Guest Post by Ben Allen The moment the technician placed the ultrasound wand on my wife’s belly, I knew something was wrong. I held to hope that I was mistaken, but watching the technician’s face go from happy to concerned to sad confirmed our deepest fears. We had lost our … Read More »
Archives for December 2015
Wishes. Hopes. Gifts.
Holiday shopping. Christmas cards. Massive amounts of delicious foods. The company holiday party. Egg nog. Latkes. Hot toddies. Wishes. Hopes. Gifts. "It's the most wonderful time of the year." Or so they tell me. The winter holiday season is like one long emotional gauntlet, … Read More »
Gifts I give myself: a meditation.
The rush, the blur. The buzz, the hum: A cacophony of busy-ness. In all these breathless whirring moments, I gently unwrap a small parcel I've been carrying in my pocket for ages, just waiting to be opened. It is the gift I give myself this year. I give myself … Read More »
Wishing for the Right Wish
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 bags of presents have been stockpiled in our bedroom. (note to Santa: Keep away from the Target toy aisle until further notice.) Matching "Santa's Helper" … Read More »
The 12 Days Of Infertility
On the 12 days of Christmas, my infertility gave to me... 12 Hours of Timed Sex And a pretty good sex life! My PCOS caused me to have a low sex drive, but you better believe that when I took those my ovulation meds, I made sure my husband was home and we were having … Read More »
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 Christmas, you'll have a new stocking hanging on the mantle. You hold on to this hope until April hits, at which point the thought in the back of your head of … Read More »
Decline With Regrets—But With Health Intact
During the holidays, our boundary-buttons are pushed to the max. While your inner voice may be screaming “Hell no! I don’t want to go to that party!—you ignore it and find yourself politely saying, “Sure, I’ll put it in my calendar now. What can I bring?” Your heart sinks as … Read More »
The Gift of Thriving Instead of Just Surviving
Every year around this time when everyone is getting excited about the holidays, you start seeing all of these really depressing articles coming out about surviving infertility during the holidays. I hate that! I want to offer you something different. I don’t want you to just … Read More »
ASK AN EGG DONOR™ With Alicia Young
Welcome to ASK AN EGG DONOR™ – excerpts from my monthly, chatty column where you’re invited to ask me anything about egg donation. (You can read my full column each month here.) If we need an expert medical opinion, I’ll put on my journalist hat and ask. That said, please note … Read More »
From Ending to Beginning
It’s been over ten years–ten years of waiting, wishing, and hoping for this ending: The ending of my infertility. After ten years, it really seems never-ending, and in so many ways, it always will be. As we look forward to a new beginning at the start of the year, I can’t help … Read More »
