My Path to Mommyhood

Follow me as I move beyond parenthood into childfree infertility resolution -- things may not have worked out how we'd hoped, but "success" is redefine-able!

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Vermont is for Lovers

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We had such a wonderful time on our mini-vacation to Vermont. We relaxed, we did outdoors stuff, we enjoyed some actual snow (some real, som...

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Thursday, February 16, 2012

Pictures

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Sometimes the smallest thing can set me off into a tailspin of tears and sorrow. And sometimes I feel ashamed, because my pain comes with so...

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Zen and the Art of Knitting

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Part of my plan to do something different this time around the IVF block was to take up a hobby. I wanted to learn how to knit. I've h...

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Sunday, February 5, 2012

Making Progress, Sort Of

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Taking a break from my "magical thinking" is hard. Really hard. It's like trying to reprogram the way I think about everything...

Saturday, January 21, 2012

The End of "If This, Then That" Thinking

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Once again, I am trying something new when it comes to my approach. Once again, I am trying to let go of The Plan. (Something I tried and fa...

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Sunday, January 15, 2012

Weirdly Disappointed

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I had my hysteroscopy on Friday. It was nice--the outpatient surgery center was much more serene and private than the ER pathway I took at t...

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Next Steps

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After a failed cycle, there are steps I go through in order to cope. First, I am very sad or angry. Usually sad, then angry (although this t...

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Jess: Welcome! I'm a special education teacher, a writer, a reader, a gardener, a wife -- and living a beautiful life after loss. We resolved without parenting after nearly 8 years of trying to build our family through IVF, donor gametes, and domestic infant adoption. After 10+ years blogging as "My Path to Mommyhood," shifting to "Finding a Different Path" explores and celebrates our authentic reality -- rebuilding our life and living, happily, without the children we wanted. Thank you for joining me!

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