I am an oldest child, so I have never known what wearing hand-me-downs feels like. Growing up, they carried a negative connation, and I was thankful for the birth order in my family. Wear someone else’s stain ridden clothes? No thanks. Hand-me downs-conjure up the image of just that:: stained, pilled, and likely out-of-style clothing. […]
28 months. 2 years and 110 days to be exact, but who’s counting? Well, in all honesty, I am. That’s how long my husband and I have been suffering with secondary infertility. That’s how long we’ve been trying to have another baby. That’s how long my heart has been ready to love another tiny human […]
Each April, mixed in with the excitement of springtime and Easter bunnies, I make sure to support National Infertility Awareness Week {NIAW}, recognizing the 15% of heterosexual couples in the U.S. that face infertility, as well as all the other women, men and couples that rely on fertility treatment. Whether it’s LGBT or single parents, or […]
In the United States, approximately 1 in 10 girls and women suffer from endometriosis, a medical diagnosis that can cause both severe pelvic pain and infertility – and yet, a majority of people remain completely unaware about this condition. Even worse, women face anywhere from 4-11 years of delay from their symptom onset to diagnosis, […]
We are proud to partner with LifeSpring Insurance Services to share with Houston moms how they can invest now to give their children the benefit of infertility coverage later, in case it is needed.Like all parents, I have dreams for my children’s futures. Today, they are only a few years out of diapers, but I […]
Becoming, former FLOTUS Michelle Obama’s much anticipated memoir, released into the world in November 2018 and unsurprisingly soared to the top of the best seller charts. Many of my friends found their own copies wrapped under the tree this past holiday season, and I heard nothing but glowing reviews as they dove into her story. […]
My husband and I have been trying off and on for years to have a baby, without success. When you’re newlyweds {even old ones like we are}, it seems like “the baby question” is all people ask you. “When are you and your husband going to grow your family?” My replies were always casually dismissive. […]
Working in the world of adoption, I’ve seen so many couples that have the weight of infertility on their shoulders. It is heavy, and it is hard. Although I have had the joy of seeing happy endings for these families, what has been really growing for me is learning to walk with them on their […]
I am back in a place I never thought I would be or want to be again. Infertility is a taboo subject that is such a hard pill to swallow for so many. My First Battle with Infertility In 2011, after a semi-traumatic situation, my husband and I decided it was finally time to start […]
It was early May and time to register my four year old son for preschool for the following fall. I handed his registration sheet to the sweet administrative assistant at his school for her to review. As she ran her finger down his registration, she suddenly stopped on the space for “siblings,” where I had written […]
