It has been over 10 months since we lost our first pregnancy and there have been a lot of emotions (especially with our failed FET cycle in the fall and our next FET cycle approaching this summer). I am definitely hopeful for what’s to come but also very nervous and scared. To be honest, theRead more
The world of fertility medicine often gets a bad rap. “Big business” and “poorly regulated,” are some of the descriptions used whenever fertility clinics are talked about in the news. With examples like 2009’s “Octomom” and more recently, the tragic events involving the faulty storage of eggs and embryos at clinics in Cleveland and SanRead more
Let me start off by telling you about my condition… It’s called Retrograde Ejaculation. Basically, the sperm and semen take a left turn when they should take a right. It goes into my bladder instead of out where it should. This is something I’ve had all my life. I’ve had tests galore and there isRead more
At the age of 41, knee deep in dirty diapers and The Wiggles, I began writing about the decade-long battle it took to get to my two young children. Putting my experiences down on paper was for me, a way of processing all that I had been through. Issues of identity, grief, and loss wereRead more
In the past three years fertility awareness has been more prominent, but it still has a long way to go before it gets the recognition it deserves. I grew up in the 80’s and 90’s. In my mid twenties I never considered freezing my eggs for later in life. I lived a carefree life whenRead more
Infertility sucks. Scratch that, it f*cking sucks. If you’ve dealt with infertility issues or are dealing with it right now, you know exactly what I mean. It’s lonely, scary, and depressing, mixed with a good dose of constantly feeling on edge. It’s literally, the thief of joy. Infertility is hard. Relationship, career, life-changing hard. InRead more
Do you feel like your biological clock is ticking? You are definitely not alone! Many women start to feel the pressure of their biological clock as they age. The term biological clock often refers to the “increased maternal instincts of (particularly) women as they get older.” This feeling often starts when the perceived window ofRead more
It was somewhere between the third and fourth failed IUI that I felt something in me kind of shut off. A switch that had been connecting my mind, body and feelings had flipped. I thought at first, perhaps, I had evolved into a more superior being able to accept and move on from the constantRead more
I’m going to be real for a second. I figured when this blog post rolled around I would be blissfully pregnant. I think that’s kind of what we all hope for on a monthly basis when something is coming up, whether it’s a family gathering, a party, a baby shower (shudder), really, anything. We allRead more
I was never a fan of problem solving questions in school. I preferred computations or plugging in formulas in Algebra. Essentially, I liked my math questions simple and straightforward. Here is the question, and these are the tools you need to get to your answer. Who knew I would be faced with a very bigRead more
