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I remember in my mid-twenties thinking about how I had years before I needed to start trying for a family. When I finally started trying for a baby at the age of 33, I knew that I was on the later end of the spectrum, but that I was still a few years away fromRead more

Firstly, thank you. One million times over, thank you. When my husband and I started trying to conceive over six years ago, we were one of the first couples in our larger core groups of friends who were trying but as the months and years went on, we seemed to be the last to achieveRead more

Infertility can be a very scary and isolating place. I was – and still am – the only person in my group of friends to have visited this place. The eight of us have been friends since high school and over the years the friendships have changed and evolved as friendships normally do. But nothingRead more

And then there was one…one chance left to have a baby. One month until that last chance occurs. One phone call from booking that appointment at the fertility clinic to seal your fate.  As scary as it is, it’s exciting as hell to know it finally may be your turn. And then there was one…oneRead more

I think it’s safe to say that Halloween is a children’s holiday. Although Christmas and Easter have Santa and the Easter Bunny, they also leave room for religious celebration and adult-related gift-giving and entertaining. Valentine’s Day celebrates romantic love and St. Patrick’s Day is an excuse to wear green and drink beer. Many of usRead more

Hey lovelies, If you are reading this right now then I know you have thought to yourself, at least once, “I’m not the same person I used to be. I don’t even know who I am anymore.” I get it, I’ve been there, too. Our four-and-a-half-year quest (so far) to build our family has changedRead more

I am afraid. I’m afraid that we won’t ever get pregnant again. I’m afraid that we will get pregnant, but we will lose the baby again. After a twin stillbirth and a molar pregnancy, my only experience with pregnancy is, well… not good.   And so, I am afraid.   As October is Pregnancy andRead more

Survivor’s guilt happens when we’ve been through something awful and made it out the other side while others haven’t. It was the last thing I expected to feel when I finally got pregnant. I imagined nothing but joy and relief and sunshine and puppies. While there was some of that but there was a lotRead more

There’s a room in my house, a room that may forever remain unused for its intended means. A room filled with hopes and dreams and things collected over the years. Treasured possessions from our childhood, saved with the hope of passing it on. Items purchased while we were blissfully ignorant of the “what ifs”, someRead more

If you are anything like me, you have spent countless hours on blogs, community boards, Google and anything #TTC. This is probably why you are here, searching for something in your journey. I feel like I know everything there is to know about drug doses, egg retrieval results, beta numbers and embryo grades. I haveRead more