Fertility Blog

I know we’re not supposed to say this out loud, but while I was on my fertility journey, I was SO jealous of women who were able to get pregnant so easily.  And I’ll go even further and say that I actually resented the fact that they didn’t have to go through the shit I had to.

Even today, that gr...

Why are we so mean to ourselves?

I never really noticed that voice in my head before infertility and loss came along.  So maybe I used to be kind to myself at one time.  But after years of fertility treatments, and feeling like a failure, the noise became too loud to ignore.  The language became h...

Infertility is……..complicated.  The main reason is because there are so many big emotions.  And because we spend most of our young adult life assuming we’ll have children when the time is right, it’s a kick in the gut when we struggle.  Trying to reconcile that picture we’ve had in our head for so l...

I’m not the most patient person in the world.  Actually, that’s a bit of an understatement.  I’m very impatient, and I like efficiency. When my husband suggests we do two trips to the car when we’re packing to go away on holiday, I literally cringe.  Surely, we can carry ALL the bags at once and hal...

One of the hardest things, when you’re going through infertility or loss, is watching other people getting pregnant.  It hurts so much and can send us into a spiral for weeks on end.  There is so much shame, guilt, sadness, jealousy, and anger we experience along the way. 

But those who haven’t bee...

Christmas used to be my favorite time of the year.  You walk through shopping centers and Christmas carols are being piped over the loudspeaker.  Santa clause is posing with small children who are either idolizing him, or terrified of him.  The sparkling decorations are draped from the ceiling.  The...

How many times have you found yourself getting ready to go out to dinner with a group of girlfriends, and absolutely dreading it?  Or how about that sickening feeling in the pit of your stomach when you walk through the door of your cousin’s gender reveal?

If you’re going through infertility or pre...

If you’re anything like me, the idea of accepting help makes you feel physically ill. You’ll wait until you’re at rock bottom, completely overwhelmed, covered in blood, sweat and tears, dragging yourself along the ground to that finish line……..before you even admit that you need help, let alone acce...

Is it just me, or is there a huge focus on the egg and what changes we, as women, need to make in our lifestyle, and not much about the sperm? 

Why, when we talk about unexplained infertility, do we shoulder all the guilt?  We rule out Male Factor Infertility (MFI) if the sperm is tested and comes ...

They’re everywhere, aren’t they?  Yes, I’m talking about pregnant women. 

It was one of the things that hurt the most when we were trying to conceive.  And the longer I was on my fertility journey, the more my spidey-pregnancy-sensors were on high alert.  It became a talent.  I could smell out a pr...

I have never been more deeply or frequently disappointed, than while I was on my fertility journey. 

Infertility was like living in a constant state of disappointment.  You’re disappointed that those around you don’t know how to support you, and instead offer you unhelpful advice.  You’re disappoin...

Finding the right supplements to take can be an absolute minefield. In truth, we’re all looking for that magic pill, right? So, when we hear that Sally down the road took a specific prenatal supplement or miracle vitamin and then got immediately pregnant, we order it in bulk and gag them down.

Then...