Hi there! I'm Keiko. I'm glad you're here. Let's get you up to speed, shall we? My … Read More »
Your Voices + Stories
The International Infertility Community and the #RoyalBaby Overload
Guest Post by Kimberly Batten I'm Canadian. Anyone who has been around me or my blog for more than 5 minutes can figure … Read More »
Dr. Fertilitylove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Learned to Love My Family
By Jessy M.
I had an outing scheduled with my niece. she’s my niece by marriage and my goddaughter. My relationship with her isn’t as … Read More »
This Year
December can feel like such a colossal failure when you're trying to start a family. You begin the year hoping that by … Read More »
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 … 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 … Read More »
Can I Foster If I’m Single? A Look At Fostering In The UK
By Alice Porter A great foster parent needs to be patient, caring and supportive and if you possess these characteristics, … Read More »
From the Blog
The John Locke Approach to Infertility
Yesterday I was in a very glowy, lovey-dovey mood. It was our leather anniversary - how could I not be? Wait, that sounded a bit too kinky, let me clarify: it was our third wedding anniversary. It's amazing how quickly the time flies. I think we're … Read More »
Crowdsourcing: Best online donation system?
Photo: Dave Dugdale (Rentvine)So I'm hoping to run my very first fundraiser on this lil ol' blog here, and I have no clue how to do it. Here's what I'm looking for:1. Something that's easy for me to admin.2. Something that's easy for folks to click … Read More »
Two very strange dreams
As I've mentioned before, I've journaled my dreams ever since I was quite young; during high school, college, and right after college, I would have these vivid, sprawling epic dreams, often playing upon recurring dream symbols of mine: water … Read More »
A meditation, a mantra and a prayer.
May My Womb be a Temple for Your Blessing; be a Chalice for the Moon; be a Vessel for Creation; be a Conduit of Life. Pulling the oars in. Letting the river carry this boat where it wants. Feeling peace in the abandon, hope in the … Read More »