By Alice Porter A great foster parent needs to be patient, caring and supportive and if you possess these characteristics, then you can become a foster parent. If you’re single and are looking to foster a child, then your marital status will not get in the way — at least within … Read More »
Surviving a Miscarriage During the Holiday Season
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 »
“That” Girl
Guest Post by Meagan G. I am THAT girl your warn your daughters about. "Don't be like Meagan and get pregnant during spring break!" Yes, I am she: that girl. My high school boyfriend and I went away with sixty of our "closest friends" (what were my parents … Read More »
Owning My Journey
Guest Post by Laura A. I am a 28-year-old woman who struggled with unexplained infertility. After two years of trying to get pregnant, I now have a daughter who is 9-months old. But as we begin to think about expanding our family, the fears of infertility creep ever closer … Read More »
Our Journey to Adoption
Guest Post by Adopt1soon We would like to share our journey in the hopes that we might help someone else who is struggling with infertility. We were married in 2005 and due to several mortgages that needed to be resolved we waited until 2007 to start trying to have a baby. … 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 minding my younger brothers and I hated babysitting. I definitely did not want to get pregnant, so at sixteen and still a virgin, I went on birth control … Read More »
2014 Voices of PCOS: The Roundup
Welcome to the conclusion of the 2014 Voices of PCOS blog series at The Infertility Voice, in honor of PCOS Awareness Month. This has been the biggest year yet for some amazing storytelling and experience-sharing from our Voices of PCOS guest bloggers! In case you missed any, … Read More »
Treatment Options of PCOS for Fertility: Looking Beyond IVF
Welcome to the 2014 Voices of PCOS blog series at The Infertility Voice, in honor of PCOS Awareness Month! Treatment Options of PCOS for Fertility: Looking Beyond IVF By Kristeen Cherney Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common causes of infertility. … 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 Redemption in My Body: Fertility and Breastfeeding Struggles with PCOS By Erin Corbett Editor's Note: Please be aware this post discusses pregnancy and … Read More »
Parenting With PCOS
Welcome to the 2014 Voices of PCOS blog series at The Infertility Voice, in honor of PCOS Awareness Month! Parenting With PCOS By Kelly B. Editor's Note: Please be aware this post discusses pregnancy and parenting. I will be the first to admit - when I was pregnant … Read More »
