KimAug 2, 20183 minTo the woman struggling with infertilityI hope you know that despite the total isolation you often feel, you’re not alone. I hope you know just how valid and real your feelings are. I hope you make...
KimJul 20, 20181 minAria’s CribAria’s crib: still dismantled and packed in bubble wrap after taking down her nursery and moving to a new house 1.5 years ago. I remember gingerly wrapping i...
KimJul 18, 20181 minOfficially Fertility Clinic Grads!Today we got another peek at baby Rose’s fluttering heart. 160 BPM of pure miracle. Everything measured perfectly, and all signs point to a healthy pregnancy...
KimJul 11, 20181 minFirst FluttersThere is nothing like seeing the flutters of your baby’s heart for the first time. It is miraculous and overwhelming, and brings me to tears every single tim...
KimJun 29, 20183 minAnnouncing Early: Why we didn’t wait to share our pregnancy news.I overheard two women talking about a coworker who had a miscarriage and one of them said, “That’s why you don’t announce that early.” It really got me think...
KimJun 11, 20182 minTomorrowOur embryo transfer is tomorrow morning. We can add that to the top of the list of things I never thought I would say. I’m so grateful to be here, to have th...
KimJun 4, 20183 minInfertility and Loss: Revelations from the broken road.Lately, I’ve really been struggling with my emotions, especially fear, about transferring one of our embryos. I’m afraid my body will fail me. I’m afraid my ...
KimMay 4, 20181 minIt's GO time!We just got the green light! We start my IVF injections TONIGHT! I cried a bit after I got the call. I can't believe we are at this point. I am so unbelievab...
KimMay 4, 20181 minHooray, Hooray, it's baseline day!We are on our way to my local fertility clinic in Texas for our baseline appointment! (We won't travel to CNY Fertility in Syracuse until it's time for egg r...
KimApr 19, 20183 minFaith over fear.I think I drank too much tea this afternoon, because as my husband is snoozing away beside me, I am wide awake and doing entirely too much thinking. In 12 ...
KimMar 16, 20183 minDear Aria,(This letter was drafted in October of 2016, but was not immediately published. I wanted to wait until we were ready to share the news we were planning to ...
KimMar 1, 20183 minNext Steps: Preparing for the start of our IVF journey.We’ve gotten a few questions from people wondering whats next on the agenda following the exciting news that we won a free IVF cycle with CNY Fertility. As...
KimFeb 16, 20182 minA HUGE announcement!In case you missed it on Instagram or Facebook this week, we have HUGE news on the infertility front. Yesterday, I came across a giveaway for a FREE IVF cycl...
KimFeb 13, 20182 minInfertility: 2, Us: 0Here’s the thing about doing rounds of fertility treatments back to back, it gives an instant rebound of hope and purpose after the first round fails. Howe...
KimJan 19, 20182 minInfertility 1, Us 0It’s official, our first round of fertility treatments has failed. I tried so hard not to get my hopes up, and remind myself that it can take several tries ...
KimNov 30, 20172 min“Do you ever wonder if that’s all we’re ever going to be?”Brian and I were walking through the mall tonight after an overwhelming visit with our Reproductive Endocrinologist (aka our Infertility Doctor), and I saw...
KimNov 18, 20172 minLoss, infertility, and admitting there’s a problem.When I miscarried a year and a half after our newborn daughter passed away, I wasn’t sure we would try again. At first we didn’t want to. It was too much f...
KimOct 19, 20173 minLoss after lossMiscarriage after infant loss is so hard. It’s messy, and the mixed emotions are endless. When I first found out my hormone levels weren’t where they should ...
KimSep 20, 20172 minSpeaking upAt the beginning of my journey with grief, it was my mission to prove to people that there was so much more to my story than what meets the eye. I felt lik...
KimSep 6, 20171 minAgain.“Get out of bed. Brush your teeth. Shower. Wash your face. Brush your hair. Eat. Drink some water.” Several days ago I found myself at this point with grief,...