Eleven years ago, on my 30th birthday, I had just received the most incredible birthday gift. After one full year of undergoing tests, treatments, taking drugs and ultimately doing an expensive round of IVF, I had just learned I was pregnant with my sweet Ty. With the news being so early, I couldn’t share it […] Read more…
Last night I was watching the news and with tears in my eyes, I saw the amazing story of how the first “test tube” IVF baby in Canada, is now a father.With Family Day approaching, it made me realize the incredible impact on the lives of so many families, including mine, who would not have […] Read more…
Growing up, I never imagined that it could happen to me. When I got married, we never imagined it could happen to us.Infertility is not something you plan for. It’s not something you discuss in those early years of marriage. Maybe you talk about the number of kids you’re going to have, what you might […] Read more…
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…
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…
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…
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…