by AllPaths Family Building | Feb 7, 2025 | Family Building Story, IVF
Guest post by a member of the AllPaths community Twenty-one years ago, I was conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF). Today, I am a sophomore in college studying biology and neuroscience, with hopes of someday becoming a doctor. During my time in between, I’ve...
by AllPaths Family Building | Dec 6, 2024 | Family Building Story, Fertility Treatment, IVF
Guest post from Cryoport Systems, originally published on their website. Infertility affects about 17.5% of adults worldwide, but for military families, the path to parenthood can be even more daunting. Studies show that 37% of active-duty female service members...
by AllPaths Family Building | Nov 26, 2024 | Family Building Story, Infertility, IVF, Mind-Body Wellness, Podcast
Liane Moccia’s story encompasses an infertility diagnosis, becoming a parent via IVF, as well as how her personal journey sparked a passion for holistic fertility support and a new career. Now a Registered Clinical Herbalist specializing in fertility and preconception...
by AllPaths Family Building | Nov 19, 2024 | Family Building Story, Infertility, IVF, Loss, Podcast
Founder of Building Military Families Network, Julie Eshelman shares about her ongoing family building journey, one that spans many years and states, highlighting the unique challenges that military families often face. We also hear about Julie’s rise as a leader in...
by AllPaths Family Building | Sep 18, 2024 | Family Building Story, Footsteps for Family Building, Infertility, IVF, Loss
Guest Post by Molly D, Footsteps for Family Building Committee Member Last year, on the day before my first Footsteps for Family Building Walk, I drove to Boston at 6:30 on a Saturday morning for a pregnancy test. It was my fifth such test in a week. I’d had a frozen...
by AllPaths Family Building | Aug 14, 2024 | Family Building Story, Fertility Treatment, Footsteps for Family Building, IVF
Guest Post by Dana Solomon, AllPaths Board Member In the summer of 2019, at age 30, I was shocked to sit in the office of a Reproductive Endocrinologist and be told I should pursue IVF to start our family. I couldn’t believe this was “happening to me.” I felt so...