From Fitness to Fertility As seen on Athleta’s Chi Blog HERE February 12, 2014 By Jenna Zaffino The year of 2012 had me completely in the zone. I had been dancing, running and Pilates-ing my way through the past 11 years of my life, I was the head of my successful Pilates studio and had […]
Well, I’ve been holding my breath for a good 2 months, so we’ll start back from the last post. In August, I was anything but positive… Pissed off at people trying to help but not wanting to listen, I retracted and started to plan. The cycle went something like this – good growth of my […]
If you’ve been through IVF and told people about it, their typical response is “Good! I know someone who did it and they got pregnant – it will totally work for you – I can feel it!!” It’s as if a box was checked in their brain that said “Fix Friend’s Infertility Woes With Story […]
Well, I went off of the radar for a few, licked my wounds and starting on Wednesday, I get back on the roller coaster ride that is IVF for one more time with my own eggs. I’ve spent the last few weeks truly questioning and reflecting on how moving forward with IF treatments will happen […]
My DH and I are 100% teammates throughout this whole process. High-fives happen after PIO injections, texts of “I need a pep talk captain” are responded to with supportive affirmations that we are doing everything we can. I gave him a book called “What to Expect When She’s Not Expecting” – it’s been a great resource […]
“The mistake is thinking that there can be an antidote to the uncertainty.” ― David Levithan, The Lover’s Dictionary So this is it Day 4 of 14 of the 2ww. 10 days to go. 240 hours… 14,400 minutes, 864,000 seconds which amounts to approximately A LOT of what if, controlling, searching for answer-type thoughts. The […]
The problem with most advice is not that it’s bad or ill intentioned, but that it’s devoid of context. – The Big Enough Company Throughout this journey I’ve been blessed with support from family, friends and weirdly strangers. But every so often (realistically every day) someone somewhere offers up a gem or two that knocks […]
What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Fertile? 