If you have been following our journey, you know that our first round of IVF was not successful.  (read: Positivity During Fertility Treatment for more)  Although my mind was not fully invested in round 1, it was still the most heartbreaking negative pregnancy test ever. Following egg retrieval, we were pretty excited to have 11 […]

Two different IVF cycles, two totally different results. Two IVF cycles, two totally different MINDSETS. How positivity during our fertility treatment led to success: We began our IVF journey in 2017.  After trying naturally for a year, we were ready to move on.  I was tired of negative pregnancy test after negative test. Going in […]

At the start of our fertility journey, I did a LOT of research.  I spent HOURS scouring the internet and looking at all the options and choosing an infertility doctor.  I stumbled upon Advanced Fertility of Chicago‘s website and it was SO informative.  One of the key pieces of information I got from the site […]

My friend asked me, “Is it worth it? Is the emotional, physical, and financial stress really worth it?”  If you had asked me a year ago, I would have said “I don’t know.”  But today, today I say “1000%, absolutely, without a doubt, the infertility journey is worth it.”   Every single painful injection, every dollar […]