Grieving the Inability to Carry Your Genetic Child

Grieving the Inability to Carry Your Genetic Child

August 30th is National Grief Awareness Day. After countless clinic appointments, testing, and fertility treatments, being told you’re unlikely to have a genetic child can be heartbreaking. Many families facing infertility do not realize the importance of grieving the...
Fears of a Failed Frozen Embryo Transfer

Fears of a Failed Frozen Embryo Transfer

The day is finally here: Transfer Day. You have waited a long time to finally transfer your adopted embryos and give them a chance at life. You leave the fertility clinic filled with hopes and future plans for your new little one. Just over a week later, you head back...

Grieving Family Building Expectations

Building a family is wrought with strange and unforeseen obstacles. Perhaps the oddest barrier we bump into is our own expectations of ourselves, our spouse, and how we thought our lives were going to unfold. Since our early childhoods, we were encouraged to plan and...

Dear Remaining Embryos

*This blog was originally published on The Perfect Mom Blog The day we learned there were 14 of you, we instantly knew our story of hope wasn’t just for us. You have been frozen now for almost 3 years. Sometimes my infertility feels like a distant memory and other...
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