I’ve shared one IUI experience previously (over here) and this time I’d like to talk about my IVF story. It’s not meant to be a blueprint for your own procedure.…
the fertility & birth team
With all the woo-woo talk I’m constantly tossing around in this journal, sometimes I forget that baby-making is not completely ethereal. Quite the opposite: not only is it incredibly earthly…
tarot spread: pick two out of three
I’ve previously talked about the brain acronym and how it can help with informed decision-making. But what happens if, despite all the information, we remain confused? Here’s another tip that…
a protocol update
I always encourage education, self-advocacy, and informed-decision making when it comes to matrescence, whether we’re talking about fertility care, birth choices, or parenting awareness. Burdock reminds us (myself included) to…
iui, what’s it like?
In the Cosmos Tarot, the Six of Earth depicts the Dorado constellation. In some traditions Dorado is a swordfish and it also has links to El Dorado, the Golden King…
stepping into the dragon’s mouth
For me, fertility treatment (which I really want to rebrand as “fertility care” because the word treatment makes me cringe) often feels like this specific Eight of Swords from the…
breathing through a sonohysterogram
A sonohysterogram is an ultrasound technique in which a small amount of saline solution is injected into the uterus, allowing us to see images of the uterus and its lining,…