The Gift that Keeps on Giving…

Ummmmm-ok, was my reaction after our first meeting with the egg donation people (EDP), I don’t know what else to call them even though that seems so vanilla-but, that’s what they are, right? I gotta say, this was an experience for the books–listening to a woman with an elevator pitch so precise with just the right combination of...

Egg Swapping

All sorts of things come up during the IF journey, at least for me. What I mean is, different options, courses, doctors, treatments, and of course there are feelings that are attached to everything. I think I have learned to manage the different emotions that arise and how to navigate through them without becoming homicidal. It hasn’t been...

A Little Friendly Egg Donation

This whole infertility thing has turned into a life of its own, it kind of feels like a monster that just gets bigger and bigger, sucking the life out of everything in its sight. I don’t know of an uglier beast. Am I exaggerating? Maybe a little… The beast, I’ve discovered, actually has some redeeming qualities. Hard to believe,...