My husband on infertility

27Feb11

When I first began reading infertility blogs, I was more than a little concerned why there was such a dearth of men writing about this topic.   Did it only bother women?  Did their husbands even care? Or just not enough to write about it for the world to see?  What did they think about their [...]

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How I interpret reserved maternity seats

24Feb11

Once when I was boarding a crowded bus in Mexico, I saw this sign above one row of seats: Thinking that this was the seat that would make me pregnant (and they had left it open for me! they knew I was coming!) naturally I sat down in it. But the more I sat there [...]

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These things come in threes…

23Feb11

Got two pregnancy announcements over here today, so does anyone have something to add to it? It seems these things come in threes and I was kind of hoping just a little bit that #3 would be a sub/infertile blogger.   Maybe Sunshine from the other day counts? (Congrats Sunshine!) Anyone else have something to [...]

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Cheating at NFP

21Feb11

When we first got married, I feel pressure (from myself) to make sure that we followed the rules of our NFP method exactly.  I did want to be the one to show that NFP does work to postpone pregnancy.  It was important for us to avoid, so it was equally important for us to follow [...]

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Wedding dress memory lane, anyone?

18Feb11

Betty Beguiles asked about wedding dresses the other day and I’ve been wanting to chime in but have been limited in my free time.  So here I am a little late but, better late than never.  So here’s my post about my wedding dress!  Which yes, was very special to me. But first a quick [...]

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New Knits

17Feb11

So the famous knitting update…I’m starting to look forward to doing these!  I finished a project I’d been working on since the first time I went to Mexico:  a huge, soft knitted scarf . When I started on it back in the fall, it progressed quickly because it uses big needles and chunky yarn.  However, [...]

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Improvement

16Feb11

So I’m following my own advice and writing about a happy moment that happened almost right after I wrote that post yesterday. I didn’t cry. Maybe that doesn’t sound happy, but it was a big victory for me. I didn’t cry while telling friends from another lab about our sub-fertility. This is improvement!  Or maybe [...]

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Why is negative inspiration stronger?

15Feb11

I’ve realized that I rarely write in my blog when I’m really happy.  It is not my impulse to write when I’m happy (although I occasionally do get it) but rather, just enjoy the moment of being happy.  Usually I finally get around to writing something after I’ve had a thought in my mind so [...]

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My marriage/faith/fertility time-line

10Feb11

I compiled this nice little time-line of my marriage/faith/fertility a while ago and never published it.  I guess I will now, just to share.  Its way more detailed in terms of life events than a treatment history but, maybe understanding where I’ve been will help you understand where I’m coming from and serve as a [...]

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How to tell people about your sub-fertility

08Feb11

I brought up yesterday how amazing it was to be pleasantly surprised when a friend reacts in a supportive way.  I want to reiterate that I understand that not everyone will react that way and that the actions we take to protect ourselves are just that, to protect ourselves.  It was just a nice reminder [...]

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