Kellee Stewart wants you to celebrate the journey to parenthood, even if that journey doesn’t look like what you thought it would initially.
In "For Better or Worse," married couples share their stories of love, challenge, and resilience. In this feature, we will see how Ivori and Kevin's journey to parenthood challenged their marriage. Yet, in their darkest moment, they found hope in each other.
In honor of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month, this writer shares how her diagnosis became her biggest blessing.
Black women often struggle to conceive, and these specialists are aware of this issue. Consider the doctors on this list and remember that you have options as you explore parenthood.
Actress Kellee Stewart pens an open letter about her personal fertility journey encouraging women to be proactive about their fertility health, regardless of age, relationship status, or timing.
This entertainment lawyer shares the ups and downs of her egg freezing journey in hopes of inspiring other women to learn more about their fertility options.
First came anger, then shame, then depression. But when our circumstances didn’t change, we had to find a way to change our response to his male infertility. In my family, 29-years old was already way behind when it came to starting a family. I come from a big family. My five brothers and sisters – even my younger ones – were already parents, and I was anxious to start a family of my own. But after downloading every app, taking every vitamin and trying every other remedy to become pregnant, all I had to show for it was a year gone with countless negative pregnancy tests. That’s when the doctor suggested having my husband come in and get checked out. My husband Cyrus and I met in 2009. He was playing basketball at the University of Miami, and, I was waitressing at a nearby restaurant. His team came in after summer camp one day, I was their waitress, and as they say, “the rest is history”. When we got married on December 12, 2012 (12/12/12), we were filled with so much love, hope and possibility. We were so excited to start our new life together as husband and wife, and to start a family of our own. However, shortly before our wedding, Cyrus’s mom, already a one-time cancer survivor, discovered that her cancer had returned. She was given two years to live. Although she was faithful that she would beat cancer again, she wanted to live and experience as much as she could in the time given, including having her firstborn son make her a grandmother. This led to the ‘year of trying’ – to no avail.
One man shares his view of the IVF journey – the shots, the fears, the money, and countless doctor’s appointments – and how he supported his wife along the way.
Since getting married (and being in this relationship in particular), I've learned that saying, "Well, this is just who I am," is no longer acceptable justification for...anything. My wife and I have very different love languages and ways of communicating with one another. We both need very different things. She's taught me what true compromise looks like. Because of her I refuse to go to bed angry. When I'm upset, I can easily go for long periods of time without speaking. She's taught me that life is way too short to waste time being angry. I've never happily made so many compromises in my life. And I'm a better man for it. From Abenet (@justaba): I've learned that I can't do it all by myself and it's okay to lean on my husband for help. There was a period of time when I would make the bed by myself, and one day – I think I was in a rush or something, I asked Christopher to help me. It literally blew my mind because we did it so quickly and much faster than if I did it myself. Now we make the bed together; partly because we have the same schedule, and partly because it's a small reminder of what we can accomplish together.
We've been together 8 years (married 3 years). Through dealing with infertility, death, caring for family members, etc. we've learned just how ride-or-die we really are. All pettiness is put aside, we become extremely effective and efficient decision-makers, we're selfless and we place all trust in God. It's a side of our relationship that we could've never known existed when we were dating. As a bonus, we can both find humor in anything and share a laugh during tough times!
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