Each April, mixed in with the excitement of springtime and Easter bunnies, I make sure to support National Infertility Awareness Week {NIAW}, recognizing the 15% of heterosexual couples in the U.S. that face infertility, as well as all the other...
I first heard about snowflake babies two years ago at a dinner party I hosted for a group of young women. Our conversation had drifted to the topic of pregnancy. One woman was pregnant with her third baby, another...
In just a short few weeks, April 30th to be exact, is the date when my little miracle baby girl is due. How ironic, yet meaningful, to know that my IVF baby girl is due so close to National...
I am back in a place I never thought I would be or want to be again. Infertility is a taboo subject that is such a hard pill to swallow for so many.
My First Battle with Infertility
In 2011, after...
Becoming, former FLOTUS Michelle Obama's much anticipated memoir, released into the world in November 2018 and unsurprisingly soared to the top of the best seller charts. Many of my friends found their own copies wrapped under the tree this...
In the United States, approximately 1 in 10 girls and women suffer from endometriosis, a medical diagnosis that can cause both severe pelvic pain and infertility - and yet, a majority of people remain completely unaware about this condition....
I'm pregnant. Like I'm staring down the 20-week milestone, and I think I've shared the information with a handful of actual people. I promise it's not for lack of excitement about a new baby. But being pregnant after miscarriage{s} and feet soaking...
2020
It was an interesting year to say the least. As a nation we’ve suffered in so many ways; as a planet we’ve experienced loss, extreme heartache and indescribable anxiety. But under all that pain, there have also been good...
The walls are quickly closing in on my time in my reproductive years. For the past 6 years, I've been having a constant conversation with myself {and my mama tribe} about planning to have babies, trying to have babies, carrying...
28 months. 2 years and 110 days to be exact, but who’s counting? Well, in all honesty, I am. That’s how long my husband and I have been suffering with secondary infertility. That's how long we've been trying to...
Houston Guides + Resources
Family-Friendly Things to do in Houston this Weekend (April 26-28)
April brings forth sunny weather, outdoor activities, and unfortunately for some, bouts of illness and injury. In addition to allergies and sinus infections, respiratory...
