Everyone’s journey to starting a family looks and feels different, especially when you are struggling with infertility. My personal fertility journey had many highs, lows, and bumps along the way. As both a dietitian and a woman who walked through the struggles of getting pregnant, there are emotional waves that...
Making a baby can be pure delight or a nightmare. Fertility issues can destroy relationships. If we leave it to the woman to manage this nightmare, it can lead to an imbalance in the relationship that often has long standing detrimental impacts. Fortunately, if we men get in there and...
When you’re coping with infertility, certain comments and experiences can bring that pain to the forefront. Well-meaning remarks, family-focused events and sometimes even being around friends with babies can be painful when you’re longing to have a little one of your own. Friends and family who have not experienced infertility...
Struggling with fertility can be one of the most heart-wrenching and frustrating endeavors. Getting pregnant is not as easy as the movies make it out to be. The causes of infertility abound and often leave health care practitioners and patients with many questions. There is still so much that is...
Love Song for Baby X: How I Stayed (Almost) Sane on the Rocky Road to Parenthood by Cheryl Dumesnil 246 pages, Ig Press Available on Amazon Forget Hallmark Card expressions of loss or tired messages about grief: Cheryl Dumesnil gives readers a fresh account of pregnancy and miscarriage in...