This time of year is also about hope. As a member of the group, Conceivable Dreams, I see day in and day out the hopefulness in the posts by those women going through their first or second or third round of IVF. I know that keeping that hope alive is so difficult when you want […] Read more…
Posts Tagged ‘emotional stress of infertility’
To the men still hoping to be Dads
When I told him he was going to be a Daddy, this was his look…shock, terror and excitement all rolled into one! It’s not like this was a HUGE surprise, I mean, we had gone through months of infertility appointment and IVF. No matter what led up to that moment, he still had the reaction […] Read more…
New Season brings new hope for IVF Families
Spring is coming (soon I hope) and Easter has just passed. It’s the time of year to feel renewed, reborn and even the season for new babies! As the winter clothes come off and we no longer need to bundle under heavy coats, it becomes clear that those women who had hoped to become pregnant, […] Read more…
IVF- The Financial and Emotional Burden on Couples in Ontario
I’m feeling hopeful.We have a new Premier of Ontario. A woman. A gay woman. While I don’t expect her to represent either group in all that she does as Premier, I do hope that she will bring a new perspective, and be open minded to the issues effecting women and infertility. TRUTH: 15% of reproductive age […] Read more…
All I Want for Christmas…
…is you! While I’m singing this song and thinking of the son I lost, so many other women are singing it about the baby they are aching to have. While one of us is a mother and one is a “mother” in her heart, the one thing that we have in common is the aching […] Read more…
The “What ifs” of Infertility
This time of year it is always the time to reflect on what you are most thankful for. Most of us will say our family and more importantly our amazing children. I am so very thankful for my beautiful boys and for the miracle of how I came to be their mommy. In fact, I am thankful […] Read more…
The Impact of IVF on Grandparents
Where our miracle began I can remember the phone call to my mom, telling her that she would finally become a “Nana“! We both sobbed over the phone when I told her that our first round of IVF was successful and that her first grandchild was on the way. Even my Dad (who wasn’t home […] Read more…