Cheers, dear readers, With Thanksgiving upon us, the power of positive thinking cannot be over-stated. I can tell you from personal experience that my entire world started to turn around when I took the focus off of what I lacked, and started to focus instead on being grateful for what I did indeed already possess.… Continue reading A Story of Gratitude: My Transformation Story from Depression Related to Infertility to Thanksgiving
Using acupuncture to improve fertility
I want to take you on my acupuncture journey…first going back to 2 months after we had experienced our third failed IUI with Clomid cycle. After not being able to achieve that BFP, I was desperate, down, and maybe even depressed. A dear friend of mine recommended acupuncture and although I had heard of it,… Continue reading Using acupuncture to improve fertility
Do Your Furry Friends Give You Emotional Support During Infertility?
This morning a friend of mine put up a touching social media post paying tribute to her cute dachshund that had recently passed away. It was very sad news since I know how much her dog meant to her. It got me thinking about our furry friends, the loving bonds we share with them and… Continue reading Do Your Furry Friends Give You Emotional Support During Infertility?
Drastically Boost Your Fertility – In Just 15 Minutes a Day
Did you know that there are things that you can do in just a few minutes every day that can have a profound (positive) impact on your fertility? We are all SO busy – life seems to be moving at a faster pace these days than it ever has before – we’re rushing from place… Continue reading Drastically Boost Your Fertility – In Just 15 Minutes a Day
Eating for Well For Your Fertility
My fertility journey has changed many things in my life. Interestingly that also includes having changed my relationship with food. As someone with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), managing my diet is an important part of my lifestyle. My ‘PCOS’ diagnosis came very soon after my husband and I started trying to conceive, and it… Continue reading Eating for Well For Your Fertility
Post Holiday Detox
It’s all about the cleaning this month, right? Be it mentally or physically, everyone is recharging their body in some way to get 2015 off to a kick a$$ start. I am not a huge fan of the yo-yo highs and lows of detox/retox, I think its best to be somewhere in the middle. Weekly… Continue reading Post Holiday Detox
The World We Leave For The Next Generation
Cheers, dear readers, A week past the presidential election in America, I re-read Eric’s last post and thought I would continue to ponder the question that he raised… Does the absence or presence of children actually change how you think about the future? Could I, as an infertile woman, childless and middle aged (sorry,… Continue reading The World We Leave For The Next Generation
Your New Years Resolutions For Trying to Conceive
Happy New Year 2017! It’s a new year, and symbolically, a wonderful time of new beginnings and opportunities. This year, you can create some new opportunities on your fertility journey as well. I’m not talking about the trite-and-traditional so-called New Years Resolutions. I never found setting New Years resolutions to be a particularly valuable exercise.… Continue reading Your New Years Resolutions For Trying to Conceive
Silver linings, greener grass and the fertility question no one wants to ask
Hi everybody! Eric here again, and today I’d like to talk about the one great big horkin’ scary question that was always on our minds during IVF, the one that we never wanted to talk about. It was like a whisper that we didn’t want to say aloud for fear that, like some ancient curse… Continue reading Silver linings, greener grass and the fertility question no one wants to ask
Bone broth to nourish your fertility
There is a South American proverb that says “good broth resurrects the dead.” The nourishing power of bone broth and its exceptional nutritional benefits have been used in many different cuisines around the world, for sipping as a tea or as a base for soups, stews and many other dishes. Are you wondering what exactly… Continue reading Bone broth to nourish your fertility