Why I Still Feel Hopeful About My 20th Fertility Treatment

This article originally appeared on Mom.com on March 4, 2015. Read the original article here. I’ve been through a lot of fertility treatments. I’ve done twelve cycles of Clomid and timed intercourse, three IUIs, three IVFs, and a donor frozen egg transfer. All failures. In the midst of IVFs resulting…

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It’s Showtime for Donor Cycle #2!

I’ve been waiting and waiting for this cycle to start. When I am in the midst of a cycle, I have a job. I have pills to take. I have a schedule to keep. I am hoping that it works! Outside of that, I just wait around. I hate waiting.…

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Second Time’s the Charm?

This article originally appeared on Mom.com on February 23, 2015. Read the original article here. I feel like this is the calm before the storm. This is the last week before the start of my cycle and everything goes to hell. I’ve spent the past month after choosing my egg…

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How Infertility Has Made My Marriage Stronger

The past is supposed to make you who you are in the present, right?

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When Did “When” Become “If”?

I’ve gotten into this bad habit when talking about the future, referring to “if” I have kids, rather than saying “when” I have kids.

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