As mentioned in Hoping for Twins, Jimmy and I decided to keep this cycle to ourselves. The thought of disappointing our family and friends, and having to answer cycle questions was…
Infertility-Our Struggle: IVF #3…Hoping for Twins!
You are forewarned: TMI is abundant in this entry. I share way more than I am comfortable with. If you don’t want to know, stop reading, but I am here to keep…
Celebration of Hope 2016 Gala Recap
If I could only use one word to describe this year’s AGC Scholarship Foundation Celebration of Hope Gala, that word would be: powerful. From the Nor’Easters, to the posters, to the…
Infertility-Our Struggle: IVF #2 FET
To start, FET stands for frozen embryo transfer. If you remember from the result, the only thing that kind of helped get us through the devastation of the first round, was that we…
Interview Questions to Ask a Potential Doula
You’re pregnant; congratulations!! Whether planned or not, pregnancy can be an extremely overwhelming time. Below are some questions to ask a potential doula to take the stress out of the planning process. Less…
Infertility-Our Struggle: IVF #1 the Result
If you’re just joining, may I suggest you read the first part of this entry… …I couldn’t believe my eyes!! The second line wasn’t even a squinter, or a break the…
Infertility-Our Struggle: IVF #1
As mentioned in A Non-Western Approach, once we had the healthcare coverage (such an incredible blessing!), I was ready to dive straight into our first IVF cycle. To start IVF, though, is a…
Combatting Common Pregnancy Symptoms with Nutrition
**We have a SPECIAL TREAT on the blog today! My nutrition-minded, talented, knowledgeable friend, Danielle Bolea, took some time to write an entry about nutrition and pregnancy. Double bonus: her mom,…
Infertility-Our Struggle: A Non-Western Approach
After the Clomid Crazies hit, I was ready to take a different approach. We knew that more invasive, drug-induced processes were in our future, but we needed a little break from…
Affirmations for Dilation, Labor & Delivery
Failure to progress. This is one of the most common reasons for a cesarean section and augmentation of labor in the United States. What does it mean? It means your apocryphal…