Fertility Blog
Book reviews, research summaries, information, inspiration, and occasional random musings.
Pregnancy Loss Reflections: Loving, losing & healing
With my first pregnancy, I remember seeing the online forums for “miscarriage & loss” in passing as I looked for pregnancy support groups. I would wince a little inside and try to put mental blinders on to avoid glimpsing that dark side of pregnancy. I didn’t really want to know.
Minimalism in Fertility: Simplifying and de-stressing your approach to getting pregnant
Simplifying and de-stressing your approach to getting pregnant.
When is less more…when is more less?In my own fertility journey I had grappled with this notion…wondering if I should take supplements work with an acupuncturist, etc.These are hard choices to make when you know you don’t have all the time in the world, and it feels like everything is on the line.
Nurturing your relationships on your fertility quest: A visual meditation to practice with your partner
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, I’m introducing a ‘visual meditation practice’ to help you rediscover to the essence of your relationship with your partner. (This practice can be applied to others in your life as well; so if you are without a partner at this time, you can still explore this practice…see tips at the end for adaptations.)
Fertility Health Tip: We are stronger together
When it comes to maintaining motivation for healthy behaviors (or any goals we have really), it can be very helpful to team up with others who are on a similar path. Very few athletes excel while training alone. Even cockroaches run faster in the presence of their peers. I’m not joking…
Grief Has No Words
Riding the waves of loss My grandmother passed away this weekend, and while this was expected and we had been preparing for this occasion for months now, the wave of grief that hit me was still somehow a surprise. You see, my mother is from Vietnam and, despite...
It Starts With the Egg – Book Review, Part 3
This is the final of a three part series on “It Starts with the Egg: How the science of egg quality can help you get pregnant naturally, prevent miscarriage, and improve your odds in IVF”. In this blog, I’m going to compare the approach for...
It Starts with The Egg – Book Review, Part 2
This is the second in a three-part series reviewing the book “It Starts with the Egg: How the science of egg quality can help you get pregnant naturally, prevent miscarriage, and improve your odds in IVF.” New Perspectives on Fertility and Aging Egg quality is...
It Starts With the Egg – Book Review, Part 1
For a few years, I had seen women on my online fertility forums raving over this book, claiming that it was the ultimate reference guide for fertility and egg quality, but it wasn’t obvious to me that it had information that I hadn’t already gleaned from the internet. On a whim, I decided just last week that it was time for me to get a first-hand look at what everyone else was chattering about. What I discovered is pretty much rocking my world.
Sharing my fertility story with the world: A Prelude to Tiddlywink
I remember when I was pregnant with my first daughter, I was bursting at the seams with eagerness to share the news with the world. I'm pregnant! We're expecting! I don't remember how I announced it on Facebook. Did I post an ultrasound...
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