Posts Tagged ‘infertility’
Single Motherhood by Choice: Navigating the Path of Raising Donor-Conceived Children
Navigating the journey of single motherhood by choice comes with unique conversations, especially when it involves raising donor-conceived children. What are some of the pitfalls when raising donor-conceived kids? To delve deeper into this, I had the privilege of speaking with Wendy Kramer, co-founder of the Donor Sibling Registry. Wendy, who is also the mother…
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Mom Spotlight–Becoming a Mother Twice in 24 Hours via Adoption & Surrogacy
Stacy tried for 8 years to have a baby. “Infertility is such a dark tunnel and it’s really really easy to get sucked up into that dark tunnel.” –Stacy After trying with her own eggs, Stacy had to get really clear about why she wanted to have a baby. Specifically she had to decide whether…
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My Infertility Story — How I Got The Baby I Was Meant To Have
It’s National Infertility Awareness Week. Here’s my infertility story and how I became a mother via egg donation. #NIAW #ListenUp Throughout my life I was led to believe it was no big deal to conceive a baby in my forties. Back then, when people asked me (as they so often do ask women in their…
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Infertility Made Me Stronger
Infertility made me stronger–it’s true. When I first learned I was infertile I would have never guessed that it would fundamentally change me for the better. After several years of hemming and hawing, I had only just come to terms with having a baby solo. I didn’t have a partner yet, so it was time…
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Donor Egg Balancing Act: When To Pursue Fertility Treatments Or Move To Egg Donation
“You are infertile. To get pregnant, you will most likely need to use an egg donor.” These were the words my Reproductive Endocrinologist uttered before I had even started trying to get pregnant as a single mother by choice with the use of a sperm donor, at the ‘advanced maternal age’ of 41. “I cannot…
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