Context: My husband and I have tried for seven years of our adult lives to have babies. We fulfilled our dream of becoming parents six years ago, but have spent the past five years trying to give him a sibling. We have not succeeded and are walking away as a family of three. On thisRead more
I recently came to the realization that although we are talking about infertility more than ever, it is still not enough. My family and I stopped for pizza after an afternoon of mini-putting while vacationing in Florida. When we got to the restaurant the server immediately started gushing over my boys. She brought out aRead more
Happy Mother’s Day….. Three simple words that can either cause extreme happiness or utter and debilitating sadness. Such an innocent and kind thought shared yet it can cause a deep ache. The rational side of my brain knows that there is no malice when a stranger wishes you a happy Mother’s Day, it’s just somethingRead more
*Content warning: We have 2 children but are still in the trenches trying to expand our family.* Lovelies, Mother’s Day is coming up this weekend, which is bringing up all of my feelings about infertility. This has been an incredibly painful holiday for me over the last 5 years that we’ve been building our family.Read more
It can be overwhelming figuring out what exactly you should be eating if you have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). One of the biggest things women with PCOS need to remember when it comes to eating, is that they need to make sure they are balancing blood glucose and insulin in their body throughout the day.Read more
My RE recently told me I had a sparkly personality. Since everyone loves a compliment, I blushed a little and laughed it off. I also made a joke about how I was shocked he would think this because I’m usually crying when I see him. But I thought about this passing comment all the wayRead more
Three years into a gruelling infertility battle I attended a 30th birthday party. The “birthday girl” being honoured was seven months pregnant at the time. One of the gifts she received was a t-shirt, with the words I Can Grow a Human. What’s Your Superpower? scrawled across the front. The guests oohed and aahed, giggled,Read more
On July 4th, 2018 my phone rang. “CONGRATULATIONS! You’re pregnant! Your beta hCG test came back at 1043.” I’m sure the nurse thought I didn’t care, because I didn’t get excited. I didn’t cry, I didn’t get emotional, I just said thank you and asked what was next. The thing was, I had already known forRead more
TRIGGER WARNING: This post contains information about sexual assault which may be triggering to survivors. I don’t talk about my sexual assault much. For a long time, it lived under the surface of my daily life, allowing me to pretend it didn’t happen at all. But like thin ice, it’s easy to crack through withRead more
I’ve been trying to ‘quit’ fertility treatments for a while. I’m fortunate enough to have a son who came after years of trying and multiple miscarriages. Since this success, my husband and I have only had bad news and worse results. It’s been five years of getting knocked off our feet, over and over again.Read more