Infertility in African Culture: 4 Youtube Videos That Capture The Experience
Have you ever heard of the womb watchers association? It’s a term in the Nigerian community to describe people that are overly concerned about if and when you’ve gotten pregnant. Lol, they will monitor you from the moment you get married and remind you of how many months its been. “It’s been 3 months already, should we be buying diapers?“…
7 TTC Products Guaranteed To Bring Some Fun Back To TTC
Remember when trying to get pregnant was exciting, magical, romantic and even enjoyable? That lasted for the first, what…3 months? 6 months to a few years down the road, enjoyable has left the building. After you figure out that trying to conceive won’t be as easy for you as it seems to be for everyone else, the process becomes stressful…
Surviving The Two Week Wait: 37 Ways To Thrive Through It
In one of my TTC Facebook groups, someone asked this question: “If you could wave a magic wand and change any part of the TTC process what would it be?” Most answers sounded like this one- “I would change it so that you could know right after having sex if you are pregnant. Screw the 2-week wait!” & to be…
The Bright Side(s) Of Infertility
I know what you’re thinking. From the title of this post, you’re wondering if I’ve actually, finally lost my mind.Because there are just some things (like infertility) that just can’t have a bright side, right? Well… you’re kind of right…..infertility and pregnancy loss are definitely the opposite of good. But hear me out… In my quest for positivity and mental…
Endometriosis Support Groups: Online, Social Media & Locally
They say that endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women, but do you ever feel like when you look around, you’re the only one going through it? Not only does this chronic disease affect the body, it can be extremely isolating as well. Yes, friends and family can be great sources of support, but there’s nothing like talking to people who…
Coping With Recurrent Miscarriage Without Losing Your Precious Mind
5 pregnancy losses in, it’s a wonder that I haven’t died of heartbreak. This last miscarriage, for sure, put me outside of my mind. My reservoir of mental strength, which I had drawn from over the past 3 years, had completely run dry. You know that feeling when thinking takes up too much energy? Yeah, that’s the place I’m talking…
Waiting For Miscarriage: Finding Out Before Your Body Does
Today, I’m coming to you with some pain in real time. Those keeping up with my fertility journey may know that I’m up to four consecutive pregnancy losses. It breaks my heart to say that that number appears to be on its way up. Waiting For Miscarriage I got a big fat positive pregnancy test about one week ago. At…
What To Do For ENDO BELLY
Long before I or my doctor suspected endometriosis and even before I started having endometriosis-related pain, I was experiencing ENDO BELLY. Take our trip to Aruba for example. I had exercised for weeks prior. Most of my body was smaller but my stomach had bloated so bad that when I met a new friend on Flamingo Beach and we were…
