This is the post I write from my phone. The post where I'm hooked up to my breast pump, trying to banish thoughts of dairy farms from my head. The post where I'm too lazy to try and juggle the laptop on my lap while breast shields and baby bottles hang from my boobs, the post … Read More »
Archives for May 2013
One Week
At 10:52pm tonight, Judah turned one week old. ...They really do grow up so fast. Life in the NICU is surreal and strange and yet amazingly, you learn to adapt with remarkable speed and grace. Larry and I have been here continuously since Friday afternoon. The birch … Read More »
Tips for Surviving the Two-Week Wait
Guest Post by Jessica Burgess When you are trying to conceive, the two-week wait between ovulation and menstruation can seem like forever. Especially if conception is taking longer than you expected, waiting can be mentally taxing and emotionally draining. You can't change … Read More »
Three Minutes.
It's quiet here in the NICU at night. Judah was born this weekend on Mothers Day coming in at 5 pounds, 7 ounces and 19 inches long. He's perfect in every single way. He's just five weeks early. No parent ever expects this. We all read "What to Expect" and we glaze … Read More »
He’s here.
5 weeks early and one HELLUVA tale. More later. Waiting for Larry to get back from Japan. Yeah, it's THAT crazy a story. More this week. We're all okay. Hey Judah. Welcome to the world! Updated: Daddy is back in the US and we're all doing well, just waiting for our son to … Read More »
Discussing Infertility & Insurance Issues on HuffPost Live
In case you missed it, I was featured on HuffPost Live this evening talking about insurance and infertility! Hosted by HuffPost Live producer Nancy Redd, I was joined by Dr. Sami David from Fifth Avenue Fertility and Ami Jaeger, Executive Director of the BioLaw Ethics Institute. … Read More »
Birth Mothers Day and The Open-Hearted Way to Open Adoption
Last week I had the unique privilege and honor to profile Lori Holden, author of the new book The Open-Hearted Way to Open Adoption: Helping Your Child Grow Up Whole. You may know her from her ever-amazing blog, LavenderLuz.com (formerly Write Mind, Open Heart) and her fantastic, … Read More »
Raise Your Infertility Voice for Advocacy Day!
For the past two years, I've headed to Capitol Hill to speak up for the infertility community, courtesy of RESOLVE. For a whirlwind 24 hours, I walked all over Capitol Hill spreading the message that infertility is a disease and that the needs of infertility patients matter. I … Read More »
A Three Hat Day, or Rather, Weeks
Remember this book from Reading Rainbow, A Three Hat Day? That's kind of how I've been feeling lately, like I'm walking around with a stack of hats on head, swapping them out every hour or so depending on what role I need to fulfill. If it seems like I've been a bit … Read More »
