Hi there! I'm Keiko. I'm glad you're here. Let's get you up to speed, shall we? My … Read More »
Your Voices + Stories

Trusting Your Inner Compass
There’s an old proverb: "the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." But what if physically taking even that … Read More »

Learning to Love My PCOS
Welcome to the 2014 Voices of PCOS blog series at The Infertility Voice, in honor of PCOS Awareness Month! I have several … Read More »

Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
Guest Post by Candyce Pelfrey Kannengieser I had not always wanted children. I wasn’t born maternal. I did not like … Read More »

Seeking Redemption in My Body
Welcome to the 2014 Voices of PCOS blog series at The Infertility Voice, in honor of PCOS Awareness Month! Seeking … Read More »

2012 Voices of PCOS: The Roundup
Welcome to the 2012 Voices of PCOS blog series at The Infertility Voice, in honor of PCOS Awareness Month! Here are all of … Read More »

You Just Can’t Help But Laugh
By Melanie E.
Throughout our process of trying to conceive, I often watched people around me and wondered when I was next. When was it my … Read More »
From the Blog
A Letter to My 18-Year Old Self
Dear 18-year old Keiko, It's early November 2000. You're swamped with school work; you're already reconsidering the major you came in with (music ed/vocal performance) and you're euphoric that you and Larry got back together just over a month … Read More »
The Ghosts of Birthdays Past
Photo by Manuel Bahamondez via Flickr Tomorrow, I turn 29. I'm on the brink of my thirties. It's very strange to think of myself as a soon-to-be 30 year-old. I can't really milk the whole "young adult" thing anymore. I guess I'm... *looks around … Read More »
Feminism is Not a Four-Letter Word
Whether I call myself a women's health advocate or Vagina Warrior, it boils down to this:I'm a feminist.(Shocker.)What a loaded word, right? Images of unshaven armpits, gross looking white-girl dreads, floppy bra-less boobs, a man-hating smirk on my … Read More »
Blast Off to Our Retro Space Nursery Theme!
Exciting news folks... guess who's the newest blogger for Disney Baby? *points at self, runs around and does a happy dance* I'll be posting at least three times a week on all things pregnancy (the little bit I have left of it), our new baby and … Read More »

