If you know me, you would know that I’ve always wanted to be a mom. Not just a mom, but a young mom. Get married young and then have babies right away. I checked off the “get married” box pretty quick. Right away, we decided we would start trying for a baby and if it happened, great! Time started to ... Read More about Kate Knapton’s Infertility Journey
Alexa Kuettel’s Endometrial Cancer Journey
Infertility is something you never think you are going to struggle with. Quite honestly, I didn’t even know infertility was very common. Until I began trying, I only knew of one woman who had done IVF and she was a friend of my uncle. I knew of three women who had experienced a miscarriage. I feel ... Read More about Alexa Kuettel’s Endometrial Cancer Journey
Janeen Derochie’s PCOS and IVF Journey
To be honest, I’ve been somewhat avoiding writing my story now for a while. Mostly because, well I don’t feel like my story has an ending yet. Or maybe I just don’t want this to be the ending. Either way – my story isn’t quite done – whatever the ending ends up being. We started try to have a ... Read More about Janeen Derochie’s PCOS and IVF Journey
Emily Cline’s Chromosomal Translocation Story
My name is Emily. My husband (Jordan) and I began the IVF process a couple years ago to start our family. We now have a happy, healthy, 14 month old son named Noah. My story begins pretty much from birth--I have a chromosomal translocation. In layman's terms, my genetic code is all there, just ... Read More about Emily Cline’s Chromosomal Translocation Story
Pauline Ann van der Ham-van der Meijs’ AVM Story
For some reason, for as long as I can remember, I have felt a fear of being infertile. As a child I was fascinated by the movie "Dumbo" and according to my mom it was not only for that brave little elephant with big ears, but I especially felt connected to Dumbo’s mom. This beautiful Disney classic ... Read More about Pauline Ann van der Ham-van der Meijs’ AVM Story