Like any good librarian, I did lots of research on how to get pregnant. I mean, I understood the basics, thank you fifth grade health video, but I wanted the “inside scoop” – the tips and tricks that other women had found useful. Combing baby books, message boards, alternative health web sites, and talking to [...]
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Part 1: The Beginning Part 2: Early Fertility Treatments Part 3:Endometriosis Diagnosis and First Surgery I’ll have to admit that part of the reason our journey has stretched out so much, is because my husband and I have tried to go the natural route as much as possible. I’ve gone back and forth about how aggressive we should [...]
I’ve always wanted children, but until recently, it was an abstract idea. When asked by curious co-workers and inquisitive relatives about starting a family, my responses ranged from: “Someday” to “Hypothetically.” People might assume my vague answers were a side-effect of my career. As a junior high school librarian, I spend eight hours a day [...]
Part 1: The Beginning Part 2: Early Fertility Treatments I left off my last post when I scheduled the first of two surgeries I’d have for my endometriosis (endo for short), and I wanted to dedicate quite a bit of time talking about my experiences because it’s been a HUGE part of my journey. As a teenager, [...]
You can catch part one of the story here! Despite the fact that our doctor gave us the go ahead to start trying again after my miscarriage, we decided to wait a couple of months just to make sure it was safe. I started charting using Fertility Friend, and began an almost freakish obsession with [...]
This is an anonymous guest blog submission. ~~~ My husband and I are 7 cycles in to TTC. I wouldn’t quite say that we’re struggling, as I’m not sure yet that we have fertility issues, but I definitely did not think it would take this long. I didn’t think it would take this long because [...]
