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Your Voices + Stories

You Just Can’t Help But Laugh
By Melanie E.
Throughout our process of trying to conceive, I often watched people around me and wondered when I was next. When was it my … Read More »

Treatment Options of PCOS for Fertility: Looking Beyond IVF
Welcome to the 2014 Voices of PCOS blog series at The Infertility Voice, in honor of PCOS Awareness Month! Treatment … Read More »

Can I Foster If I’m Single? A Look At Fostering In The UK
By Alice Porter A great foster parent needs to be patient, caring and supportive and if you possess these characteristics, … Read More »

Decline With Regrets—But With Health Intact
During the holidays, our boundary-buttons are pushed to the max. While your inner voice may be screaming “Hell no! I don’t … Read More »

Lessons in Healing
I am a stepmother and mother of a daughter who died of SIDS in 2003, and had an ectopic pregnancy in 2004. I have also … Read More »

Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
Guest Post by Candyce Pelfrey Kannengieser I had not always wanted children. I wasn’t born maternal. I did not like … Read More »
From the Blog
Crowdsourcing: Best online donation system?
Photo: Dave Dugdale (Rentvine)So I'm hoping to run my very first fundraiser on this lil ol' blog here, and I have no clue how to do it. Here's what I'm looking for:1. Something that's easy for me to admin.2. Something that's easy for folks to click … Read More »
Time Warp Tuesday: Putting the P(ee) in Hope
This post is part of Time Warp Tuesdays hosted by Kathy at Bereaved and Blessed. The second Tuesday of every month, we dig into our archives and find a post that relates to this month's theme and reflect on how we've grown. This month's theme is … Read More »
Feigning In/Fertility
In 2005, after miscarrying a very spontaneous pregnancy, I was told my ovaries suck. The medical term is Poly-cystic Ovarian Syndrome, but we call it Pee-kos in our house. Lately PCOS tends to trend more towards Please Cease Over Sharing; despite … Read More »
6dp3dt: Dubious Hope/Hopeful Doubt
The unnatural state of being PUPO, that is, pregnant until proven otherwise, is that you might as well feel a bit like Janus, the Roman god of two faces. It's like constantly walking around with two simultaneously thought bubbles over my head, one … Read More »

