I've written a post before about food that is good for fertility and also a post about vitamins for fertility and pregnancy. I've also reviewed a fertility cookbook, the contents of which I used leading up to my pregnancy. This is the first time, however, that I have actually gone to a dietician for … [Read more...]
Fertility Update
A little update on our attempts to give Nicky a little sibling. First of all the blood results are in. Insulin Fasting: 4.5 (should be between 2.1 and 10.4) Thyroid TSH: 1.54 (should be 0.35 -3.5) Free T4: 15.9 (should be 7.6-16.1) Prolactin: 8 (should be 3-27) Day 3 … [Read more...]
Fertility Focus Telesummit March 2015
You have to admire Sarah Holland, the founder of the Fertility Focus Telesummit. She took a bit of a break for most of last year with the arrival of her second child through adoption but this year she is back with a bang with not only one, but three telesummits! The first one is coming up now in … [Read more...]
Here we go again… (Visit to the Fertility Doc)
I was sitting in the waiting room of the fertility clinic. It was nearly my turn to go in and I felt a familiar lurch of my stomach. Getting on the infertility rollercoaster again can be nauseating. You never know what's going to happen. You are entirely at the mercy of your body. However, I've … [Read more...]
It’s Movember: Testicular Cancer and Fertility
Infertility is hard enough without dealing with the added stress of cancer. Movember is the month dedicated to testicular cancer. I thought, in honour of this month, we'd take a look at some celebrities who have battled cancer and still managed to have children. 1) Scott Hamilton, … [Read more...]
Banting and Fertility
There seems to be a lot of conflicting information out there on the health and safety of the Banting / Low carb high fat / Tim Noakes diet for fertility, pregnancy and breastfeeding. As we embark on this meal plan, I am looking for answers as much as I am savouring the food. At the end of the day, I … [Read more...]
Updated 2024: Infertility Treatments: Are You With Discovery Medical Aid?
I received an email from the Infertility Awareness Association of South Africa. They are taking some much needed action on infertility cover for our medical aid. Discovery is having its AGM on 6 June 2014. The IAASA will use this meeting to petition for infertility coverage. Cal Volks of the … [Read more...]
Fertility Focus Telesummit 2014
Sarah Holland's Fertility Telesummit is back. You can read previous reviews on this by clicking on the category here on how it has helped me. I was even a speaker one year which was fabulous! I always look forward to her offerings and let's look at the line up this year: Returning … [Read more...]
How Infertility has Affected my Parenting
Before I get to today's post, I want to ask you a favour. Can you please pop over to Shannon's blog at Infertility Awakening and give her some support? She lost her adopted five month old daughter due to the birth dad pitching up out of the blue. I can never imagine what she is going through right … [Read more...]
How My Infertility Empowered Me
Infertility can make a person feel profoundly weak and powerless in the face of repeated failures, the passing years and a loss of hope for the child you so long for. Some of the events that can feel like a shot to the gut include your period arriving again, or the announcement of a pregnancy as you … [Read more...]