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I have wanted to share my story and offer my voice for so many years. I have been waiting, and at times hoping, that I would have the courage to print my real name as the author. But alas, I am writing anonymously. It is a relief to allow my own voice to be heard […]

I know I have been away for a couple of years, but thanks to an influx of wonderful people in my life looking for strength in anonymous corners of Modern Orthodoxy I am beginning to realize how important it is to be out and proud of being a traveler on the road of infertility. So […]

I remember going to my first appointment with my R.E. (Reproductive Endocrinologist) It was a cold winter day in September of 2008. I was 32 years old, married for a year and felt it was time to JUST CHECK if everything was ok.   Here is what I did know: My cycles came like clockwork […]

There is a fairly recent custom that at a Bris Milah, circumcision,  a childless couple is given the honor of carrying the baby boy into the ceremony. This tradition is thought to be a merit for the couple to be blessed with a child of their own. As the resident childless couple in our family, […]

Time is a precious commodity in the land of infertility, it is important to make it count.     1.YOU are your best advocate: No one wants what is best for you more than you do – so YOU must fight for YOU. If you want to be more aggressive in your treatment, ASK FOR […]

My story begins only a few years ago, but Baruch Hashem today, it feels like a lifetime ago.  I was married to the first boy I dated, and we were living the dream of spending our shana rishona in Eretz Yisrael.  I knew that my mother had trouble conceiving, ultimately needing fertility medications, and with […]