I remember feeling a sense of shock when I first meet her. I was standing in a massive room filled with infertile men and women, a few professionals and many people who have resolved their infertility and have decided to come back into the fray and fight the good fight along with us. This was Advocacy Day 2014. Stick with me, I promise this post … [Read more...]
Infertility and the Parenting Slopes
I am going to take everyone on an allegorical ski adventure to compare and contrast infertility with parenting. It is February after all. Let me set the stage: you bought some fantastical ski adventure from Groupon, arrive at the resort planning for an amazing experience (just like we plan for an amazing effortless adventure when we start trying to … [Read more...]
#StartAsking Him
Candace- We dismiss him. His involvement is underplayed. Most of all he is not often thought of when we whisper the word infertility. In the uncertain world of reproductive treatment, it goes a little something like this: man meets cup, man adds his special sauce to said cup, he drops it off and has an awkward exchange clearly absent of … [Read more...]