Infertility Diary

Eventually You Have To Admit You're Having a Baby

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by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check

October 20, 2010 - 7:00am (Print)

With eight weeks to go, I realized I'm missing the obvious -- there's a baby on the way in December.

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To Cut Or Not To Cut: A Circumcision Debate

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by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check

October 7, 2010 - 7:00am (Print)

There are many, many things in this pregnancy that I get to control.  But this decision, I'm leaving up to my husband, and he's still undecided.

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I've Made My Birthing Choice And It May Surprise You

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by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check

September 23, 2010 - 7:00am (Print)

Thinking about VBAC versus a repeat c-section was never a decision I took lightly.  But the conclusion I reached is definitely the right choice for me.

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Waiting For Results: When Ultrasounds Just Aren't Perfect

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by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check

August 30, 2010 - 7:00am (Print)

When you think that something is wrong with your future child, the waiting can hurt more than the results.

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An Unanticipated Choice: VBAC or C-Section?

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by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check

June 16, 2010 - 9:00am (Print)

Having a baby still after a miscarriage still feels so unreal to me that having the decision about whether to undergo a scheduled c-section or attempt a V-BAC is itself surprising.

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Abortions After IVF: Scandal Created By Anti-Choice Politics

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by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check

June 9, 2010 - 7:00am (Print)

Few people want a baby as badly as those who have struggled with infertility, especially those who have undergone fertility treatments.   So can't we trust abortion isn't something they'd undertake lightly?

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Reflecting on Loss: How Do You Celebrate a "Non-Birthday?"

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by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check

May 19, 2010 - 7:00am (Print)

I wasn't supposed to be writing this today. No, today I'm supposed to be doing something else. Giving birth.

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Pregnancy After Loss: When Fear Overwhelms the Joy

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by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check

April 29, 2010 - 7:00am (Print)

I didn't expect to say this for some time.  I'm pregnant.  And I'm terrified.

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The Secret Diary of The Infertile Woman

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by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check

April 19, 2010 - 7:00am (Print)

Infertility and loss is something we always keep quiet.  No wonder it seems like such a lonely journey.

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