Turning 38 last week puts things into perspective—my window of opportunity is obviously closing. But how do I know if the timing is right? These infertility treatments have taken a big toll on me. And the bottom line is, I'm nervous to start them again.

I get a lot of emails from readers who’ve suffered from infertility in some form or another. This week I heard from a woman who's also suffering from "unexplained infertility," and here's my advice on staying sane around pregnant friends.

Some people say you don’t really know a person until you’ve traveled together. I say you don’t really know a person until you’ve been through a hardship together. Hello, infertility, nightly shots, drugs that you make you crazy, negative pregnancy tests that make you even crazier...

We just spent 10 glorious days at my parents’ new house in Scottsdale where it was in the 80s and sunny every day, along with my brother’s family (three kids, ages 12, 10 and 7)—all 10 of us under one roof. Shockingly, everyone was well behaved, even the kids!