Not A Pregnancy Announcement Is it weird that when I share fertility updates now I feel like I have to preface it by saying, “this isn’t a pregnancy announcement.” Maybe it’s because this whole process has been going on for over a year now. Or maybe it’s because of some sort of invisible pressure I …
I’ve dealt with depression my entire life. Even since childhood before anything “bad” happened to me, it was just in me. Like it lived in my bones or something. By the time I was a teenager, and had experienced my first big T trauma experience- depression became a part of my life in a way …
I’ve typed, deleted, and re-typed the opening sentence so many times. I guess I just don’t know what to say. Or more specifically, how to start. Where to start. My Second Pregnancy Loss I guess it starts with our spontaneous choice to go to Africa, South Africa and Botswana, specifically. We told everyone close to …
The two week wait is one of those things that shows us how wobbly and weird time can get. One day can feel like it’s stretched into a full month, and a week feels like a lifetime. But then all of the sudden that day comes where you can take a pregnancy test, and it …
Two weeks ago I had Covid, and I also found out that I had a miscarriage. It sounds kind of weird to say I “found out,” because how could I not already know, right? Yeah, I know. Trust me. If you read my last fertility update post, then you know what’s been going on over …
Ovarian Cysts, Hormonal Sickness & Mental Health It’s been awhile since I wrote a personal post. I can write “How To” blogs, or “5 Tips” for this or that all day. But the personal stuff has been challenging. I don’t know if it’s because it actually requires me to sit down, and really be with …
If I had a dime for every time I opened a blog post with the phrase: “I get asked this question all the time, so I thought I’d write a post about it….” Well, then I probably wouldn’t need to be blogging at all because I’d be filthy rich already! Kidding. But also, seriously, my …
How We Chose Our Sperm Donor: Navigating IUI as a Same Sex Couple Read More »
Everyone kept asking after our first round of IUI, “Do you feel pregnant?” I guess they were assuming that because I have a pretty deep connection with my body, I’d be able to feel the sperm fertilizing the egg and all the cells starting to do their thing. I didn’t. Our First Round of IUI …
I have been dying to write this post for you for awhile, but I wanted to wait until we had fully gone through the entire IUI process first so I could give you a clear picture from start to finish of what we went through. That’s right, I’ve officially been inseminated! As in, today. Like, …
Our Experience With IUI Insemination at a Fertility Clinic Read More »
If you listened to my podcast about 9 months ago, then you might still be under the impression that Alix and I are using IVF to get pregnant. We’re not. I haven’t shared a ton more details publicly yet, because I started getting really overwhelmed with negativity by SO MANY people. And, weirdly, it wasn’t …
Fertility Journey as a Same Sex Couples:Why Are You Always Met With So Much Negativity? Read More »
My wife and I embarked on the long journey that is fertility back in August. Keep mind, we’ve CHOSEN to go super slow, so as not to overwhelm my system with five million tests, exams, so on and so forth. We have not actually tried yet, but these are a few things I’m doing that …
How I’m Preparing For Fertility Mentally, Physically, and Spiritually Read More »