You know how you see those posts on social media from moms sharing their house-cleaning woes? The ones where their husband’s dirty socks didn’t make it all the way to the hamper or where they leave their husband with the kids only to come home to paint on the dog and teetering dishes in the […]
Women are having babies later and later in life. And while age is certainly an important factor when trying to conceive, these days there are ways delay your biological clock. Egg freezing is one of those ways. Egg freezing (also known as oocyte cryopreservation) is slowly becoming mainstream. While it was once considered experimental, that […]
I endured fertility treatments for years. If you’re about to go on the same journey, here’s what to expect.
No one ever talks about the financial side of infertility. When my husband and I started out on our quest to become parents, we had no idea that by the time our baby was born, we would have sunk $50,000 of our own money to make it happen. We tried to have a baby […]
There’s this misconception that having a child after infertility means the entire situation has been resolved. Now that you’re holding a baby in your arms, you’ve been cured, and you can now move on with life. That couldn’t be further from the truth. I’ll never forget the day a friend and I were having lunch […]
And here’s the thing: They hold absolutely NOTHING back.
When we think about our babies growing up, we tend to think about them in terms of baby milestones. Their first smile. The first time they rolled over or crawled or walked. Their first solids. That first word and the first sentence. So many changes happen in the first year of our child’s life, and […]
I’ve been infertile since 2012, so I’ve pretty much heard every shocking, offensive, insensitive thing hurled at women who are struggling to have a baby. Most of the time, people were not being malicious, they just didn’t understand. Because I’ve heard it all, I want to I want to offer you a few tips so that […]
I am grieving a loss. It’s not your typical loss. No one died. I am grieving the fact that I’m done having children. It comes in waves as most grief does. A photograph can be a trigger. A hug from my five-year-old, a mushy kiss on my cheek, or even a very vivid dream in […]
We didn’t plan on lying to our friends and family. It just sort of happened one day. Then that lie turned into a good coverup story. Soon, the words rolled off our tongues with ease every time someone asked us when we were going to have kids. The lie was so much better than the […]
Doctors reveal all there is to know about this alternative method to parenthood. And yes, it’s amazing.
The Today Show’s style editor is reminding moms like me that we’re not alone in our own infertility struggles.
