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The Other Side of Infertility

There is so much I’ve been wanting to write about; so much we’ve been through over the last few months. But it became too difficult to continue writing...till now. (The video explains why.) 

One and Not Done

The thing that has kept me going is the will to give my son a sibling. It’s more than that—I’d love to have another child—but sometimes I think my desire to give him a sibling is stronger than my desire for another baby.

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Is Infertility a Rich Man's Disease to Treat?

Cost being such a prohibitive factor in couples' decisions to seek more fertility help saddens me: I know too many people who’ve spent their life savings trying to have a baby. Unless you have great insurance coverage, who can afford it?

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How Infertility Affects HIM

I might be the one complaining about the drugs and shots, and generally feeling like complete s*** most of the time—but he’s the one who has to put up with me complaining and feeling like s***. Who's got it easier? 

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Keeping Up with the Kardashians’ Fertility

Did you see the season finale of "Keeping Up with the Kardashians"? It documented three sisters on three different paths to becoming moms, a pretty interesting anthropological study of fertility and motherhood. Let's discuss.

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Four Years and Counting…

Marriage hasn’t always been easy—four years often feels like 20!—but it's always been worth it. We've been on fast-forward since the day we met, and it's gone something like this...

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What Do You Believe In?

Fertility has become very scientific for me -- I’m not really one to believe in a more holistic approach to medicine, though I wish I did. What I do believe? That believing in alternative medicine is part and parcel to it working.


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Is Pregnancy the Same After Infertility?

Though I have far bigger fears that haunt me, sometimes I wonder: If I ever do get pregnant again, how would I be able to enjoy it after everything I’ve been through with infertility?

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Imagine Infertility without Options

The Romney/Ryan ticket, pushing the Sanctity of Human Life Act, could change (or even outlaw) IVF as we know it. Did you have a hard time watching the Republican National Convention? I did.

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A Letter to My Son on His 3rd Birthday

I thought parenting would get easier the more indepedent you became...but sometimes I miss the days when you couldn’t do anything without me. Where'd my baby go?

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The Weirdest Maternity Photos Ever

You've got to see these awkward pregnancy pics to believe them