Infertility

I was pregnant on three separate occasions in a 12 month period. Yes. You read that correctly - three separate times. I also had a pregnancy-related surgery between pregnancy #2 and #3. The surgery involved a pregnancy complication and did...

In general, the holidays are a difficult time for those who are grieving. Infertility is a different type of grief, because you're grieving for something you've never had. It is a constant loop of grief every month. During Christmas,...

A few months ago, I wrote an article about the physical and mental hardships my friend was going through as she was fighting infertility. I was watching from the outside, from miles and hours away. She’s a friend that...

Dear Infertile Stepmom, Please know you’re not alone in your feelings. Even if, like me, you are part of a harmoniously blended family, you probably still deal with feelings of loneliness, envy, and insecurity. How could you not battle those...

Dear “Infertile” Friend, I know you’re struggling. I don’t understand the struggle, but I’m watching from the outside. I see your posts, your prayers, your “likes” on the pictures of my babies. Before I got pregnant with my firstborn,...

There's always gonna be another mountain. I'm always gonna wanna make it move. Ain't about how fast I get there. Ain't about what's waiting on the other side. It's the climb. Yep. I went there with a good 'ole Miley...

Not everyone’s fertility / infertility journey is the same. A lot of women struggle with fertility issues, see a specialist and accomplish their goals. For others, though, it’s a bit more complicated. For 5 years, this was my life. My...

I truly had no idea that I had an issue with my self image or self esteem until I started to think up topics to write about for LAFMB. As I  thought up topics and did my "Examination of...

Within days, if not minutes, of losing a child, information about the grieving process is presented in any means necessary. Maybe it's because of where we were situated at the time of our loss, but for us, it feels...

We have all heard that saying "If you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all" or my preferred version courtesy of one Ms. Clairee Belcher "If you don't have anything nice to say, come...