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
I have always envisioned myself as a mother. In fact, when I was in high school, I remember a presentation that we had to do in French class on success. While my classmates talked about careers, money, houses, and cars, I talked about family. A family is what I always dreamed of and I alwaysRead more
“You are married to a monster.” A phrase that I’ve said to my husband more than once after a few days of dwelling on someone else’s pregnancy announcement; something you’d think I’d be happy about. I mean, isn’t that what “normal” people feel when they hear this type of news? I know I wish IRead more
I wrote this post as part of my blog series for this year’s Canadian Infertility Awareness Week and I wanted to share with you today the importance of support. For those of us trudging through the mires of infertility, we need the support of family and friends and strangers in order to make it through.Read more
If someone would have asked me 5 years ago what the next 5 years would look like, it 100% , most definitely would have included having at least one baby. It is totally heartbreaking to sit here and write that it did not happen. Not only did it not happen, but our best outcome forRead more
I’ve been on this road to starting a family for over six years now and I never ever ever thought that this would be my story. When my husband and I started trying, I was 21 years old, young and in my prime and very fertile. At least that is what I assumed because whyRead more