A special needs blogger, discussing life, love, and infertility, on wheels
Now that my new RE has me back on Progesterone, Ben and I are going to keep charting and trying to get pregnant on our own while I continue working on my weight loss until my next RE appointment at the end of August. So I was super excited to get a chance to try Read More…
Okay - maybe that’s a little extreme. I just didn’t get any news I really wanted to hear. A couple of weeks ago, I met with a new PCOS doctor in Philly, hoping to get a better answer than “the most dangerous thing you can do to a baby is be as fat as you Read More…
Talking about infertility is a funny thing. It’s a hard combination of intimacy and candidness. As a blogger, I’ve opened up a little about our unique process and my emotions that come with it, but I don’t talk about everything. I know women who are much more open and share every part of their cycle. Read More…
A couple of weeks ago, we got a letter from Ben’s insurance, saying they’ve approved the pre-authorization request for the genetic testing to find out if he’s a carrier for LGMD. The prescription for the blood work showed up about a week later. At that point, it hit me that this is really happening. We’re Read More…
Last year, I wrote a post, hoping it would be the last time I was not celebrating Mother’s Day. And here I am, another year later, and still no Momma-status. It is hard not to feel like a failure. I am reminded that the terrifying downside of setting goals when you have no control over Read More…
This week is National Infertility Awareness week. I’ve wanted to pretend that I didn’t notice. (Which is sort of amusing, considering the theme for this year is “Don’t Ignore Infertility.) I read the heartbreaking stories, the hopeful stories, and the in-between. Most of the time, instead of offering words of encouragement, I closed my eyes Read More…
