So we all know people that say, “Have you ever thought of adopting?” Not really helpful, but ok. They usually mean well for the most part. But then, when that morphs into something more judgmental, more ignorant and more arrogant — it crosses the line. It goes something like this… I don’t know why you …
Since IVF and adoption are so ridiculously expensive and most of us don’t have $20,000 -$50,000 lying around, I thought I would share some cost-cutting, saving, money-making and fundraising ideas. When we were just starting down the path of infertility, we thought these costs were insurmountable and were very discouraged. But, I want to encourage …
Good news: Another woman has come forward and volunteered to be our surrogate and it looks like it’s serious this time. (Three other situations have fallen through.) Bad news: She has ridiculously terrible insurance and basically the whole 9 months and delivery wouldn’t be covered. This means we can’t afford it. After all this time, …
Why should I have to have a pile of money to be a mom? Unfortunately, when you’re in my shoes, that’s what it comes down to. It already took tens of thousands of dollars to get to where we are now, which is nowhere, if you’re keeping track. Now, that we want to change our …
It’s official — I am now a Stella & Dot independent stylist! Stella & Dot is a jewelry company that I fell in love with through my favorite fashion blog, and since then have seen it pop up everywhere. Now that we have been through more than five long years of infertility treatments, we are …
Right now, we feel like we will want to adopt. We are in the middle of our final shot at having a baby – IVF#6 and obviously I don’t have much hope for it to be successful. One minute I feel excited about adoption and the next I feel devastated. The idea of adoption makes …
It’s time to bust some myths. I wrote this post because RESOLVE is sponsoring “Bust a Infertility Myth Blog Challenge” in honor of National Infertility Awareness Week (April 24 -30, 2011). You can also check out RESOLVE’s Infertility 101 or read about other common infertility myths. There are two myths surrounding trying to conceive and adopting and …
