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Jean, the precious little princess. She is a very dainty, gentle and gracious little baby. She has everyone wrapped around her little finger from the start; there is just something about her. When you are holding Jean she loves to snuggle her head right into your chest and neck; so cuddly. Good thing she will...

Every mom has a different story to tell about the delivery of their children. The delivery of my son Taylor was very different from the birth of my twins, Brian and Jean. Prior to giving birth to my son Taylor, I went to some prenatal classes at the hospital. I was surprised I was the...

Well it is true what people say, every pregnancy is different and I can attest to that. My pregnancy with Taylor was vastly different from my pregnancy with Brian and Jean.  Here’s my story of my IVF pregnancies. Being pregnant with a singleton as opposed to multiples is much less complicated. My singleton pregnancy with...

I had a total of six in vitro experiences; of the six, four failed. Two of the failed attempts occurred in Canada where the medications I took were unable to multiply my number of eggs for retrieval so the clinician doctors did not perform in vitro and instead attempted artificial insemination.   On both occasions they...

Selecting donor sperm vs donor egg are two very different processes Thank you for joining me on this episode on what criteria did I have when selecting my sperm and egg donors. The criteria and volume of choice is much greater with sperm selection compared to egg selection. With the sperm donor, you can choose...

When one has problems conceiving, the financial side can be overwhelming. In Canada, there are some provinces that cover the costs of infertility but most don’t.   Some extended medical plans also cover some costs which is usually limited. My medical coverage reimbursed me a lifetime amount of up to $6000. That was used up rather quickly...

This process of conceiving occurred for me over the past decade and costs have increased since. I’ll do a little research and let you know the current costs for each of my processes. We’ll start with simple fertility drug pills, then in vitro with donor sperm and artificial insemination, then in vitro using both donor...

Since my process took a long time, I had a few first appointments. My first was with my doctor’s referred fertility specialist, then with the local fertility clinic then with an American fertility clinic. After a year of unexplained infertility with my ex-husband, my family doctor referred me to a fertility specialist. This specialist was...

One thing about me is that I am not too shy to share my experiences with people.  I guess if I were, I would not even be doing this podcast. Throughout my whole conception process I have been very open to friends, coworkers and family about my endeavours.  I may not have had my three...

My in vitro journey… In this episode I will be discussing my research and outlining my fertility process. My process included seeing a fertility specialist fertility drugs in vitro fertilization using donor sperm in vitro fertilization using donor sperm and donor egg contemplating adoption nationally and internationally After trying to conceive for over a year...

When the thought of the reality of maybe becoming a choice mom entered my mind after my divorce at age 34, I had many hesitancies. It took me over the next 6 years to resolve or manage these concerns before I finally got pregnant with my son Taylor. These hesitancies included; my finances, my reputation,...

I never thought that I would be a single mom by choice.  It just kind of worked out that way. Life has a way of doing that.  I always knew that I wanted to have kids but I thought my life would be like the “perfect family” which I believed at that time included the...

How I became a single mom by choice… I want to let you know that I’ve decided to go with using our middle names on this web site.  I would not mind using our first names, but I am not sure how my kids would feel about this disclosure when they grow up and I...