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  12 Things I Wish I Had Known As An Infertility Newbie

  When working with people experiencing infertility, one of the ways I feel that I feel that I can be the most helpful is to try to prepare them for what’s coming. I always think back to my own...

  By: Risa Kerslake, RN | Registered Nurse Turned Freelance Writer

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  Coping

  Your Best Fertility Ally: Fellow Fertility Warriors

  When my husband Brad and I first started this whole “Let’s Have a Baby!” project back in September 2014, I didn’t tell many people. I naively thought this would be a short-term secret and we’d reveal...

  By: Elyse Ash | CEO and founder of Fruitful Fertility

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  Coping

  What My Infertility and Her Pregnancy Did to Our Friendship

  My husband and I have been trying to conceive for five long years with a diagnosis of male factor infertility in the form of mild Cystic Fibrosis (Further reading: Our Experience with Cystic Fibrosis...

  By: Jessica Jones

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  Coping

  The Pros and Cons of Online Fertility Forums

  Infertility can be downright lonely. You might feel like no one understands you and it is easy to feel lost in the overwhelming amount of information that is out there online. This is where online...

  By: Risa Kerslake, RN | Registered Nurse Turned Freelance Writer

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  Coping

  6 Simple Ways to be an Infertility Advocate

  When I was deep in the trying to conceive trenches, the thought of being an infertility advocate was the furthest thing from my mind. I couldn’t tell most of my friends and family what we going...

  By: Jennifer "Jay" Palumbo | Award-Winning Blogger & Infertility Advocate

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  Coping

  Fertility Blogger Directory: Here's How It Works

  Here at FertilitySmarts, our goal is to help people understand their fertility and to normalize discussion around fertility-related experiences. From cervical mucus to struggles with infertility, we...

  By: Kelly Park | Contributor

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  Coping

  The Comment About My Infertility That Hurt the Most

  I could write a book on all the “helpful” hints my husband and I received when we started our infertility treatments. Everything from “Take a vacation! That’s how I got...

  By: Risa Kerslake, RN | Registered Nurse Turned Freelance Writer

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  Coping

  Why I Chose To Be Open About My Infertility

  I sat in the waiting room for my first appointment at the fertility clinic and I decided that now was the time. I started writing my "coming out" post where I told everyone on my Facebook...

  By: Risa Kerslake, RN | Registered Nurse Turned Freelance Writer

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  Coping

  5 Things I Wish I Could Tell My Egg Donor

  My daughter, who was conceived with the help of donor eggs, just celebrated her first birthday. It’s been a year of laughter, exhaustion, tears, and lots and lots of poop.My husband and I spent...

  By: Risa Kerslake, RN | Registered Nurse Turned Freelance Writer

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  Treatment

  5 Emotions You May Experience Before Your First Donor Egg Cycle

  Upon entering into our third in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle, my husband and I knew this was the last time trying for a baby with my own eggs. We had months to discuss it beforehand, weighing our...

  By: Risa Kerslake, RN | Registered Nurse Turned Freelance Writer

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  Coping

  10 Ways to Survive the Two Week Wait After Infertility Treatment

  The time period between undergoing fertility treatment and the subsequent pregnancy test is full of uncertainty, nail-biting anxiety, and obsession. If you have ever had difficulty getting pregnant,...

  By: Risa Kerslake, RN | Registered Nurse Turned Freelance Writer