infertility

My Call to Join the Movement

April 22, 2013

There are many of us that are part of communities that too often fall prey to societal norms.  I’m sure if you think about it, you can count at least five of them to which you belong.  Some of them are bigger than others like race, class, gender and so on.  Some of them are [...]

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Songs of My Life: You Got It

April 17, 2013

Without knowing it, two years ago I was writing the first part of this blog post.  When I had my first miscarriage nine weeks into the pregnancy with the identical twins, I had lost faith in a great many things.  But the one thing I never doubted was my need for music.  After the worst news imaginable [...]

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Songs of My Life: Dog Days Are Over

July 11, 2012

I can’t remember first hearing this song.  I don’t know where I was or what I was doing or who I was with.  All I can recall was a feeling…a strong emotion that stuck with me even though the song had little meaning to me at that point in time. That soon changed. The song [...]

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The Second Time Around

June 5, 2012

As yesterday morning grew nearer, I found myself trembling with the type of life-altering anxiety that can only be calmed by knowing the future.  I almost always respond “fine” when people ask me how I’m doing, but when the medical assistant asked how I was yesterday morning I answered honestly. “Flipping out.” She said not [...]

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The Heart of the Matter

May 16, 2012

During IVF this time around, I’ve been listening to a guided meditation and relaxation program called Circle + Bloom.  The company makes several different programs like it for people trying to conceive or undergoing fertility treatments.   I hope it ultimately makes a difference, but it’s something I’ll never be able to truly measure.  What [...]

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Don’t Ignore Us

April 23, 2012

This week is National Infertility Awareness Week.  For those of us living with infertility, it is an important week to recognize our struggles and push for a better tomorrow. Infertility affects approximately 7.3 million people in this country alone.  You probably know someone who lives with infertility and its effects.  While some brave states have [...]

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The Choice to Keep On Keeping On

April 11, 2012

More than once along this journey of trying to become a parent, people have asked how I get through it all.  What is it, they ask, that keeps me from going insane?  Aren’t I frustrated?  How do I survive?  I never have a good answer.  Sometimes it’s patience.  Sometimes it’s family and friends.  Sometimes it’s [...]

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The Conception Update

March 15, 2012

Many of you have been asking where I’m at in the IVF process and what’s going on with all that TTC (trying to conceive) stuff.  And I realize that in large part I haven’t blogged about it here recently.  I’ve started writing more in my TTC Tumblr, but it hasn’t been much. So let’s see… [...]

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These Roots Run Deep

December 8, 2011

When it seemed to take longer than usual for the nurses to call me back with my results yesterday, I knew I was doomed.  The good news seemed to be taken care of before lunch.  The bad news was left for after lunch.  Around noon, I gave up almost all hope.  When she called around [...]

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Random Thoughts

December 6, 2011

The Keurig machine is here!  I forgot to take a picture this morning, but it was early–what can I say?  In any event, it’s gorgeous.  Last night, as I was falling asleep, The Mister walked into the bedroom with a mug of hot apple cider for me to try.  It was really hot, so I [...]

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