Category: Slow Swimmers & Fried Eggs

Cheers, dear readers, Do you remember what it feels like be an outsider? To not quite fit in? To be the minority? To feel invisible, and not seen, heard, or perhaps valued as an equal? There are SO many reasons that each of us experiences these emotions, these moments of awkwardness and anxiety. Whether it’s… Continue reading The Joy of Acceptance & the Miracle of Reaching Out

Cheers, dear readers, This week, I am going to tackle yet another taboo subject: intimacy and sexual intercourse. How does dealing with infertility and the possible ensuing treatment affect our intimate lives, our relationship with our partners and our own happiness? Anyone who has had trouble getting or staying pregnant knows that infertility is hard… Continue reading Infertility & Intimacy

Cheers, dear readers,   The infertility journey is fraught with emotional ups and downs, as well as the physical toll it takes – particularly on the women who have many more doctor’s visits and procedures throughout the IVF / infertility treatment process to endure than our dear husbands. The overall experience can be different for… Continue reading The Differences Between Men and Women Regarding Emotions

Cheers, dear readers, Thank you sincerely for taking the time to follow us on our journey with infertility. We are just one couple sharing our story in a sea of tens of thousands of others struggling to navigate the murky waters of infertility. We hope that by sharing our story, we help other couples and… Continue reading Sperm Meets Egg – Not all it’s cracked up to be!

  The first blog post that I wrote for the Slow Swimmers and Fried Eggs blog made me think a lot about who I was before trying to conceive and what it was like at the beginning of my fertility journey. It’s safe to say that my experiences along the way have changed a lot… Continue reading A Letter to My Pre-TTC (Pre-Trying to Conceive) Self

It is crazy to believe that a whole year has passed since I first began writing for the Slow Swimmers and Fried Eggs blog. What an unexpected year it has turned out to be! It is as if the pandemic slowed life down for a while, but then somehow time sped up again and now… Continue reading One Year On: Key Lessons From the Infertility Journey

Cheers, dear readers, I have always found it fascinating to see the tabloid covers at the checkout aisles that obsess over celebrities and whether they are pregnant or not, who just had a baby, who wants a baby, and on and on it goes. Before I started my quest to become a parent after I… Continue reading Celebrities in the News with their Infertility Struggles

Cheers, dear readers, I want to stop for a moment to thank everyone who has taken the time to read this blog that has been brought to you by the wonderful folks at Conceive Hospital, and also for your kind and heartfelt comments. One of the many reasons we are writing this blog is to… Continue reading I’ll have eggs for breakfast, mate

Cheers, dear readers, Happy New Year, everyone. We hope that you have enjoyed our introductory, two video-interview blog posts, and that it has helped you get to know Eric and I a little better. It was a bit nerve-wracking to get in front of a camera for the first time to discuss our experiences with… Continue reading So many needles, so little time …

  I’ve always been an early morning person. I love the quiet and the sense of mystery that you find when the world is still slowly waking up. The air is fresh. The sky blushes in soft pastel hues. There is a special kind of peace to its stillness – one that makes me feel… Continue reading Cultivating Personal Strength and Resilience through Infertility