10 Minutes w/ Maggie Hughes from @bean.and.biscuit
Maggie Hughes, aka @bean.and.biscuit, has two baby sons who were born one month apart. In this episode, she talks to Ali and Blair about how this miracle happened (think infertility treatments, a surrogate, and a surprise pregnancy). She also discusses the difficulties of navigating pregnancy after a loss, what she plans to tell the boys about […]
Thoughts on Queer TTC, From Discrimination to Expensive Sperm
Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to be a mother. It wasn’t until I was married at 30 that my wife and I start to talk about family planning logistics. Oh right – my wife! Let’s start there: I’m in a same sex marriage. I met my wife on January 1st, 2015 on […]
Q & A w/ Natalie Crawford MD
Is infertility becoming more common these days? Yes. The reason is likely multifactorial – delay in conception, environmental toxins/diet, medical conditions, stress, increase in awareness/diagnosis, but regardless – infertility feels very isolating and like you are alone, but you are not. You have an entire community with you. What do you suggest for women wanting […]
10 Minutes With Samantha Busch
Samantha Busch is an infertility advocate, star of CMT’s Racing Wives and author of the upcoming book, “Fighting Infertility.” After having her son Brexton, five, through IVF, she and her husband, NASCAR star Kyle Busch, are currently searching for a surrogate to assist them in having their second child.
What Does My Thyroid Have to Do With My Fertility
Thyroid health was not something I thought about until I started thinking about starting a family. A few years ago, I drug myself into my internist’s office to discuss my anxiety issues (a topic for another day) and, as part of that appointment, had a blood panel done. When I got a call a week […]
10 Minutes With Dr. Mark Trolice
Dr. Mark Trolice MD is a reproductive endocrinology & infertility specialist in Winter Park, FL and has been practicing for 24 years. He specializes in reproductive endocrinology & infertility. He and his wife, after more than a decade of infertility, have five adopted children. Mark’s advice: “Do not let your ability to conceive define you.”
Deciding on Donor Treatment Isn’t Easy
Even though I got married a bit “later” in life, at the ripe old age of 35, it never really occurred to me that we might “struggle” to conceive. I mean I’d always just worked hard and got what I wanted, considered myself pretty lucky in fact, so why should having a baby be any […]
