Cheers, dear readers, It is with great pleasure, mixed emotions, and a heart of gratitude that I share with you a new chapter opening up here at Slow Swimmers & Fried Eggs (SS&FE). After almost four and a half amazing and inspiring years of writing this blog full-time as an unusual dynamic duo, Eric… Continue reading In Infertility find Your Voice and inspire Others to find Theirs
Changing a few words can change everything
Welcome back, dear friends and readers. Eric here again. I’m on a roll from last week and our continuing meme of “With friends like this, who needs enemies?” So let’s pick up where we left off (about adoption. We also talked about carburetors and duct tape, but I’ll leave those mostly alone today.) I believe… Continue reading Changing a few words can change everything
What I Learned From My Fertility Journey
During the first week in December, my son will celebrate his sixth birthday. I truly can’t believe this. As he has passed through every milestone of early childhood – rolling over, first steps, first words, first day of preschool — and now we are in the era of kindergarten, parent-teacher conferences and drop-off birthday… Continue reading What I Learned From My Fertility Journey
Reprioritising life during infertility
There’s nothing like a major life event to help rock that chess board! My most recent shake up was being made redundant – and now, 1 month on, I feel like I’m in a totally different place, so much freer, excited and in control of my choices and the chance I now have to reshape… Continue reading Reprioritising life during infertility
Love is in the air
I’ve got love on the brain right now. I love love. And even though June is a mixed bag for me with some sad anniversaries, there are happy anniversaries too; this month is a time of love for me. Last week was my “engagement anniversary,” the day in 2007 that my husband asked me to… Continue reading Love is in the air
5 Fun Fall Fertility Foods
It’s like flipping a switch. September hits and “Pumpkin Spice (fill in the blank)” is everywhere. Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte, Pumpkin Spice Oreos, pumpkin spice breakfast cereal, Pumpkin Spice Clif Bars (for the fitness junkies), even pumpkin spice pizza! The fast food and packaged food industries go pumpkin crazy this time of year. And… Continue reading 5 Fun Fall Fertility Foods
5 Exercises To Help Make This Your Most Fit & Fertile Summer Yet
If the thought of summer has you scrambling, looking for exercises to do that will help keep you on track with your fitness and fertility goals, and also feeling and looking your best this summer, you can go ahead and breathe a sigh of relieve. The following exercises are all designed to help you improve… Continue reading 5 Exercises To Help Make This Your Most Fit & Fertile Summer Yet
Can Endometriosis end?
DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS: Absence of evidence during exam is not an evidence of disease absence IMAGING STUDIES Diagnostic imaging may be helpful in the endometriosis diagnosis, but it is not without drawbacks and limitations. Transvaginal or endorectal ultrasonography may reveal ultrasonographic features varying from simple cysts to complex cysts with internal echoes to solid masses, usually… Continue reading Can Endometriosis end?
Managing the Emotional Stress of Infertility Through Communication
Cheers, dear readers, I have mentioned here before what an emotional roller coaster it can be dealing with infertility and the subsequent treatment. I know first hand, and also from talking to others about their struggles. While undergoing fertility treatment, many couples tend to live in month-to-month cycles of big hopes and massive disappointments that… Continue reading Managing the Emotional Stress of Infertility Through Communication
10 Questions to Ask When Starting to Work with Your Fertility Specialist
You’re at your initial consultation with your prospective reproductive endocrinologist, and after the doctor gives you a brief overview of the clinic, he or she asks you if you have any questions. You were so nervous about the appointment that you had no idea what to ask. Or maybe you were scared to ask questions,… Continue reading 10 Questions to Ask When Starting to Work with Your Fertility Specialist