Mommy's World and Beyond

When I got married in March of 2012 I had no idea that our next chapter of starting a family would be our first obstacle to overcome together.  As an African American woman, I have since found it common that we do not make it a priority within our culture to consider pre-family planning education.  I had regular gynecological check-ups, but had no idea of even where to start with trying to conceive. I immediately stopped birth control and we started trying.  This is when I learned about ovulation, the many phases of our menstrual cycle and other very interesting things that our amazing body is capable of.  As I started to track my cycles I found the Trying To Conceive (TTC) community on Youtube.  I watched and listened and finally something began to happen.  About 2 months into TTC, I got a positive pregnancy test on a cheap dollar tree test.  By this time, I had tracked ovulation with test strips and knew when I should have been expected my period.  When I didn't get my period I

My freshman year of college consisted of many days spent in my dorm room, doing work and....sleeping.  I wasn't much of a social butterfly before college and that really didn't change throughout those years.  I stayed in Pride Hall at North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University (NCAT).  Little did I know, my husband also stayed in the same dorm hall. I made friends who I would go to the cafe with, hangout with in each other's rooms and make quick trips to find food off campus.  There was one guy who I had not met but knew of through my friends.  One day I was told that a guy named Clint really liked me and wanted to get to know me.  Something really funny is that I knew of another guy named Clint, who I was somewhat attracted to, that stayed on the floor below me.  The whole time my friends and I talked about "Clint", I thought we were talking about the guy downstairs, however it wasn't the same person. Once I figured out which Clint liked

My name is Tikara, a wife and mother of twin girls who are 2 years old going on 30.  I am 29, graduated from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in 2011.  I met my husband while at college and got married in 2012.  We decided to immediately let God decide when to start a family, therefore we did not have any restrictions on family planning.  It was shortly after we got married that my life, career goals and interests changed.  In this blog, I will discuss our struggle with infertility which ultimately led to many blessings and open doors in our lives. During my fertility journey I discovered the world of Youtube and its platform for individuals, businesses and organizations to expand their reach across the world.  My goal for this blog is to simply help others while documenting my everyday life.  While thinking of a particular topic, there were tons going through my mind, however, the most useful to me as a mother has been those that are derived from moms who