It’s been over 15 years since I heard the news “you won’t be able to have kids” for the first time… it’s hard to believe just how many doctors continually reminded me for years that my body would not be able to do the very thing I wanted most in life. I remember the all consuming […]
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In friendships, it is rare for both people to be broken in the same ways at the same time. Our friendship has been remarkably easy to navigate – maybe “easy” is not the right word, but we have understood each other’s challenges on a level beyond what most can understand. Even when that is not
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At 24, I was confronted with my fertility before I was even ready to seriously think about it. Silently and symptomlessly, endometriosis had raised havoc on my reproductive organs. In that moment, I knew that having children wasn’t going to be easy for me. I had suffered a major loss, but I kept being told
When my husband and I decided to grow our family in 2015, we had no idea the roadblocks that would be ahead. Shortly into our journey, after an early miscarriage at 10 weeks, we learned I had Premature Ovarian Failure and would never be able to conceive naturally. We spent several years grieving that loss
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My first pregnancy with our first child was going swimmingly. Prenatal testing showed no risk factors, we learned we were expecting a boy, and all our scans and appointments so far had been mercifully uneventful. Then, following a slightly elevated blood test result in January 2021, my doctor recommended moving up my anatomy scan by a couple
My name is Amy and I am 29 years old from a small island in New-Brunswick, Canada. My husband Francis and I met when we were 15 years old and have been inseparable ever since. We decided to start trying to conceive right after our wedding and we were blessed to find out we were
Are you considering undergoing in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment? IVF can be a physically and emotionally draining process. Not to mention the financial cost you might have. If so, it is important to make sure that your egg cells are of the best quality possible. You will want to do everything possible to help give your
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After 8 years of IVF (numerous laparoscopic surgeries, egg collections and embryo transfers) we are beyond privileged to have had 3 children: 2 in our arms and 1 in our hearts. Sadly our story of infertility sees no end in sight and, we don’t have a rainbow baby on the way, to complete our family. I
After six years of marriage and 13 years together, my husband and I decided to finally start trying for a baby in April 2019. After a year of unsuccessfully trying, we pursued infertility testing with my regular OB, and I got a diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome right at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
If you have recently been diagnosed with a blighted ovum, you may be feeling confused or scared and alone. You are not alone. A blighted ovum is a type of early pregnancy loss that usually happens in the first few weeks of pregnancy. This type of loss is not talked about as often as other
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