Hey there… Mike here from B Method. Don’t look now but we are just about finished with the first quarter of 2016. If weight loss is one of your new year’s resolutions, now is a good time to reassess how well you’re doing and how on track you are to reaching your weight loss goals.… Continue reading Your Weight Loss & Fertility Efforts
Don’t stifle grief …
Cheers, dear readers, As we each walk our own infertility journey, there are many moments that can bring you to your knees. Miscarriage, difficult and frightening surgeries and procedures, even just month after month of negative pregnancy tests, dashing your hopes and dreams of the family you always thought that you would have. These experiences… Continue reading Don’t stifle grief …
Nov ’15
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Infertility, Tradition and Gratitude. Oh, and Turkey, a LOT of Turkey…
Soooo… If this post takes a minute to get where it’s going, you’ll have to forgive me. I’m in the final stages of a massive tryptophan-and-carbs hangover from Thanksgiving. And thanks to the power of tradition and memory, as Cathy reminded me, a turkey is required. “But sweetie,” I cautiously proposed as the guy who… Continue reading Infertility, Tradition and Gratitude. Oh, and Turkey, a LOT of Turkey…
Fertile Foods for Your Thanksgiving Table: A Fertility-Friendly Thanksgiving Menu
Thanksgiving is next week! If you’re anything like me, you’re getting started now on planning your menu. Thanksgiving is my very favorite holiday because unlike Christmas, it’s not laden with expectation and obligation. It’s simply about gathering around the table with loved ones for fellowship and a delicious meal. Thanksgiving might not be… Continue reading Fertile Foods for Your Thanksgiving Table: A Fertility-Friendly Thanksgiving Menu
Subfertility and Setting Boundaries over the Holiday Period
As the year starts to wind down, the festivities of the holiday season take hold. This period is full of excitement and beautiful things to celebrate. Yet, it can be a stressful and sad time too. Although you experience the longing for motherhood throughout the year, something about the holiday period can intensify that… Continue reading Subfertility and Setting Boundaries over the Holiday Period
Combating the End-of-Year-Infertility Blues
The end of the year is upon us and December tends to be a month that signifies closing one chapter of our lives and making room for a new one to begin. For some of us who are trying to conceive though, this is a period of mixed feelings. On one hand, you feel excited… Continue reading Combating the End-of-Year-Infertility Blues
Endo…what?? How Endometriosis could be affecting your fertility
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
Turn Toxic Thoughts into Empowering Thoughts during the Infertility Journey
Cheers, dear readers, We’ve all done it – woken up on the wrong side of the bed with toxic dis-empowering thoughts right out of the gate. We shoot ourselves in the foot before we’ve even gone for our first bathroom break. For example, how often do you think these two thoughts first thing… Continue reading Turn Toxic Thoughts into Empowering Thoughts during the Infertility Journey
Cathy versus the Cheesecake… Hooray for Metaphors!
Ahhhh the amazingness (and sometimes anxiety) of the holidays. Here in America, the holiday season officially kicks off with Thanksgiving! A wonderful time of joyousness, celebrating family bonds, eating way too much rich foods, and also the occasional awkward moments as we traverse these family moments. Dealing with the struggles of infertility can be especially… Continue reading Cathy versus the Cheesecake… Hooray for Metaphors!