Tag: infertility

  • Go Read It Today, Thursday, December 13, 2007

    Snort — she said “momhole” and I can’t stop snickering! Worth a read if you have gone far down the infertility path (raises hand) or want to see some of what that’s like. I too felt like once I got to the well-established pregnancy part it would all somehow be different. Yeah… not so much.…

  • A peek into my innermost, darkest, deepest soul. (Hint: It gets Jiggy in there.)

    I rarely get asked to participate in memes, and it is just as well since I really cannot handle the pressure. There’s a music one going around right now, and Janet and Soccer Dad nicely tagged me with it. (And yes, Janet, I know it was a long time ago!) Here’s the problem I’ve been…

  • Why I still read infertility blogs

    Why do I still read and comment on blogs by women (and men) in the infertility war? Here I am, mom of 3, my youngest turned 2 yesterday, why am I still reading about PIO shots, beta numbers at 10 DPT, and the pros and cons of switching IVF clinics? Because even after all this…

  • Leave a massage at the sound of the beep. BEEP.

    I’m on vacation right now, so I thought I’d leave you with some pointers for other blogs to check out. Today’s theme is that bitch Infertility. Karen’s The Naked Ovary is a great blog about adoption after infertility. Beth at Prop Your Hips Afterwards is currently pregnant after infertility. She also has very severe Hyperemesis…

  • I'm just happy to be here

    I’ve been working at home for two days because Chip has had a fever. He’s not a big TV addict, but yesterday he parked himself in front of the TV and cried when each show ended until I could get a new one on. I think he was using it to distract himself from how…

  • what it's like

    Ever wondered what it feels like to have infertility get in the way of your life? Thalia’s post today gives an amazing glimpse into the world. Touched by infertility yourself? (And by ‘touched’ I mean ‘bitch-slapped, stabbed, and left for dead’) You may see yourself in what she wrote. I certainly do.

  • September 11, 2001

    Five years ago today Mr. Plain and I woke up early to get ready for what turned out to be the last of our many IVF egg retrieval procedures. Always “fun”, I wasn’t particularly eager to get out of bed so I turned on the news. Mr. Plain was in the bathroom and I yelled…

  • Infertility Tips that worked for me

    It took Mr. Plain and me almost 5 years to get pregnant with our first biological child. In that time we did it all — medically speaking, you have such dirty minds! — and here are some notes I made that I’ve been keeping in a file called ‘whatIknow’. Yes, highly creative name. If you’re…