The Infertility Voice™

This Year

December can feel like such a colossal failure when you're trying to start a family. You begin the year hoping that by … Read More »

FRAGILE: Handle With Care

By Jessy M.

As I’m sure is common, I wear some labels that my family of origin imparted on me. These were not the silly labels of a … Read More »

Feigning In/Fertility

By Ashley Rittman

In 2005, after miscarrying a very spontaneous pregnancy, I was told my ovaries suck. The medical term is Poly-cystic Ovarian … Read More »

The 12 Days Of Infertility

By Melanie E.

On the 12 days of Christmas, my infertility gave to me... 12 Hours of Timed Sex And a pretty good sex life! My PCOS … Read More »

19 Summer Fertility Super Foods

By Guest Blogger

By Heidi Brockmyre, M.S. L.Ac. Whatever efforts you’re making to get pregnant - whether it’s lifestyle changes, … Read More »

Wishing for the Right Wish

By Elaine H.

This year, I get to be Santa. In one short year, the number of stockings on our mantle has doubled from two to four; big … Read More »

Where the Hell Have I Been Lately?

Mar. 21, 2013

Snarky, short answer: right here, silly. Longer, more convoluted answer: it's complicated. I haven't posted here since late February and that's no good. Spam comments have begun piling up in my Akismet queue. Pageviews are down. I can … Read More »

Basketcase

Nov. 9, 2012

Yeah, that would be me right now. My thyroid is a shitshow right now. Just got my TSH panel back from yesterday's bloodwork and it's officially the lowest it's ever been: 0.09. Even though we like my TSH to be low, that's not necessarily a good … Read More »

Buy Buy Baby

May. 22, 2012

When I made my "What IF" video two years ago, I included this question: What if I can't counter the thought I had to "buy" a baby? To this day, that question still eats at me. I'm not sure what bothers me more: how much we'll have to … Read More »

Words like seconds on a clock.

Jul. 27, 2011

When I read Phoebe Potts' Good Eggs a few weeks ago, I was so moved as I turned the last page. Their story was unresolved on that last page and it resonated so strongly for me. I realized that Potts' creation speaks so much to what I do here on this … Read More »

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