, I do this as a learning experience.