fertility

WOBBLE WARNING:  I think the title says it all.  We’re talking about my most recent visit to the maternity ward… So, I held a newborn. There are different reactions to…

WOBBLE WARNING:  Though the focus of this post is exercise to manage stress & more, I do talk about my husband and foreign exchange daughter, plus mention my infertility journey……

WOBBLE WARNING:  Discussion of hope, infertility, those who get the miracle baby, those who don’t, and more…  Please, only read if you are feeling strong enough today. Hope…  That one,…

SENSITIVE POST:  I mean, read the title.  We’re going to talk about some heavy stuff…  But my goal is to give you some tools to help deal with the heavy…

WOBBLE WARNING:  In this blog, I talk about my 18-year infertility/childless journey, including grief, healing, acceptance, embracing, redefining, and more…  I believe you will feel empowered by the end.  But…

As told to Brandi Lytle SENSITIVE POST… At the end of 2021, Helen Segal, founder of Empowered Childlessness and Creator of “Grieve with Gusto,” contacted me.  She wanted to tell…

When I began Not So Mommy… in 2017, I knew I wanted to allow others the opportunity to share their stories.  Over the past four years, fabulous ones have been…

SENSITIVE POST WITH WOBBLE WARNING:  As the title suggests, we are talking about one of the dreaded questions…  Are you pregnant?  I speak candidly about my recent response to this. …

In August, I received an email stating that Not So Mommy… had been selected as one of the “Top 100 Fertility Blogs.”  To be honest, I was not overjoyed at…

As told to Brandi Lytle Several months ago, I checked my email and found a CNBC Story submission in my in-box.  I’ve said this before, but it’s worth repeating.  I’m…