Keiko's Journey

The Infertility Voice™ first started as Editor-in-Chief Keiko Zoll's personal infertility blog, Hannah Wept, Sarah Laughed in 2009, shortly after her diagnosis of premature ovarian failure. Here is the record of her personal journey from infertility to motherhood from 2009 through 2013.

Resolve to Know More About The IVF Option

Apr. 28, 2014 by Keiko Zoll

So. National Infertility Awareness Week has come and gone. I promised you a whole week's worth of incredible interviews with folks from all over the infertility community. I uploaded a bunch of NIAW Facebook Timeline covers. And then? And then my website basically pooped … Read More »

Spring Awakening and Replanting Roots

Mar. 21, 2014 by Keiko Zoll

I'm officially out of hibernation, and, I might joyously add, so are many of my fellow bloggers in recent days. I'm tired of living with survivor's guilt. I am wildly, wonderfully happy to be a mother. Having my son only further articulates that tangible for which this … Read More »

Today is D-Day.

Mar. 18, 2014 by Keiko Zoll

Larry worked from home yesterday morning. Checking our shared Google calendars, he saw I had written in something for today. "What's D-Day?" he asked me, genuinely confused that perhaps he's forgotten something important. "Diagnosis Day," I said, casually, taking a bite of … Read More »

Judah’s Birth Story: Afterbirth

Mar. 17, 2014 by Keiko Zoll

It only took me ten months to finally tell Judah's birth story; parts one, two, three and four - the whole shebang - are finally written down and saved. But there is just a little bit more to his birth story, other odds and ends. Like the fact that when Judah was born, Larry … Read More »

Judah’s Birth Story, Part 4

Mar. 17, 2014 by Keiko Zoll

(Continued from Part Three; or, read Parts One and Two.) Dear Judah, Now that we've just finished telling your birth story to a group of Bradley birth students tonight, it's time to finally tell the end of your birth story, and the wondrous, amazing beginning of your … Read More »

Judah’s Birth Story, Part 3

Mar. 16, 2014 by Keiko Zoll

(We pick up where we left off here, or, you can start at the beginning.) Dear Judah, I can't believe you're 10 months old already and I haven't finished telling you your very own birth story! Let's just say, you've kept me and your dad on our toes the last few months … Read More »

“A kiss at midnight…”

Jan. 8, 2014 by Keiko Zoll

Happy New Year, gang! (She says a week into the New Year already. Mea culpa... for New Year's, our whole house got norovirus for four days! It was barftastic. I'm only just getting back to normal.) Right - on to more pleasant, less barftastic things :) First of all, as I … Read More »

The Best New Mom Advice I Had to Give in 2013

Dec. 28, 2013 by Keiko Zoll

I can't believe in just a few days, 2013 will fade away into a brand new year. I feel like since May (and more specifically, since Judah's arrival), it's been full steam ahead here in the Team Zoll household! As new parents, Larry and I have learned a lot over the last 7.5 months … Read More »

Judah’s Birth Story, Part 2

Sep. 28, 2013 by Keiko Zoll

We pick up from where we left off here. Dear Judah, While your father was out meeting with clients in Shanghai, marveling at this new international experience, I was running around a bit like a madwoman. The Wednesday before you were born was an extremely busy day. I … Read More »

Judah’s Birth Story: Part 1

Sep. 21, 2013 by Keiko Zoll

Judah is already four months old! I can't believe how incredibly fast the time has gone. Our house is full of smiles and coos and the occasional rolling over from tummy to back. We can add rice cereal to that list of achievements too; at his four month checkup yesterday, his … Read More »