When I caught up with Tiarna from @helloblossomsbouquets she was in her third trimester with her fourth baby, a baby girl who she was so excited to welcome. Tiarna is the creative genius behind the incredible blooms you can find in @transwestfuels, and just before your brain goes there THESE ARE NOT SERVO FLOWERS, they are like the most beautiful fresh market flowers you can get. Tiarna’s journey with PCOS, Endo, and fertility has had a lot of twist and turns. When I enquired as to her journey and how many children, she replied promptly with the responds that; “I essentially brought two and got two for free”.
I had such a long chat with Tiarni, I was so incredibly engaged by her, she made me laugh, but also at times had me holding my breath. Tiarni journey started before she was married, having received information in her late teens, after having heavy painful periods, she knew she was going to need some support to get pregnant. After quite a few years of struggling and being ignored, she finally found her IVF specialist and together with the help of her husband was able to achieve her first baby on their first transfer. She then fell pregnant with her second baby quickly, VERY quickly. After battling an illness in the first trimester she went to her first scan to find out that her baby did not have a heartbeat. Tiarni talks with such honesty about the physical and emotional battle of round IVF, particularly in the context of miscarriage. Tiarni talks so beautifully about the real let down of approaching your babies due date after miscarriage, doing back-to-back rounds of IVF, and feeling like nothing is working. She tells the most hilarious story, about breaking the golden rule of IVF which will have you in fits of laughter also.
Tiarni touches on how you plan for a baby that you hadn’t planned for, how do you negotiate differing perspective of what your family might look like with your partner and come back together stronger. How do you even deliver that information (hot tip: it’s a text). It is such an interesting conversation to come from trying so hard for a baby to being surprised and shocked to be pregnant. How do you reconcile that? I am not lying when I say you will be hanging on to this story for every turn. There is so many laugh-out-loud moment, from this relatable down-to-earth rural mum. I can see Tiarni around a bomb fire with her friends, with a wine in fits of laughter. Tiarni thank you so much for doing this interview, we are so thankful to have you as part of the Herd. X
You can find Tiarni @helloblossombouquets
https://helloblossombouquets.com
or at any of the incredible @transwestfuel @transwestnorthstores
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