One of the chapters that didn’t make the cut with my literary agent involved the night we were supposed to start our stim drugs for our cycle in New Jersey. After assuring us the phone call would come before 5pm, we found ourselves twiddling our thumbs in the Extended Stay room on a beautiful fall… Continue Reading
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One Reason It Will Work
“Forget all the reasons it won’t work and believe the one reason that it will.” – Unknown I remember getting caught up in thinking about reasons that our last IVF cycle would not work. We’d already failed four IVFs. It was very possible that another terrorist attack would happen if you believed the 24 hour, 7… Continue Reading
Some People Just Won’t Get It
As our family has continued to grow as a ‘clean eating fitness seeking’ family, I’ve come to realize, some people just aren’t going to get it. No matter how much I tell them the amazing benefits and transformation we’ve gone through, some people find a way to minimize it or say ‘not everyone is so… Continue Reading
Should Infertility Treatments Be Getting Cheaper?
“I want to hear about how they are making fertility treatments more affordable.” I saw this quote on Facebook a few days ago, and feel the need to ask the question: Should infertility treatments be getting cheaper? It’s probably a silly question, because my experience with anything involving medical expense is that they seem… Continue Reading
Turning Fear’s Roar Into A Squeak
For some reason this story had me pondering the way we deal with fear in life. So often fear can have the roar of a hideous beast from a distance. When confronted up close though, it has the squeak of a mouse. Whether it’s an IVF cycle, a 2 week wait, or any other challenge… Continue Reading