Tag: infertility
Making a Baby (When it Takes a Village)
When my husband and I sat down and decided together that we were ready to have a baby, we had no idea what the...
On the Other Side of Infertility
When I was newly pregnant and we started telling our close friends, one of them asked me a question right off the bat: have you...
Why I’m Apologizing To Childless Women Everywhere
It dawned on me recently that I probably seem like an insensitive jerk sometimes. I promise, I'm not, I'm actually a very nice person,...
The Last Embryo
When you struggle with infertility, a great deal of time is spent thinking about the immediate next steps you must take to get to...
Why Being a Surrogate Makes Sense
“I just feel so lucky, and I want to share that with someone else,” says surrogate Ashley M.
Does that statement sound familiar to you?...
Decoding Infertility Forums
Our infertility journey started about 6-years-ago in a bit of a strange way. My husband and I had been trying to get pregnant...
Infertility: The Second Child
We hear a lot about infertility these days. Everybody knows somebody struggling to get pregnant. It seems like an epidemic with our...
I Am Not Pregnant
A brief preface: everyone's story does not read like mine. If you are pregnant, or have never experienced what I address below - this...
A Letter to the Fertile
Dear Fertile Friend,
1 in 8 couples struggle with infertility. And while that is not you, it most certainly is your sister, your bestie, your...