*Trigger Warning: This post may give you all of the feels. That’s actually the point. I encourage you to read it even though it briefly mentions my relationship with my son. Be well* Hey Lovelies, The other morning I had
CIAW: Because It’s Time
Micro Post: CIAW
Hey Lovelies, Last Thursday marked the start of Canadian Infertility Awareness Week (CIAW). Not unlike the awareness week that just happened in the states, this is when we, in the Great White North, turn our thoughts to all matters infertility.
FAQ: Basal Body What?!
FAQ time again, Chicks! Let’s talk about ovulation and your basal body temperature. I know, I know, my basal body what now? This is your temperature when you first wake up in the morning, think of it as your body’s
Micro Post: Mother’s Day
*Trigger Warning: Discusses my feelings on the holiday now that I’ve had the Bean Sprout. Even though I’m a cynic on this holiday, Mother’s Day can be really fucking hard when trying. Please take care of yourselves and only read
Squawk Box: Nothing Natural
Hey there Lovelies, A new Squawk Box post! Hooray!!! I am so grateful to the submissions I have gotten since asking for help during NIAW. I now have a few to get the Squawk back up and running, but I
Micro Post: 4 Month Sleep Regression
Lovelies, Honestly, it’s a god damned miracle I have been able to post anything of substance lately. For all of Bean Sprouts 4th month sleep went to shit. It started slowly but then snow balled into a major cluster fuck.
NIAW: #StartAsking Yourself
Lovelies, This year the National Infertility Awareness Week theme in the U.S.A. is “Start Asking”. There are so many ways this could be interpreted, some of the suggestions that Resolve put forth were to “start asking for more support from
Micro Post: NIAW / Apology
Hey Lovelies, So, I will keep this short and sweet. I apologize for some behavior that became heated and intense both on this blog and on social media. All I can say is that I caught some flack for a
One Year Ago…
*Trigger Warning: this post contains a photo of the Bean Sprout. Proceed with that awareness* Lovelies, The 30th of March marked one year to the day that we did the embryo transfer for our first IVF cycle. That was, fortunately,
Micro Post: Addendum
Lovelies, Jesus fucking Christ (is that appropriate on Easter Monday? …Sure), last Thursday’s post set off a Twitter shit-storm that I truly did not see coming. So, let’s address the issues with the last piece head on and explain why