Category: Slow Swimmers & Fried Eggs

I’ve just found this blog post in my unsent archive – I wrote it in November, a mere 3 months before finding out I was pregnant with the baby I’m currently carrying. I’m not sure why I didn’t publish this post at the time; maybe I needed more time to process it or wanted to… Continue reading Keep calm and carry on through Infertility

I’d planned to write on a different topic this week but found myself drawn to the subject of expectation as I looked around at my unrecognizable house strewn with laundry, dirty plates and half-drunk cups of tea. What we expect from life and how it turns out to be can look vastly different – I… Continue reading Piling on the pressures during infertility

According to Resolve (the National Infertility Association of America), infertility impacts 1 in 8 couples of reproductive age, which encompasses those who have trouble getting pregnant or sustaining a pregnancy. 1 in 8 is someone you know. Infertility can be a very isolating disease to face. I know, because I have been there. I enjoy… Continue reading You are not alone

Having been through 2 full rounds of IVF and 4 frozen embryo transfers, I feel like now would be a good time to draw up a few survival tips from our experience. Everyone’s experience of IVF will be slightly different but there are some common themes so if you’re going through it or about to… Continue reading Your IVF survival guide

Cheers, dear readers, Have you ever had an experience that just blew your mind spiritually and it was literally impossible not to see the metaphors in other areas of your life? Well I had one of those just two weeks ago. It reminded me how in so many circumstances, we question our own ability to… Continue reading How To Achieve Your Own Impossible… Including Surviving An Infertility Diagnosis & Aftermath

Cheers, dear readers,   I’m writing you today with a happy heart! Last night was a bit of a breakthrough for me – an infertile “barren” woman’s moment of enjoying a small sweet victory. And believe me, I’ll take all of the little (and big) victories that I can! We all can! No one told… Continue reading Build a life you’re proud of – one day at a time !

This quote has gotten me through many a dark time and I’m still holding onto it now. Even though I’m pregnant, this isn’t the end, as the end for me will be holding a healthy baby in my arms; or at least that’s the end I’m hoping for. Before getting pregnant with our final round… Continue reading Infertility : Everything will be ok in the end. If it’s not ok, it’s not the end.

Howdy, Internets! Eric here this week, and thinking about relationships, kids and family on this grey and rainy St. Valentine’s Day.   Now this is a totally fraught subject, because there are probably some of you out there (and possibly one in my own house) who love the chocolates and hearts and stuffed animals and… Continue reading Thoughts for Valentine’s Day through IVF

One of the most difficult things to grapple with when trying to conceive a baby hasn’t worked out the way you’d hoped yet, is the deep sense of failure and worthlessness that it stirs sometimes. Subfertility has a significant emotional impact and plays on your vulnerabilities. You chastise and berate yourself for not being able… Continue reading Restoring Self-Worth When Subfertility Erodes Your Esteem