It's been a day and a half and yet, I still can't stop thinking about what happened in Boston on Monday. On September 11, 2001, I didn't even own a cell phone. I was a sophomore in college. I didn't find out until almost 11am everything that had happened that morning - by … Read More »
Boston Uncommon
I've never really had a "city" a "town" of my own. I grew up in suburbia, went to school in a pseudo-urban area in Ewing, New Jersey. We moved to College Park, Maryland after college but D.C. was never our "city." And when we first moved to Massachusetts in 2007, I didn't handle … Read More »
“This is what 7.3 million looks like.”
Infertility affects as many as 7.3 million people in the United States alone. But what does that actually look like? Well to start, that's slightly less than the entire population of Israel. That's slightly more than the entire population of Hong Kong. Or, another way to look … Read More »
Join the Movement for National Infertility Awareness Week
National Infertility Awareness Week is coming... are you ready? More importantly, are you ready to Join the Movement this year? NIAW has always had a special place in my heart. It's when I first "came out" about my infertility to a larger group of friends and … Read More »
Looks Like I Got the ‘Beetus.
"I... don't know how to say this..." Here, I'll let 30 Rock break the news softly: You may remember I had a rather unfortunate glucose challenge test experience back in December. After failing to even complete the test, my OB decided to spare me further morning sickness … Read More »
Blast Off to Our Retro Space Nursery Theme!
Exciting news folks... guess who's the newest blogger for Disney Baby? *points at self, runs around and does a happy dance* I'll be posting at least three times a week on all things pregnancy (the little bit I have left of it), our new baby and new parenthood. Don't worry, … Read More »
Weighty Matters
I was originally planning to write this post over at Team Zoll, but decided to post here because well - let's be honest: more of you are reading The Infertility Voice than my Team Zoll blog ;) (And that's totally cool!) And I'm in a bit of a very insecure place and could use the … Read More »
The Untethered Boat of Pregnancy and Parenting After Infertility
If you're here from BlogHer, welcome!Find out how you can join the movement for National Infertility Awareness Week. Yesterday, I talked about how I'm battling prenatal depression. Today, I want to talk a little more broadly about the liminal space of pregnancy after … Read More »
The Dark, Dirty Secret of Prenatal Depression
It's been quiet around here lately, no? *casts a guilty glance* I know. I know. To get you quickly up to speed: the Knish is just fine. He's very active and I believe he has waged a war against my belly button from the inside. I think he knows that I really don't … Read More »
A Wise Parent Once Said…
Before Larry and I got married, we got an awesome custom-made book filled with recipes, old photos of us and sagely marriage wisdom from our family and friends. Our "Marriage Survival Handbook" is five years old now, the pages well-worn as we turn to some of our favorite recipes … Read More »
