It was a typical end of the week afternoon in my backyard when I realized what I dislike most about being a mom. My single best friend had stopped by for a visit. She was attempting to entertain my kids while I grilled dinner, me cursing myself for not bringing home a Costco rotisserie chicken…
Have you ever believed so strongly that you should do something, say something, or be something that it’s literally all you think about? That’s how I felt once I decided that yes I absolutely wanted to become a mother. So when it seemed like I couldn’t, I obsessed. From morning until night, it’s what I…
I decided to make my miracle post publicly visible for a variety of reasons. 1. I’ve shared almost every painful and harrowing detail of my fertility journey to this point. Now that I’m finally close to the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow I feel like it’s a wimpy move to suddenly…
It’s taken me years to learn how to manage my Endometriosis. Here I list the 5 things that have made my life ten times better! From cutting out caffeine during my period to Chinese medicine, small changes can make a big difference. Read the full article here: Endometriosis Awareness Month; 5 Ways to Manage Endometriosis…
To further spread the word about the dreadful, fertility attacking disease endometriosis, I wrote a guest post for the popular Los Angeles blog, Momsla.com. Here’s an excerpt from the blog: “Three months after getting my period at age 12, I remember feeling that twisting nauseating pain for the first time. With it, came waves of…
In my quest to find the newest and most cutting edge fertility information out there, I stumbled upon the book Brighton Baby: The Complete Guide To Preconception & Conception. I was lucky enough to convince Dr. Dittan, the author, to answer to some of my questions regarding his, “revolutionary organic approach to having an extraordinary…
Because you want the world to know that you just left the fertility clinic! What I like most about Dr. Chang is that she doesn’t waste any time. The day we arrived for our consultation she was counting egg follicles and taking blood. Of the tests she ran I was most curious about the CA-125.…
As I stripped down for the lovely Jules of Queen Been waxing on Culver Blvd. I noticed her checking me out. It wasn’t my exposed thighs she was gaping at, however, but the gauze and band-aids at both of my inner-elbows. “What happened to you?” she asked. This was my first time with Jules, but I’ll admit I was…
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