There was something about the rumbling thunder and the gloomy grey rain-soaked days that seemed to mirror the heaviness in my heart. Hurt and an overwhelming sadness permeated everything. As much as we’d tried to comfort one another, we just didn’t know how to move through the grief. I realised that I needed emotional assistance,… Continue reading Creating Space to Grieve After Early Pregnancy Loss
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Why Can’t I Have Another Baby? The Trauma of Secondary Infertility
Most of the time, when discussing my own fertility journey, I focus on my success in conceiving my son despite some major odds against me. I share my story of my miscarriages. My crappy fertility test results. My Diminished Ovarian Reserve diagnosis. Getting the donor egg speech from the fertility doctor. Then, my ultimate triumph… Continue reading Why Can’t I Have Another Baby? The Trauma of Secondary Infertility
Did You Wish Yourself a Happy Valentine’s Day?
Love has certainly been in the air this week! I hope that between going out for the fancy dinner and enjoying the chocolates, you found the time to give love to the one person in your life who’s been with you through thick and thin. I’m not talking about your partner. I’m talking… Continue reading Did You Wish Yourself a Happy Valentine’s Day?
Jump Start Your Fertility With a Spring Cleanse
Spring cleaning. It’s a ritual many of us undertake each year. We clear out things we no longer need and clean our homes from top to bottom in an attempt to make them fresh again. My goal this year for springtime was to clear out a bag of clutter from my house every… Continue reading Jump Start Your Fertility With a Spring Cleanse
The Snowball effect
Hey there… Mike here from B Method. We’ve been talking a lot lately about the importance of exercise and nutrition for overall health and boosting fertility. Just because we understand the importance of exercise and nutrition, and how it can boost health and fertility, doesn’t always mean it’s easy to get started. The toughest part… Continue reading The Snowball effect
Do you have an infertility self-care list ?
A popular pregnancy test brand recently posted its first photo of a negative pregnancy test result on Instagram and infertility awareness advocates within the TTC community celebrated it as a significant gesture. Sharing this simple picture on their social media account was viewed as a nod towards the community of women whose fertility story doesn’t… Continue reading Do you have an infertility self-care list ?
New Year’s Eve – start as you mean to go on! Fertility struggles do not have to ruin your party
The worse the year, the bigger the New Year’s Eve party! This is my new motto – I came up with it 2 minutes ago and I’m sticking with it! I love these days in between Christmas and New Year, when, if you’re one of the lucky ones who don’t have to work, these… Continue reading New Year’s Eve – start as you mean to go on! Fertility struggles do not have to ruin your party
Celebrities in the News with their Infertility Struggles
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
SSFE podcast – interview with Lesley Pyne
Lesley Pyne believes that it is possible to have a fulfilling life as a childless woman. She spent the first 50 plus years of her life putting everything she didn’t want to feel in a box, including her grief following multiple failed fertility treatments and the loss of both parents. In the process of writing… Continue reading SSFE podcast – interview with Lesley Pyne
A Sample Daily Wellness Plan for Boosting Your Fertility
As a fertility coach, I’m often asked about food and diet. My clients not only wonder about the best foods to eat to boost their fertility, but how to prepare their food and how much and how often to eat during a given day. They also like an easy-to-follow guide that spells out exactly what… Continue reading A Sample Daily Wellness Plan for Boosting Your Fertility