Infertility left a mark on me. My experience of being pregnant was completely my own and 100% ok.
IVF
The (long) story of our IVF experience
"We don't cover that"
An aside about how I got the memo about my insurance coverage for fertility treatments
The great BPA purge of 2018
And other wacky things we did to “boost fertility”
Finding Grace in the Struggle
What does it mean to find grace in the difficult moments?
I'm back!
Why did I disappear and what have I been up to?
Thank you
Gratitude
Hard is not relative
…it’s just hard.
IUI? No YOU UI.
What’s involved in this “low-tech” fertility treatment?
The worst best kept secret
Why can it be so hard to open up about infertility?
Find your tribe
A funny thing happens when you begin telling people you are having trouble conceiving…
Bloopers.
Insert cry-laughing emoji here.
The depths of the internet
I keep finding myself turning to my internet browser with big life questions like “when will I get pregnant?”
Infertility resources
These books, podcasts, etc. got me through some rough patches. They were the gems you find digging around on the internet - or that great friends recommend to you!
Really low lows
If you’re going through infertility treatments… or anything hard for that matter - I’m here cheering you on! Find what pulls you up out of the dark places - you’re so much stronger than you know.
"We're trying"
This post is about the journey that landed us at a fertility clinic after a year of trying on our own.
Shifting Perspective
Today my yoga teacher asked the class to consider shifting our perspective about something. Her ask reminded me of a few times when someone shifted our perspective about the infertility experience.
Crystal Balls
There is no end date… no crystal ball to look into and see “ahh yes, by 2020 you will have a child.”
Welcome!
My husband and I have been trying to conceive for a year and a half. I’ll be writing here about our experiences - past and present - on our (in)fertility journey.