I am a walking stress ball. Always have been. I am used to working 12 hours a day and bulldozing my way through life with my hair disheveled and bags under my eyes like a madwoman. I have accepted this as the way I am and the way that life has to be, until aRead more
Coenzyme Q10 (a.k.a. CoQ10) is all the rage right now with male and female fertility. So why is this one supplement, creating all the buzz? Well, CoQ10 is found in virtually almost all cells of our body including the ovaries. It is the fuel source for the mitochondria – which are the so called “powerRead more
As I sit in the waiting room of the fertility clinic for my refresher orientation, I think back to last September. Sitting here all bright eyed and bushy tailed with the world on my side. Thinking how easy this was going to be, take some needles, they retrieve your eggs, and tickety boo you haveRead more
Growing up for us on Mother’s Day always meant KFC buckets, DQ ice cream cake and fun family parties. That was usually because it was always overshadowed by my birthday (sorry Mom). With Mother’s Day approaching this weekend, there is no way I could have possibly anticipated how much harder this day would be forRead more
Canadian Infertility Awareness Week is well underway. I can’t stress enough how happy I am for the resources that have been provided to us through Fertility Matters Canada. My husband and I were originally diagnosed with unexplained infertility in March of 2014 after almost 18 months of trying to conceive naturally. We took some extraRead more
Deciding on whether to share your infertility journey or not is a very personal decision. I don’t judge you if you want to keep it private and I don’t judge you if you want to tell everyone what you are going through. Every single person deals with their pain and grief differently and you haveRead more
I remember being a little girl and imagining my life when I was older. Being married and having a house full of kids and pets. In my innocent youth, all of this would be accomplished by 25 and not a day later! I always used to think I will NEVER be as old as my momRead more
The journey of infertility is full of losses. Loss of pregnancy, loss of the role of parenthood, loss of a sense of identity, and, unfortunately, loss of friendship. Google “losing friends infertility”. The results are filled with stories of people coming to terms with a new reality of friendship at a time when the supportRead more
Hey Lovelies, This week is National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW) in the USA. I know that we aren’t the States, no matter how much people assume we’re alike, but the fact that their infertility awareness week is now raises some things that I’d like to bring north to Canada to unpack a little. WhatRead more
Here I am….going on day 188 since my last cycle. It appears my ovaries are going for a record on deciding not to ovulate. If I remember correctly, the longest I have gone without a cycle was about 6 months….so I’m on the heels of surpassing it! This is just one of the perks of havingRead more