Hey Lovelies, Welcome to 2018! Hope you had a tolerable slide through the holiday season. Guess what? I MADE A BOOK. It’s a real book now, guys. Finished! For all of my aspiring writers out there looking to do the
Micro Post: Book Launch Is Coming!
How To Cope With IVF Failure
Lovelies, I’ve had a lot of guest posters on this blog, especially through Squawk Box, but I was approached recently to run this story about how to cope with a failed IVF round and I jumped at the chance. I
Micro Post: Holiday Time
Hey Lovelies, The holiday’s are here. Time of great joy, great pain, and always A LOT of work. I will be taking a brief pause from blogging from the 22nd til the new year in order to finish prepping for
Generations of Hope Gala
*Trigger Warning: Discussion of hope during infertility treatments that the procedure will result in a child. I know this isn’t always the case but it is the premise of the gala I’m supporting and discussing here. Also, photos of my
Micro Post: Halfway
Hey y’all, Thought I’d briefly update that since hitting the official halfway mark I am feeling way more secure that this pregnancy is real and stable. There is something in the way that at 20 weeks you would go to
FAQ: How Often To Knock Boots
FAQ time, y’all! This is literally my favorite thing to talk about during university lectures. I shit you not. It’s my favorite because people never know the real science behind having sex to achieve pregnancy. A lot of people think
Micro Post: More Suprefact Surprises
Lovelies, At this point, we know that I was on Suprefact to turn off my ovaries in preparation for the FET when I fell pregnant. We now know that Suprefact causes an initial hormone surge before it shuts those ovaries
Don’t Make Me “That Story”
Lovelies, Today is my birthday. A day that for the last 4+ years has caused an unbearable amount of pain due to my infertility. Watching my biological clock march forward, knowing that I was already short on time and egg
Micro Post: Return To Grey
Hey Lovelies, Here I am again finding myself in the grey area between 12 weeks and 24… the dreadful 12 week span that happens when you are over the first trimester hump but your baby wouldn’t survive outside of your
Squawk Box: Nothing Worth Having Comes Easy
Hey Lovelies, Here for your November Squawk Box! I am doing pretty well with a stock pile of Squawk Boxes for the moment but I am ALWAYS eager to hear and share your stories! Have any interest in submitting one?