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 »
Miscarriage & Loss
We remember our losses. We honor our grief. We find light in the darkness.
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 »
Lessons in Healing
I am a stepmother and mother of a daughter who died of SIDS in 2003, and had an ectopic pregnancy in 2004. I have also struggled with secondary infertility since my daughter's death. Despite this tragedy and challenges, I have went on to get my PhD and start a small press. … 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 »
Why I Go to the RESOLVE New England Annual Infertility & Adoption Conference
In 2009, after I had been dealt quite the blow with my premature ovarian failure diagnosis, Larry and I were left with lots of questions and few answers. We were in luck (as lucky as you can be with infertility) when I found out about the RESOLVE New England Annual Fertility … Read More »
Grieving, Breathing
This is one of those posts I just need to write. I debated about writing this at my other blog, but decided I wanted this post to live here. Today (Tuesday) has been flanked by death and beauty. Tonight, I hover in that liminal space in between the two, not quite limbo, … 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 »
The PCOS Journey Never Ends: It Goes On and On…
Welcome to the 2014 Voices of PCOS blog series at The Infertility Voice, in honor of PCOS Awareness Month! The PCOS Journey Never Ends: It Goes On and On... By Melissa Buyikian Growing up I always assumed I would have kids of my own. I loved playing with baby dolls, … Read More »
An Interview with Stephanie Fry, Author of “The IVF Journal”
Stephanie Fry: professional colleague, devoted author, a dear friend. A mom after infertility who gets it, who understands exactly how painful the infertility journey can be. There are lots of awesome ways to describe Stephanie Fry and I'm so lucky that I've gotten to know her … Read More »
