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2012 Voices of PCOS: The Roundup

Welcome to the 2012 Voices of PCOS blog series at The Infertility Voice, in honor of PCOS Awareness Month! Here are all of … Read More »

I’ve Been to Mexico

By Elaine H.

When I graduated from college, I packed my Toyota Corolla to the brim with clothes, sentiment-laden knick knacks, two … Read More »

From Ending to Beginning

By Melissa Miles Carter

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 »

Wishing for the Right Wish

By Elaine H.

This year, I get to be Santa. In one short year, the number of stockings on our mantle has doubled from two to four; big … Read More »

You Just Can’t Help But Laugh

By Melanie E.

Throughout our process of trying to conceive, I often watched people around me and wondered when I was next. When was it my … Read More »

Lessons in Healing

By Melissa Miles Carter

I am a stepmother and mother of a daughter who died of SIDS in 2003, and had an ectopic pregnancy in 2004. I have also … Read More »

Redefining Motherhood on Mother’s Day

May. 3, 2010

Mother. [ˈmə-thər] Noun. Etymology: Middle English moder, from Old English mōdor; akin to Old High German muoter mother, Latin mater, Greek mētēr, Sanskrit mātṛ. Date: before 12th century1 a : a female parent b (1) : a woman in authority; … Read More »

Words like seconds on a clock.

Jul. 27, 2011

When I read Phoebe Potts' Good Eggs a few weeks ago, I was so moved as I turned the last page. Their story was unresolved on that last page and it resonated so strongly for me. I realized that Potts' creation speaks so much to what I do here on this … Read More »

#GivingTuesday: Highlighting Important Infertility Organizations All Day!

Nov. 27, 2012

Today is Giving Tuesday. Following on the heels of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday seeks to turn that holiday spending power into holiday giving power by focusing on organizations and non-profits making a … Read More »

An announcement, a proposal, a prayer and a promise.

Oct. 15, 2012

I have been writing this post, over and over and over, trying best to figure out just how I was going to phrase my words to you today. There's so much I want to say, so I imagine this will be a wordy post. I figured the best way to get through it all … Read More »

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