Retreat for Those Experiencing Infertility
June 12th, 2013 Posted By: Karolina Maria Five couples and four women without their husbands in tow usher into the conference room. We drove various distances to be here. Some from Virginia, some from...
View ArticlePainful Rainbows
April 9th, 2013 Posted By: Karolina Maria With 10-25% of all clinically established pregnancies ending in miscarriage, it’s a wonder that anyone would purposefully put themselves at risk of going...
View ArticleThe TTC Semi-Finals
April 1st, 2013 Posted By: Karolina Maria I’m seeing double. Double lines on a home pregnancy test, that is! But hold your congratulations. I have been here before, and it did not end well. The way I...
View ArticleOpportunities of the 2 Week Wait
March 30th, 2013 Posted By: Karolina Maria While the infamous two-week-wait seems to be dreaded by most women, it’s only because the focus so often is about what we want. “Obviously,” you may say. But...
View ArticleTwo Week Wait Obsessions
March 27th, 2013 Posted By: Karolina Maria The time between an attempt at pregnancy (be that timed intercourse, an intra-uterine insemination, or an embryo transfer) and confirmation of the result of...
View ArticleHaving a Backup Plan
March 26th, 2013 Posted By: Karolina Maria Going into this frozen embryo transfer, I thought I had it all figured out. Since our last failed attempt nearly a year ago, we went on hold to try to align...
View ArticleFaith in the 2 Week Wait
March 23rd, 2013 Posted By: Karolina Maria Writing in the infamous two week wait. It has been 48 hours since our embryos came home. They were day 5 blastocysts, so we’re hoping they have already...
View ArticleFinding Joy in Strange Places
March 15th, 2013 Posted By: Karolina Maria In our attempts at parenthood, I have done my share of research. I managed to overcome my needle-phobia so that I could benefit from acupuncture. The meaning...
View ArticleWhen Intimacy Suffers
March 12th, 2013 Posted By: Karolina Maria In some respects, infertility is a medical condition unlike any other. Not many other health concerns are so deeply tied with the intimacy between spouses. In...
View ArticleGet Excited or Business as Usual?
March 5th, 2013 Posted By: Karolina Maria As my husband and I begin “the cycle”, I’m left with conflicting emotions. On the one hand, of course I am excited about it finally being time to try again! If...
View ArticleCan't Always Get What You Want
February 28th, 2013 Posted By: Karolina Maria There must be a reason for our infertility: either a medical explanation or a spiritual purpose. I can appreciate the advice of well-meaning loved ones who...
View ArticleAcupuncture & a Needle-Phobe
February 27th, 2013 Posted By: Karolina Maria Our first two frozen embryo transfers* took place in natural, (mostly) unmedicated cycles. We are dealing with strictly male factor infertility. All of my...
View ArticleDo Not Take on an Empty Stomach
February 13th, 2013 Posted By: Karolina Maria Yesterday, I had the pleasure of a repeat saline HSG and HIV/hepatitis blood panel. Thank God, my favorite phlebotomist was there to draw my blood, and...
View ArticleBeing at Peace on the Journey
February 11th, 2013 Posted By: Karolina Maria What if we never have children? Until recently, I never entertained this possibility. I saw infertility as a struggle that needed to be won. To stop...
View ArticleInfertility: A Couple's Condition
January 23rd, 2013 Posted By: Karolina Maria “Who’s infertile, you or your spouse?” When I get this question… oh, wait. Actually, I don’t usually get this question, as this would presume a certain...
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