Appointment No. 3: The Sanity Test for Parenthood

July 8, 2021.Reading time 8 minutes.

different sandglasses on table near books

The next step on our journey through IUI: getting cleared for the process by a psychologist.

The Phone Call That Kicked Us Into Gear

June 7, 2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

selective focus photography of black rotary phone

After a several month hiatus from our fertility process, our plans and consequently our lives changed with a call from the fertility center.

Appointment No. 2 : Awakening Old Wounds

November 6, 2020.Reading time 16 minutes.

When I learned a couple of weeks ago that today would be the day that I would have a balloon, camera, and other foreign objects/substances stuck inside me, I knew that even though these were necessary procedures to figure out what the heck is going on “down there,” I probably wasn’t going to enjoy the […]

Appointment No. 1: The Necessity of Knowing What You’re Getting Into

October 28, 2020.Reading time 18 minutes.

It’s finally here. After months of anticipation, the day of our initial consultation appointment is here. After a less-than-restful night’s sleep, I wake up well before my alarm, work-out, and shower. Whether I’m doing asymmetrical lunges, feeding the dogs, shampooing my hair, or powering up my work computer, all I can seem to think about […]