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Voices of PCOS 2011: The Roundup
Welcome to the 2011 Voices of PCOS blog series at The Infertility Voice, in honor of PCOS Awareness Month! Here are all of … Read More »

Trusting Your Inner Compass
There’s an old proverb: "the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." But what if physically taking even that … Read More »

Tips for Surviving the Two-Week Wait
Guest Post by Jessica Burgess When you are trying to conceive, the two-week wait between ovulation and menstruation … 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 … 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 »

Surviving a Miscarriage During the Holiday Season
Guest Post by Ben Allen The moment the technician placed the ultrasound wand on my wife’s belly, I knew something was … Read More »
From the Blog
The First Year in Our House!
We've paid off 1/30th of our mortgage! :) We have been in our house for a year as of today (technically as of about 4:30pm today, but who's counting). This time last year, we watched Hurricane Earl rolling across the Salem Harbor as we signed our … Read More »
Today, I’m making myself a promise.
Today I promise to stop peeing on sticks, b/c in this economy and in a single-income household, I simply cannot afford to buy anymore.I've had persistent nausea and migraines for the last week. I thought *maybe* - maybe baby.$13 later, maybe not.When … Read More »
In sanguine, veritas.
When I was ten years old, just four days before my eleventh birthday, I awoke from my nap and headed to the bathroom, the urge to pee having woken me up. It was the first time I would see the smudge: the bright red spots stark against the white … Read More »
A Woman of Valor
Maxfield Parrish: Ecstasy.I wanted to close this ICLW with something that has been an inspiration to me, something I always keep in the back of my mind: the Jewish concept of a Woman of Valor. I'm not here to preach religion, but I hold this … Read More »