There is this saying that you can't pour from an empty cup. In the past couple of weeks, that saying has stuck with me. After a year and a half of fertility drugs, one miscarriage, and a failed IUI attempt we decided that we are taking a break. I had been thinking about this for [...]
Tag: infertilityawareness
You’re Allowed to be Sad
I have found that in the infertility community, people can be NASTY. Not nasty in a gross way, but nasty in a mean and hateful way. There is this unspoken bar that is set that the longer someone else is infertile, the less validated you are in your sadness. I found this out when I [...]
18 Months Later
I decided to post my first YouTube Video for this post. Here I talk about Josh and I meeting the 18 month mark of our infertility journey and the most important thing that has happened to me since the beginning. I debated on what I could talk about and the one thing that stuck out [...]
When to Ask For Help
In the beginning, I was positive. Well, for the most part I was positive. Obviously, when I was diagnosed with PCOS I was sad. I cried a lot, but for the most part I felt positive. I started this blog and began talking about it. Talking about it helped. It validated my feelings. Then a [...]
Two Pink Lines
I debated when and if I should post this. I felt like I needed time to grieve, however I cope by writing. This blog originally started out as an outlet for me when I was first diagnosed with PCOS. I never anticipated that it would turn into a comfort for many people and introduce me [...]
Jenny’s Story
The following is a blogpost from my dear friend Jenny about her experience with depression and fertility treatments. The Day I Yelled at the Worcestershire Sauce Infertility has consumed me. Again. And taken such a heavy toll on all of us emotionally and mentally. Trying to get your body back into a good groove [...]
When Things Don’t Go As Planned…
For the first time in a couple of months, I'm actually feeling like myself. If you struggle with infertility, you know exactly what I'm talking about. There are times when you feel so disconnected from your body, that you don't even recognize yourself. I recently learned that when you are going through hormone treatments your [...]
