“When are you going to have another one?!” This is a question I get asked weekly… sometimes even daily. Whether we are at the doctor’s office or grocery store, play groups or family gatherings, it is almost always guaranteed to come up. To the world, you are a two-year-old. A little girl who loves to […] Read more…
Archive of ‘Infertility’ category
To The Woman Who Wants To Have A Baby
About 6% of married women 15–44 years of age in the United States are unable to get pregnant after one year of unprotected sex (infertility). Also, about 12% of women 15–44 years of age in the United States have difficulty getting pregnant or carrying a pregnancy to term, regardless of marital status (impaired fecundity). {Stats found here} […] Read more…
Getting Pregnant: What You Should Know Before You Conceive
Starting a family is a big decision and the more time you have to plan, the less stressful your experience will be. When planning a pregnancy, it’s important to think not only what you’ll do during the pregnancy, but what you should know and prepare for before you even conceive. Curb Bad Habits Dropping habits […] Read more…
Dear Mom, The Number Of Kids You Have Doesn’t Matter
I bet you could be a millionaire. If you were handed a dollar every time you were asked “When are you going to have another baby?” Wouldn’t you be one? Oh mama, I have been there. In fact, I AM there. As a mom of a three-year-old, I get asked almost daily this simple question. It […] Read more…
Mom or Not – Mother’s Day Is For You
Five years ago I found out I was pregnant just a few weeks before Mothers Day! Saying I was excited is a complete understatement. I was told years before that I had a good chance of not being able to bear a child of my own and I was proving the doctor wrong! I remember […] Read more…
How To Help Someone With Infertility – 10 Things You Should and Shouldn’t Say
If you have been following Today’s The Best Day for a while – you already know how close to my heart the subject of infertility is. For those of you that are new, I invite you to check out my story and even the archives on our website about Infertility and Pregnancy. This is a […] Read more…
How To Find The Best Doctor For Infertility
“I give up. I am NEVER going to be a mom and I am NEVER going to go through this again,” I said to my husband as we were sitting on the couch. I couldn’t take it anymore. The shots. The treatments. The let downs. The heartaches. My husband didn’t know what to say. Seeing […] Read more…
The MUST DO’S When Expecting A Baby
I DREAMED of the day I would have the opportunity of announcing to the world, “I’M PREGNANT! For us, it took many years for this dream to come true so I was BEYOND ready to be pregnant. I WANTED to gain weight and to feel a baby inside of me. I WANTED to be sick […] Read more…
Is IVF (In Vitro Fertilization) For You?
I ran into my house and slammed the door. Tears were running down my face uncontrollably. My mom was visiting from California and was sitting on our front room couch waiting for me to come home from work. I saw her and fell into her arms and cried. She held me tight and cried with […] Read more…