Infertility exists on a spectrum and today, I wrote for Romper about how two seemingly opposing ends — the parenting and the childless — can meet in the middle to support each other for National Infertility Awareness Week: National Infertility Awareness Week — NIAW, for short … Read More »
Success Stories
Stories of success after infertility.
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 »
Feigning In/Fertility
In 2005, after miscarrying a very spontaneous pregnancy, I was told my ovaries suck. The medical term is Poly-cystic Ovarian Syndrome, but we call it Pee-kos in our house. Lately PCOS tends to trend more towards Please Cease Over Sharing; despite being told my chances of having a … Read More »
You Just Can’t Help But Laugh
Throughout our process of trying to conceive, I often watched people around me and wondered when I was next. When was it my turn to be happy? Why couldn't my life be that easy? Why do I feel so hurt all the time? What is the reason for this hardship in my life? When will I be … 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 »
#WhyIWalk: 2015 New England Walk of Hope
This Sunday, 9/27, Larry, Judah, and I will walk in the first-ever New England Walk of Hope, sponsored by RESOLVE New England and RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association. The Walk of Hope recognizes the many ways in which families are built, supports local support services … 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 »
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 »
