There is so much to love about fall. I love the cool, crisp nights, the cozy sweaters, the colourful leaves, and I love the smell of pumpkin spice. Growing up, part of my Fall love affair was always the holidays—Thanksgiving, Halloween and Christmas, all just a stone’s throw away. However, since infertility struck, I wouldRead more
Let’s talk about sex, ladies and gentlemen. More specifically, sex while you’re battling infertility. I know, I know. Everyone who is TTC (or has tried) is probably sitting there, reading this and saying, “Totally, nothing is sexier that needles, hormones and internal ultrasounds. I feel my MOST attractive when I’m bloated and moody.” Right? Read more
How do you handle life’s unexpected “curve balls”’ and challenges? I must say I have not been handling things as well as I would have hoped these last few weeks. Infertility makes us stronger than we ever thought possible and shows us that we can handle so much more physically, mentally and emotionally than weRead more
As I’ve wrapped up my first round of IVF (woo-hoo) I’ve taken some time travelling back home to think about how this whirlwind happened so fast and so slowly at the same time. The moment they finished the retrieval, it was like a thousand bricks (or 17 fluid-filled sacs) were taken off my shoulders. IRead more
Secondary infertility refers to a person with a uterus who previously carried a pregnancy to term and had a successful live birth, but now is unable to become pregnant or carry a pregnancy to term. At the time of writing this, Statistics Canada does not provide a differentiation between rates of primary versus secondaryRead more
It was so clear to me! I was sitting in a circle in my yoga teacher training. We had to come up with a guided meditation nearly on the spot! Earlier that day I was looking at a book on a completely filled book shelf. It was a small, narrow paperback—it would have been soRead more
Infertility affects 1 in 6 couples. That’s a lot of people! That means that someone in your family, or circle of friends, or one of your colleagues is affected by infertility. That means someone you know has been poked and prodded, experienced the devastation of negative pregnancy tests every month, cries when they hear yetRead more
I LOVE FALL! I love almost everything about it. The smell, the feeling of crispness in the air, the colours of changing leaves, and let’s not forget, all things pumpkin spice! For as long as I can remember, I have lived for this time of year and the beauty that comes with it. However, like anythingRead more
I’ll never forget a conversation I had with a friend back in the summer of 2016 as we were gearing up to start our Assisted Fertility journey in the New Year. You see, we had already been trying naturally for the better part of four years with no success and had been with our fertilityRead more
My husband and I perused the Fringe guidebook, like we do every August, trying to find a few plays to check out over the next week. Suddenly my eyes flitted across one play called Mike and Chantelle: Baby Maybe. “Hey! There’s a play about infertility. We’ve gotta go!” I exclaimed to my husband. Later thatRead more