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5 Reasons Why An Attorney Is More Important Than Ever For Your Fertility Journey!
Guest post by Rachel Wexler, Partner Attorney When you’re thinking of building your family through assisted reproductive technology (ART), the best way to make sure you understand the risks involved, potential legal issues, and most effective methods to protect your rights is to work with an ART attorney. What is an ART attorney, you may […]
Trying to Control in an Uncontrollable Situation! And 3 new ways to look at this in a new light!
Guest Post by Susie and Otto Collins Two different people can be in the same situation and have two very different reactions, especially around infertility. For example, one of you might be trying to read everything you can about the topic and want to engage your partner in discussions… The other might immerse himself or […]
When Infertility Makes Your Partner Stop Talking About ‘It’
Guest Post by Susie and Otto Collins It was late in the evening nearly two years into trying unsuccessfully to have a baby when Amy just started screaming at her husband Rick… …”I’m sick of wanting a baby and not being able to have one and I’m sick of you not wanting to talk about […]
Adoption.. I didn’t know that I didn’t know..
Guest Post by Leslie Molloy, Mom of 3, Interior Design Manager It was a long journey to get here. It was eight years as a matter a fact. It was eight years to feel complete as a woman, wife, and as a human. It was countless medical bills, more injections then I could ever count, […]
5 Things That May Affect Your Fertility and How to Mitigate!
Have you tried to conceive for over a year and is now referred to a fertility doctor? Ever wondered what’s wrong with you and why it just doesn’t happen to you? Why is everybody around pregnant and it seems like you’re the only left behind? Here I’ll share with you 5 things (or common reasons) […]
Myths and Facts about Male Infertility
It is no secret that men want to be fertile and create a family by having children. There are urban legends out there, so let’s get the truth about some of these facts. Do raw oysters help with seminal volume? We know raw oysters as an aphrodisiac, which might be accurate, but eating fresh oysters […]
Kindness Matters Words Matter
There are several special “holidays” each and every day. Some are bizarre like “Fruitcake Toss Day”. And I take advantage of some of them, like “Breakfast For Dinner Day”. Recently was “World Kindness Day”, and THIS is a holiday I thoroughly endorse. What does it mean to be kind? It’s many things. To me, in […]
3 Strategies for Beating the “Why Me” Cycle
Have you ever been sitting in traffic, walking down the grocery store aisle, or just minding your own business, when out of nowhere your mind begins playing an endless stream of negativity? Things that are going wrong in your life, where you aren’t doing your best, or things feel out of your control and […]
A Rejection that Wasn’t Okay!
When you know in your gut that a big part of your life’s purpose is to become a mother, the fantasizing and dreaming begins. As little girls, we are already fantasizing about motherhood when we are playing with our dolls, pretending like they are our babies. The experience becomes even more real when we […]
Story of a Proud Mother to an Angel & Rainbow Baby!
We had been married for a year and decided it was time to get off the pill and try to start a family. Seven months went by and nothing. No period and barely any smiley faces on the ovulation kits I was doing daily. I saw my OB and he told me in the office […]
Three Vital Steps for Taking Ownership of Your Dream of Having a Family!
Last week, I interviewed an incredibly brave and outstanding woman, Pradeepa, who went through 3 miscarriages, 3 failed IUIs, and 8 IVFs, and then was able to complete her family through the adoption process. The decision she and her husband made was based on their open and honest conversation about their dream of having […]
My Fertility Journey: A Rebel with a Cause
I don’t remember why, but someone commented “Rebellious” on my social media posts. A wave of emotions struck me. Dang! This is exactly who I am. I would normally describe myself as a dedicated rule follower, but when I think about two momentous occasions in my life, my marriage and my fertility journey, I am […]
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- 5 Reasons Why An Attorney Is More Important Than Ever For Your Fertility Journey!
- Trying to Control in an Uncontrollable Situation! And 3 new ways to look at this in a new light!
- When Infertility Makes Your Partner Stop Talking About ‘It’
- Adoption.. I didn’t know that I didn’t know..
- 5 Things That May Affect Your Fertility and How to Mitigate!