The holidays are looming over us like a category four hurricane. We keep seeing the warnings that the storm is coming with every television Christmas commercial that pops up between football and Once Upon A Time. This is a time for people dealing with tough fertility journeys to face the painful truth that another Christmas [...]
Fertility: Why Fertility Treatments Are a Good Choice
People sometimes say that maybe the reason God created you as an infertile vessel is because He did not intend for you to have a child. God is up in heaven purposely creating people that do not exist to increase the population of the species of man and they just must accept it. If they try to make [...]
Infertility: Never Ever Say That (Questions that haunt us all)
Some may think that you are thin-skinned when faced with fertility issues. Some may think that you are too sensitive. They privately say get over it and move on with your life. I ask them have you ever wanted something that you always thought you would have and many other people have it but for you [...]
Infertility: You Cannot Afford a Child (IVF)
Has this ever happened to you? You are having lunch with a friend and you are discussing your fertility issues. You explain to your friend the things you have been through so far. You tell them you have had a hand full of tests done and maybe gone the less expensive route of IUI [...]
Fertility: Why You Are Worthy
God made the decision a long time ago that I am not worthy to be a mother. Society is aware how God feels about me because when I tell them I have fertility issues or that I lost a pregnancy they are quick to tell me, “It’s God’s plan!?!” My wife questioned everything about herself when we [...]
Giving Up (Infertility)
I read about strangers journey through the emotionally challenging infertility rollercoaster and it makes me weak. Everyone has a tragic and painful journey. While everyone’s story is different they are still the same. People try to have a baby naturally, they strike out trying, go to a clinic, trust a doctor, try the suggested course of treatment, [...]
Finding Funny In Dark Places (IVF)
I am a glass is half full kind of guy. It makes my wife crazy. I look for humor in dark places because on some days it is the only way to get by. When my wife and I went through fertility treatments I was no different. Some of the following might be distasteful to some so [...]
Coping With a Childless Fathers Day
When I was younger I use to dream of being a Dad. I had the standard fare of Daddywannabe day dreams. I saw my son scoring touchdowns, hitting home runs, and being an all around world changer. I saw me taking him to pro ball games and concerts and having heart to heart guy talks. Being [...]
You Are Not So Unusual
You have discovered that you have a fertility issue and suddenly you may feel you are on a desert island and no one can get to you or has ever even heard of the island you now live on. What to do? You could collapse in your own fears and blame yourself or God or the [...]
Doubt: The Infertile Couples Nightmare
There is an unfortunate truth in this world that I have experienced. Women are far more likely than men to suffer from confidence issues. After I married my wife I would randomly read her magazines. One of her regular rags was Mode Magazine. It is no longer in print but it spoke to “real size [...]
