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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International Women’s Day, and the Woman Who Helped Me Survive
On infertility grief, therapy, and rebuilding life as a woman who is Childfree Not By Choice. The Women We Celebrate Every year on March 8, International Women’s Day fills my Instagram feed with messages about…
View PostWhy Do We Have to Prove We Tried Everything?
There’s a question that has haunted me for years. A question that echoes in fertility clinics, family gatherings, even in whispered conversations with friends: “But did you try everything?” It’s not asked with cruelty (usually).…
View PostRituals of Reclamation: Why I Finally Got My First Tattoo
I never thought my first tattoo would come at this stage of my life. I had always imagined it would mean something different. For years, I told myself I’d get one. I sketched designs, pictured…
View PostWhen the Miracle Doesn’t Come: The Shame No One Talks About After IVF
Did I Not Pray Hard Enough? The Unspoken Shame Behind ‘Miracle Baby’ Culture I used to believe in the miracle baby. That one more round of IVF, one more sign from the universe, one more…
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