I know my husband loves me. We’re one of those couples that even though we drive each other crazy on a regular basis we know we’re both in it for the long haul. We argue over the little stuff like crumbs on the floor or lights left on in the living room but we support each other when it comes to the important things, like … Continue reading I Worried About My Marriage When I Couldn’t Get Pregnant
I see you. I see you hiding behind your Facebook wall. Silent and purposefully not “liking” the photos of my babies. I see you rolling your eyes and saying out loud how annoying it is that my profile picture is of my children and not of me. After all, you are friends with me, not my kids, you don’t want to know what’s new with … Continue reading I See You: An Open Letter to All The Future Mamas Struggling With Infertility
This week is National Infertility Awareness Week. RESOLVE, a National Infertility Association, chose the expression Resolve To Know More as their campaign theme for 2014. Jesse and Lauren, at Our Crazy Ever After, are doing their part to raise awareness by pairing up bloggers, having the ones with experience dealing with infertility guest post on the ones without. They’ve compiled all of the posts in a link up here. Below … Continue reading Here’s Why You Need To Know About My Infertility
Infertility sucks. But, while it depresses you, drains your bank account and almost kills you in the short-term, in the long run it can be good preparation for parenthood. Some might say it even makes you a better parent than you would have become otherwise, if you let it. Here’s how getting the short straw before becoming a parent can be a benefit, once you … Continue reading 10 Ways Infertility Prepares You for Parenthood
We struggled to become pregnant with baby number 1. We tried on our own for two years before seeking help from a reproductive endocrinologist (RE), who informed us that I very likely was not ovulating on my own at all (makes it a little harder to conceive) due to my PCOS. After a year of ingestible, injectable, and suppository meds, a combination worked and … Continue reading Emotional Stages: Discovering You Will Become The Parent of Multiples (And Then Not)
The office is the source of hope. But it brings with it, more. Fluid filled, cystic anxiety. Blood soaked uncertainty. Regression, after success. Loss. It brings stomach aches and heart palpitations. Emotions and exposed nerves that are scrubbed raw, to maintain sanitary conditions in the sterile environment. It’s a recurring nightmare that offers the promise of a dream. The office is the … Continue reading The Office Is The Only Hope
Teresa Miller, a 34-year-old wife and mother-to-be, diagnosed by the medical community as having multiple conception woes, has confirmed the age-old wisdom that relaxing really does indeed make “it” happen. That’s right, after finally listening to the advice from countless mothers, aunts and grandmas, Teresa gave relaxing a whirl, and conceived her first child. She is due in January. “The doctors all said I had … Continue reading Theory Confirmed: Woman Relaxes and “It” Happened; Baby On The Way!
The woman got the call and listened to the numbers being given to her. Her eyes widened, her heart sped up. She couldn’t believe her good fortune. Only a few months into the process, when last time took three years. So soon?! She was by herself, in the bathroom, away from the crowd. She hung up the phone, elated. She looked in the mirror at … Continue reading Rocking Her
It’s no secret that Mr. Grouch and I have been trying for Baby Grouch #2. We’ve been “not not trying” since she was only a few months old, and we started seeing our reproductive endocrinologist again back in May. As we embarked on this journey for a second time, I told myself I’d maintain a positive attitude. That I wouldn’t get sucked back into a … Continue reading Secondary Infertility: What I’ve Been Telling Myself
A Morning Grouch 