Bloodwork, ultrasounds, shots! OH MY!!! . Two Strategies to help you maneuver through the middle of a fertility cycle. Schedule ten minutes per day to think about your fertility situation. It may sound strange but this is a tried and true tip! The mental chatter can be overwhelming and what you resist persists, so to avoid […]
May Cycle Strategies (Part I): There are three things you can do today
Starting a treatment cycle today? Here are three self-care strategies to beginning when beginning a treatment cycle. Clear your schedule. During a cycle do not take on added activities! An IUI or IVF cycle is like another full time job. Practice saying: “I can’t possible do one more thing” Trust me, 10 years from now […]
Guest Blog Posting: Niki & her IVF World
Hi my name is Niki. I have been in the IVF world since May 2012 and wandering through this journey of IVF with my husband and the friends I told along the way. Once you enter this journey you start to feel alone, even if you tell other people. No one understands it unless you […]
SHOW ME YOUR SOCKS! Your IVF RETRIEVAL SOCKS That Is!
Way back when I wrote Girlfriend to Girlfriend: A Fertility Companion, (2000), one of the first tip I shared for time saving purposes was to wear knee highs instead of stocking/tights under your dresses. This little tip was so you could hike up your skirts and dresses up without underdressing to get your ultrasound. Everyday, […]
The Miracle of Letting Go.
Guest Post by K.T. Getting Pregnant with Our Daughter My husband and I conceived our daughter, Katherine, with the help of IVF. We had been trying for a baby for about two years with a combination of infertility and recurrent miscarriage. During the first year, we had three miscarriages, and during the second year, we […]
Joyful Memories
Years ago during the holiday season, I was focused on a miracle, knowing I was at the beginning of an IVF cycle, with drugs “in the cue”. I was intending to conceive naturally, even after being told by my doctor that wasn’t going to happen. If you looked at me on paper, the statistics weren’t […]
