The Infertility Voice™

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 »

The Gift of Thriving Instead of Just Surviving

By Kirsten Karchmer

Every year around this time when everyone is getting excited about the holidays, you start seeing all of these really … Read More »

“That” Girl

By Guest Blogger

Guest Post by Meagan G. I am THAT girl your warn your daughters about. "Don't be like Meagan and get pregnant during … Read More »

ASK AN EGG DONOR™ With Alicia Young

By Alicia Young

Welcome to ASK AN EGG DONOR™ – excerpts from my monthly, chatty column where you’re invited to ask me anything about egg … Read More »

A Thing With Feathers

By Liz Miles

I sat in a chair at a table in the fertility clinic exam room thinking about how this would be a defining moment in my life. … Read More »

Owning My Journey

By Guest Blogger

Guest Post by Laura A. I am a 28-year-old woman who struggled with unexplained infertility. After two years of trying to … Read More »

Wordless Wednesday: Rage Comic Goodness

Aug. 24, 2011

They say laughter is the best medicine, right? Here's a little Wordless Wednesday ALI community humor while I recover from shingles. My husband is quite the fan of the Rage Comics. He found this one a few weeks ago on Reddit, and I couldn't not … Read More »

Judah’s Birth Story, Part 3

Mar. 16, 2014

(We pick up where we left off here, or, you can start at the beginning.) Dear Judah, I can't believe you're 10 months old already and I haven't finished telling you your very own birth story! Let's just say, you've kept me and your dad on … Read More »

No answers just yet.

Feb. 1, 2010

I managed to fail a breast exam today. My doctor's words, not mine. He says I can't be pregnant b/c I "failed my breast exam." I assume that since I had a mildly bemused "that tickles" expression on my face as opposed to clawing at his face while he … Read More »

A Confluence of Motherhood This Mother’s Day

May. 7, 2012

Mother's Day is this weekend. Bet that totally fell off your radars, right? Ha ha, just kidding. This date looms large on the calendar for practically every woman who's ever experienced infertility. Last year, Mother's Day hit me in the gut, … Read More »

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