Eleven years ago, on my 30th birthday, I had just received the most incredible birthday gift. After one full year of undergoing tests, treatments, taking drugs and ultimately doing an expensive round of IVF, I had just learned I was pregnant with my sweet Ty. With the news being so early, I couldn’t share it […] Read more…
This time of year is also about hope. As a member of the group, Conceivable Dreams, I see day in and day out the hopefulness in the posts by those women going through their first or second or third round of IVF. I know that keeping that hope alive is so difficult when you want […] Read more…
When I told him he was going to be a Daddy, this was his look…shock, terror and excitement all rolled into one! It’s not like this was a HUGE surprise, I mean, we had gone through months of infertility appointment and IVF. No matter what led up to that moment, he still had the reaction […] Read more…
Spring is coming (soon I hope) and Easter has just passed. It’s the time of year to feel renewed, reborn and even the season for new babies! As the winter clothes come off and we no longer need to bundle under heavy coats, it becomes clear that those women who had hoped to become pregnant, […] Read more…
I’m feeling hopeful.We have a new Premier of Ontario. A woman. A gay woman. While I don’t expect her to represent either group in all that she does as Premier, I do hope that she will bring a new perspective, and be open minded to the issues effecting women and infertility. TRUTH: 15% of reproductive age […] Read more…
…is you! While I’m singing this song and thinking of the son I lost, so many other women are singing it about the baby they are aching to have. While one of us is a mother and one is a “mother” in her heart, the one thing that we have in common is the aching […] Read more…
This time of year it is always the time to reflect on what you are most thankful for. Most of us will say our family and more importantly our amazing children. I am so very thankful for my beautiful boys and for the miracle of how I came to be their mommy. In fact, I am thankful […] Read more…