Category: Slow Swimmers & Fried Eggs

Cheers, dear readers,   A friend recently showed me an article that I would like to share with you here. It really struck a chord with me and also gave me a chuckle in what can often times feel like a humorless journey – dealing with infertility. I have found throughout my own life that… Continue reading Couple Creates “Infertility Announcements” to Illustrate Their Struggle

Cheers, dear readers,   Recently, I had the pleasure of having lunch with my fantastic new friend Sarah that I met through the Global Sisterhood. We originally met back in Vancouver when six brave childfree-not-by-choice women traveled literally from around the globe to be together. Why did we do such a thing? Why did a… Continue reading The Power of Community

“I am an old man, and known a great many troubles in my life, but most of them never happened.” – Mark Twain Hi folks, Eric here again. My last time around, I spoke about dealing with stress. As I was thinking more about it, I realized that, while useful, this advice fails to get… Continue reading Dealing with Fear: A simple, two-step approach

Hi everybody, Eric here again. In my last few posts I’ve talked about dealing with fear, stress and disappointment. Today, I’d like to take you to a somewhat different place. All of those challenging emotions, and many others, may be a part of your IVF experience. But let’s “go up a level” from tactical ways… Continue reading Getting Through Tough Times

Hello! I thought I’d share a bit more about my experience of Endometriosis with this post, as it’s such a common condition (I think the stats are around 10% of women in US have it!) and so often misdiagnosed.   Ps. The title of the post is inspired by so many of the responses I… Continue reading Endo…what?? How Endometriosis could be affecting your fertility

Hi everyone. Eric here this week. As some of you know, the thoughts I share here are often prompted by strange thoughts or happenstance, and this week is a great example. Today’s post comes out of a classic Russian acoustic-rock song that popped into my youtube mix yesterday. Andrei Makarevich’s “Conversation on a Train” recounts… Continue reading Grab the wheel! Be an Active Participant in your Fertility Treatment

I’ve been thinking about my last post regarding “silver linings,” and I realized yesterday while in a meeting that I missed a big one. In that meeting, someone said “I sympathize with you, I’ve been there myself.” While I am far from a professional grammarian, I stopped and thought to myself, “did they use that… Continue reading Sympathy vs. Empathy, or “How infertility made me a better friend”

Cheers, dear readers,   The infertility journey can be a very unpredictable ride to find yourself on. As we grow up and plan our futures, many of us assume that we will be parents one day, and follow that very predictable path that we see our family and friends on. We have at least a… Continue reading Reinventing yourself on our life’s journeys

  It’s been a whirlwind of a month, and many of us are still trying to get our heads around it all. At the end of February, my husband and I travelled to the UK to visit family in London. Despite the cold weather, it was a really lovely trip. We spent quality time catching… Continue reading Infertility, Lockdown and Feeling Empowered Despite it All

  Do you ever have moments where you notice how sometimes the life situations that challenge you the most have somehow also taught you valuable lessons as well? I’m unsure whether it’s more a matter of self-preservation than it is the reality of my situation, but this is something that I’ve been reflecting on a… Continue reading How Struggling to Conceive is Moulding Me into a Better Mother