Fertility Blog

When you’re faced with the reality of going down the path of donor conception, it’s a complicated range of emotions you face. The most prevalent one, being grief.  While I didn’t go down the donor path, I guess in a roundabout way, I did.  We used a surrogate to have...

I guess the question is - at what point should you worry that you’re still not pregnant?

When you’re trying to conceive, time can feel like it’s standing still.  The timed sex, the two-week wait, and the final let down.  Just one month seems like an eternity.  And...

It really annoys me that the level of education we’re provided about our body, our cycle and our fertility when we’re young is so lacking.  All I remember learning from our sex education classes in school was how to put a condom on a banana, and that just having sex with someone...

When I start working with my clients, one of the questions I ask them is…..how do you want to feel right now?  Their responses vary slightly, but there is one underlying theme. They want to feel calm, be content, and find some peace on this journey.

We try all the tricks in the book...

I read somewhere (I can’t recall, nor confirm it’s accuracy) that in most infertility cases, 30% is due to male factor infertility, 30% relates to female issues, and 30% is due to both, and for the remaining 10%?  Well, who the f*k knows? This is where the dreaded...

It’s like the main event.  A finish line of sorts.  You’ve done the training and all the work that has led you to this moment.  And now you get to cross the line and claim your medal. Beyond your transfer, there is nothing more you can do. You’re basically...

I’m not here to sugarcoat it.  Mother’s Day is coming up, and for those experiencing infertility or pregnancy loss, it can bring up a LOT of really hard emotions.  There’s that fear of wondering whether it will ever be your turn to celebrate, the utter sadness and...

When you’re struggling to conceive, it can feel like your whole life has been consumed by infertility.  It becomes our sole goal and purpose, and it squeezes the enjoyment out of most things in our life.  Our job becomes merely a source of income to fund our fertility treatments,...

I remember when I went to my first fertility specialist after trying to conceive naturally for 6 months.  We did all the tests, and after assessing our results, they suggested that we move straight to IVF.  And while I definitely didn’t want to go down this path, I felt an amount...

I don’t know about you, but one of my (many) pet peeves on my fertility journey (and actually still is to this day) was seeing cars with a “Baby on Board” sticker displayed on their rear window. 

As someone who was suffering from the long-term effects of infertility (for 7...

When I first started researching the health benefits of an orgasm, I was shocked.  Not only by the number of ways that it improves our overall health but because we aren’t talking about it more. 

I feel like the orgasm should be the next superfood – like Kale or Goji...

Are you constantly worrying about things that never usually eventuate? 

When you think about your fertility journey – both past, present and future, your mind starts spiraling and it’s hard to bring it back. The onslaught of thoughts and emotions is overwhelming and exhausting.