A close friend’s father-in-law recently turned 70. When I excitedly asked what the party plans were, she sighed heavily and responded “Daddy says there is nothing...
It is very rare for a couple to just walk into their Ob/Gyn’s office for a fertility examination, just because. True, there are those couples who...
Mothers’ day (I never seem to quite know where to place the apostrophe) is one of those holidays I dreaded when I was TTC. I only...
I joined the online group Baby&Bump in January 2010. At the time, I had been trying to conceive for over a year, and desperately needed to...
Oh, the joys of being a member of this “fun” club! And so many of us are esteemed members. Especially for those of us constantly on...
“Everything looks fine, but there is a partial blockage of the left tube” was the verdict after my first hysteroscopy, five months into my marriage. Everything...
Oh the very many wonderful things I did when I was trying to conceive! We women that have been on that road have pretty much tried...
Since I started this page last year, I have dedicated the 3rd article every month to IVF chatter. Following some interesting conversations I have had recently,...
People always ask me how I am able to freely discuss my fertility issues. Many are surprised at how readily I share that we had our...
We are having children later…and that’s a fact. This is primarily because we are marrying much later than was considered the norm as recently as a...
In 1996, there was an extended ASUU strike that led to a mass exodus from a lot of Nigerian universities. When the strike was called off,...
The first time I heard about fibroids was in March 1996, when my childhood icon, May Mofe-Damijo (nee Ellen-Ezekiel) died from complications related to fibroid surgery....
There is no woman on a bigger mission than she who is trying to conceive. I realized this first hand. Her every breathing, waking, and even...
Opting for assisted reproduction was not an easy decision for me. I absolutely did not want to even consider anything like that, as I was convinced...
“Oh my God!!! I’m so happy for you! What fantastic news! You and your husband must be thrilled!!” These are the words some of us would...
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