by AllPaths Family Building | May 12, 2021 | Childless After Fertility & Family Building Challenges, Family Building Story
Featured in the RNE Magazine, 2021 Volume 1 By Anne MacDonald “How are you really doing?” asked the email. It could have been about anything, but this was about infertility and self-care during the holidays, from my friend Kristen Darcy. We had been...
by AllPaths Family Building | May 6, 2021 | Family Building Story, Fertility Treatment
Featured in the RNE Magazine, 2021 Volume 1 By: Jon Frank Melanie Powers always knew she wanted to be a helper. Growing up, she dreamed of being a teacher, but fate — and family — stepped in. Melanie’s mother was a nurse, and being around her and seeing...
by AllPaths Family Building | Sep 3, 2020 | Donor Conception, Family Building Story, Fertility Treatment, Men's Fertility and Family Building
Guest Post by Eloise Edington My husband and I had been married for three years before we started trying for a baby. We used to talk in depth about what they’d be called and what they’d be like. So around May 2015, when we thought ‘Right, now is the time to get...
by AllPaths Family Building | Apr 25, 2020 | Family Building Story, LGBTQ+
By Kathleen and Melanie “Everything looks good. Your scans all came back clean. You’re young and healthy so I am very optimistic.” Melanie and I started our journey to parenthood in September of 2018. Obviously, our journey included a lot more doctors and appointments...
by AllPaths Family Building | Apr 22, 2020 | Family Building Story, Fertility Treatment
Coping Through the Unexpected: Cancelled Fertility Treatment During COVID-19 By Angela My husband and I have been trying to have a child since 2017. I got diagnosed with Diminished Ovarian Reserve (DOR) at the age of 30. I have a very low number and poor quality of...
by AllPaths Family Building | Feb 17, 2020 | Family Building Story
by Katie C. We are the early women. The ones who sit silently at the lab for bloodwork before rush hour. The ones who wait next for ultrasounds. We follow each other in a quiet solidarity. I want to reach out — to ask, how is it for you? How are you managing? Is it...