Hello Lovelies, This week is National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW) in the United States. Although I’m not from, nor do I reside in, the states I decided to partake. Why? Because it is needed. There are too many infertile people
The Sky Is Falling
Good Morning, Chicks! Here comes another Squawk Box post! Yippee! In my world things are coming along. Today is day 4 of ovarian stimulation and tomorrow is my first follow up ultrasound to see how everything is growing. Thursday I
Micro Post: The Crazy Things I Never Thought I’d Do
Hello Lovelies, So this is it. The week is finally here. I will get my period any minute now and then, dun dun dun, start stimulation! For those of you that don’t speak IVF yet that means this is the
Micro Post: Talk The Talk
Hello lovelies! Man-oh-man was last week awesome! I gave four talks to universities in Edmonton, AB and reached 500 students. It was an amazing experience and I felt blessed and liberated to be able to do it. I have been
Micro Post: Lament To The Children I Nannied
To the boys I have nannied: A lament If I had known, as I rocked you for hours on end through your colic, that you might be the last infant entrusted to my arms, would I have savored it? Would
The Never Ending Journey
Hey there Lovelies, Thank god today is a Squawk Box day. I don’t really have it in me to say much. I’m deep in trenches and feeling pretty sorry for myself. Hopefully, next week will look better. In the meantime
Micro Post: The Resilience Of The Heart
Hello Lovelies, I have a resilient heart. I know this to be true as I’ve been living this truth since I was born. I was born with two holes in my heart. I’ve been a fighter since the beginning. The
Don’t We All Have Parental Insecurities?
Hello Lovelies, I’ve been thinking and I’m concerned about starting IVF. Not just about the crazy money. Not just about the pain and emotional turmoil. But also… I’m gearing up to pay tens of thousands of dollars for something I’m
Micro Post: Bring Out The Advocate
Hello Lovelies, I’ve been working hard the last few weeks advocating for infertility and all the wonderful women who choose not to be as vocal about their path. Some of us don’t want to be “the voice of infertility”. I
What If Disney Princesses Were Infertile?
Hello Lovelies, You guys have no idea how excited I am for this post. 1) I think it’s brilliant and funny, if I do say so myself, and 2) I’m a closet Disney freak, and I got to spend so