Fertility Blog

Let's talk about something that comes up a lot—failure. A failed IVF cycle, a failed IUI, a failed pregnancy. I asked people on Instagram recently what they struggle with the most, and so many said the same thing: failure and the fear of it.

The Problem with the Word "Failure"

First, let’s look...

If you’ve been on this fertility rollercoaster for a while, you’ve probably said something like this:

“I used to be such a positive person.” “I can’t imagine this ever working out for me.” “Everyone around me is pregnant.”

At some point, your mindset shifts. You start seeing the world through a fi...

Let’s talk about something that most of us experience but don’t always recognize—survival mode. If you’ve been on your fertility journey for some time, you might know this feeling well. That constant state of just getting through the day, feeling stuck, and struggling to imagine anything good coming...

Infertility and pregnancy loss have a unique way of knocking you down a peg or two. You start the journey as a confident, self-motivated, glass half full kind of person, and somewhere along the way your zest for life is sucked out of you.

Your self-confidence is usually the first to go. You strugg...

What’s the f*cking point?

I can’t wait for this to be done, so I don’t have to do this sh*t anymore.

Why do I have to make all of these changes, and no one else does?

It’s a narrative that slips into your mind a LOT on this journey, so if you’ve been saying these things to yourself lately, then...

One of the things I struggled with a lot on my fertility journey, was not being able to picture holding a baby in my arms at the end of it. I had hopes and dreams before we started trying to conceive, but a couple of years in, and I just couldn’t imagine it anymore.

And it worried me. Actually, it...

Infertility can feel all-consuming. It’s the first thing you think of when you wake up in the morning, and it’s the last thought you have when you close your eyes at night. It changes the way you’re able to socialise with other people, it affects your relationship with your partner, it impacts your ...

I read some comments on a post over on Instagram the other day that were completely offensive to those who are trying in vain to have children via assisted reproductive methods. It made my blood boil, because it made me feel judged for the decisions I had made to create my family. Plus they were mad...

I originally stumbled upon cold water therapy when the Whim Hoff method was at its most popular. I got caught up in it while it was trending, and then lost interest.

But since then, then I’ve incorporated hot-cold therapy into my life for other reasons, the most significant being…..to regulate my n...

If you’re feeling overwhelmed and burnt out right now, you’re not alone. Competing priorities, impossible expectations, and a never-ending to-do list can do that to you. A lot of us are just living our lives in survival mode, trying to keep our head above water (while still trying to look like you’v...

When you’re struggling to conceive, or to stay pregnant, this is a question we ask ourselves all the time.

What if this doesn’t work out?

What if all the shit I’ve put myself and my family through is all for nothing?

What if we don’t get our baby in the end?

But even though this is the first th...

Last week I wrote a blog on all the things we blame ourselves for, and why these things are not your fault. You can read the exhaustive (and exhausting) list HERE.

I think deep down we know we’re being unreasonable in our self-blame, and that the things we’re blaming ourselves for don’t actually ma...