I Was Pregnant for 3 Weeks
***TRIGGER WARNING**** The brief moment I finally became pregnant after years of IVF In 2014, I was pregnant for three weeks. It was my first round of IVF using donor eggs from Greece. When we…
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From Anti–Valentine’s Day to Neutral Valentine’s Day
A CFNBC Reflection on Love, Laughter, and Letting Go I went from being an Anti–Valentine’s Day person to being a Neutral Valentine’s Day person. In my adult years, I learned from my ex-husband that Valentine’s…
View PostWhat I Did — and Didn’t Do — in 2025 as a Childfree Not by Choice Woman And How it Can Help You, Too
2025 was a big year. Things were accomplished. Things were not. There were detours along the way. But as a Childfree Not by Choice (CFNBC) woman, this was the first year that felt truly different.…
View PostSuccess and Failure. Why do we use these terms?
I am in Paris for Christmas, and I keep thinking about success and failure and why we use these words to measure women’s procreation via IVF. The image above shows me with my friend’s…
View PostWhat “Failure” Means to an IVF Woman — Why That Word Hurts
I’ve always hated the word “failure”. It’s sharp. Final. Heavy. And as a former IVF woman and a perfectionist, I hate it even more. For years, my life revolved around cycles, medications, numbers, hope. When…
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