Wave of Light
"We talk about them because we are theirs, and they are ours, and no passage of time can change that." -Unknown October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, a time for us to we honor the babies held in our hearts. The heartbreaking reality is that 1 out of...
Why I Walk
Guest Post by a member of the 2023 Footsteps for Family Building Walk Committee The hardest battles are given to the strongest soldiers. A story I’ve never fully told publicly even to some of our closest family members, started with our wish for a baby. We thought...
One
1 in 4 1 in 6 1 in 50 1 in 880 1 in 5 One is the loneliest number. Even more so when you encounter it over and over again during your family building journey. I know stats like these are supposed to make you feel less alone, but when the only number one you long to...
PCOS and Fertility
In honor of PCOS Awareness Month, we invite you to join Dr. Shruthti Mahalingaiah, Reproductive Endocrinologist at Massachusetts General Hospital specializing in ovulation disorders, reproductive endocrinology and infertility and Assistant Professor of environmental,...
Parenthood After Cancer was Worth the Wait
Guest Post By Megan Scherer, Mom to Elliott and Co-Founder of Worth the Wait Charity When my husband was diagnosed with testicular cancer three years into our marriage, I knew life was going to change but never expected these twists and turns and the happy conclusion...
June 26th
Every year on June 26th, my enormous extended family would come together to celebrate my grandfather’s birthday. More planning and preparation went into this event than every other holiday combined. There were always a million photos taken, especially of the birthday...