Through going public about fertility treatments, I was able to reconnect with people I haven’t spoken to or seen for many years. Also, a lot of questions! IVF Stories: How do you feel during a cycle? Here’s what the egg retrieval process looked like during a cycle: They pump you up Read more…
You know what they say about the best time to start something. Well in the case of assessing your fertility, the best time wasn’t yesterday. It was likely a ways before that. Wah wah. Cue the world’s smallest violin. But I promise it’s not all bad news. Just by reading Read more…
While writing Courage to Tri, I learned a number of lessons that apply to triathlon and way beyond. The first was that being a newbie—at anything—is hard. The second is that almost-nothing goes as planned! This week, J and I had out-of-town plans for the fourth. I thought I’d launching my book and celebrating a July 1st pubdate. But Read more…
The following was written after I experienced three egg retrievals in a row in 2017, with only one embryo recommended for transfer. “It’s all downhill from here” is a duplicitous phrase. It connotes both easy coasting ahead and some sort of decline. If someone yells it during a run race Read more…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It’s been over a week since my last confession. 🙂 First of all I just want to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has reached out thus far after my initial post about IVF. I was able to reconnect with people I haven’t spoken to or seen for Read more…