Our Stories: Heather
As told to Kathleen Guthrie Woods “When I was a little girl,” Heather says, “I always wanted to have a baby, just one.” But she was not able to be a mother, first by chance and later through choice...
View ArticleIt Got Me Thinking…About Happy Endings
By Kathleen Guthrie Woods My friend Patti* announced to our group of mutual friends that after a long period of trying to decide if she really really wanted kids, she was pregnant. We raised our...
View ArticleIt Got Me Thinking…About Getting Knocked Up
By Kathleen Guthrie Woods “If you’d really wanted to be a mother, you could have….” OMG, how I hate sentences that start out like this. The advice the friend/parent/coworker/stranger then offers is...
View ArticleGuest Post: Infertility Cuts Men Up Too
By Sheridan Voysey Childlessness isn’t just a “female thing.” It cuts a man up too. I know. I’ve felt it—felt each stinging cut. For ten years my wife, Merryn, and I dreamed of starting a family. Our...
View ArticleWhiny Wednesday
It’s Whiny Wednesday, your chance to gripe about the issues you’re dealing with this week. This week’s suggested topic is one we’ve all had to deal with: An over-abundance of work pregnancies I can...
View ArticleOur Stories: Karin
As told to Kathleen Guthrie Woods Although she came from a very close extended family, Karin didn’t really think about motherhood until she experienced infertility in her early 30s. Then it became a...
View ArticleKnowing Who I Am
By Lisa Manterfield There was a time when I found it difficult to be around mothers of young children. It was hard to listen to them talk about their kids when I felt I had nothing to contribute, and...
View ArticleWhiny Wednesday
After “The Summer of Madness”, as I’m calling it, I’ve been catching up on some overdue health appointments—teeth, eyes, and, of course, the annual visit to my OB/GYN. The latter prompted this week’s...
View ArticleNavigating Workplace Challenges
By Lisa Manterfield During my years of trying to conceive, I worked in the corporate world. I managed a department of about eight people. When I first took the position, only one member of my staff had...
View ArticleNothing is Crazy
By Lisa Manterfield I nicknamed my infertility journey “The Crazy Train.” It felt crazy because of the endless cycle of doctors and opinions that never seemed to get results. It was crazy because of...
View ArticleOur Stories: Diana
As told to Kathleen Guthrie Woods I was so excited to see a new story pop up in my inbox. I love getting to know our members, and I’m always encouraged when I can see a bit of myself in their stories....
View ArticleMarking Anniversaries…The Happy and the Sad
By Lisa Manterfield March is a funny old month for me. It’s filled with all kinds of anniversaries, both happy and sad. March is the month I lost my dad (sad) and, later, my stepdad (also sad). March...
View ArticleWhiny Wednesday
Bitter. Desperate. Pathetic, sad, and lonely. That’s Hollywood’s typical childfree woman. But don’t worry, in the end she’ll get her man and, of course, she’ll get her baby. This week’s topic: The way...
View ArticleOur Stories: Kara
As told to Kathleen Guthrie Woods Kara, 34, was one of those little girls who mothered her baby dolls and younger siblings. “I always knew I was going to be a mom with a lot of kids,” she says, but...
View ArticleOur Stories: Karin
As told to Kathleen Guthrie Woods Although she came from a very close extended family, Karin didn’t really think about motherhood until she experienced infertility in her early 30s. Then it became a...
View ArticleOur Stories: Amber
As told to Kathleen Guthrie Woods When Amber* is asked, “Do you have kids?” she answers, “We have dogs, which are much easier than children.” There’s a lightness and humor to her answer that puts...
View ArticleIt Got Me Thinking…About Dog Therapy
By Kathleen Guthrie Woods I can’t count how many times I’ve howled with laughter over the photos and videos posted online of puppies and dogs causing major household destruction—the shredded pillow,...
View ArticleWhiny Wednesday: Feeling Imperfect
Thanks to everyone who has contacted me with Whiny Wednesday post ideas. I have a good list now, but keep them coming. You can send topic ideas through the Contact page. This week’s topic is another...
View ArticleWhiny Wednesday: Work Pregnancies
It’s Whiny Wednesday, your chance to gripe about the issues you’re dealing with this week. This week’s suggested topic is one we’ve all had to deal with: An over-abundance of work pregnancies I can...
View ArticleWhiny Wednesday: The Baby Shower
This week’s Whiny Wednesday topic is that old chestnut: The baby shower! A reader wrote: I would like to know how others handle baby showers. I have vowed to not go to any more baby showers after...
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