Caitlin shares her story about living with an invisible medical condition called Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS). She describes how it feels trying to make it through a day, while riding a roller coaster of unexpected symptoms and dealing with people’s surprised reactions since she “doesn’t look sick.”
Read MoreTwo years ago, I decided to change my relationship with my body, food, and exercise. I had gotten to a point where I was stuck in a cycle of restricting, binging, and purging (mostly through exercise). In this post, I share 10 things I have done these past two years to help me heal from diet culture and embrace my body image “unicorn.”
Read MoreHi, friends! Cory and I are in a big, dark hole and we’re seeking help. Read to learn more about what happened and how this feels to us. And if you are in your own big, dark hole, I hope you know it’s okay to ask for help…in big ways and in small.
Read MoreYou guys…this is the coolest thing ever! Why? Because it was written by guest writer, Maria, a woman with a unicornuate uterus who LIVES IN CYPRUS! She bravely shares her story about being a unicorn…just like me! Let’s welcome Maria to the Unicorn Mission!
Read MoreCory and I started a GoFundMe campaign called “Come Fertility with Us!” to fundraise money for our fertility related medical bills. This is a blog post for anyone who is considering donating but might not know much about us or might be just entering into our fertility story. Read this blog post to catch yourself up on who we are, what happened to us, and how we feel about asking for help now.
Read MoreOctober is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the Unicorn Mission is honored to welcome guest writer, Stacey, a fierce breast cancer survivor. Stacey shares this beautiful story about breast cancer and the loss of her eyebrows following chemotherapy. She truly embraces her experience. Please welcome Stacey to the Unicorn Mission!
Read MoreAt dinner tonight, Cory aptly observed the irony with this post: a post about me vulnerably describing the anxiety I have recently felt about posting vulnerable content on social media. Then, after processing my anxiety attack last night, I provide a brief update from our appointment at Conceptions to plan out our second round of IVF.
Read MoreGuest writer, Susanna, shares her story about premature ovarian failure. She writes candidly and vulnerably about what it felt like to receive this diagnosis knowing that one day she would like to have her own child (biological or adopted). Let’s welcome Susanna to the Unicorn Mission!
Read MoreIn this post, I share the results Cory and I received from our two embryos’ genetic testing. I talk about what comes next for us in the IVF process.
Read MoreGuest writer, Audrey, shares her story about learning to live with bipolar disorder. She shares her story to help people going through similar challenges with mental health feel less alone.
Read MoreThe embryologist threw me off guard with an early morning phone call with our day 5 embryo update. I spent the rest of the day processing the news, googling definitions, and trying to make sense of this phase of IVF.
Read MoreOur egg retrieval was this past Saturday (9/8/18), and today I’m sharing how the trigger shot and egg retrieval went. I’ll also share our initial results. We are now entering the “hurry up and wait” phase of IVF as we wait in anticipation for the results of our embryos as they continue to develop!
Read MoreGuest writer, Karli, embraces her "back pain" unicorn today! In her funky, fresh way, Karli describes how this pain has impacted her life and how she's coping with it.
Read MoreSeven days of IVF stimulation medications down…only a couple more to go! Today I share an update on how the IVF stimulation phase has been going for us, including details about my IVF medications, symptoms, and plan for egg retrieval!
Read MoreI share a frustrating update about my follicle count and size during this IVF stimulation phase. I remind myself to breathe and stay here because the future is unknown…no one knows the end of my story yet. I also share a beautiful poem by Lynn Shattuck.
Read MoreTiffany joins the Unicorn Mission by sharing her story about coming to terms with becoming a mother at age 17. She explores the anger she feels about life’s hardships (women especially), ridiculous societal standards, and her own self-judgment. Click to read more about Tiffany’s story!
Read MoreGuest Writer and clinical psychologist, Sarah, shares her story! She articulately and authentically talks about the difficulty she and her husband experienced when trying to get pregnant with their third child. Because of her low ovarian reserve, they tried IUIs and IVF. Click to read more about her story!
Read MoreI reflect on the simultaneously speedy and slow passage of time during the IVF process (and life in general)! I write a summary of recent IVF happenings to my future self. Click to read more…
Read MoreCory, the other half of this one-horned adventure, introduces himself to the Unicorn community! Click to read more about a man’s perspective on infertility and this IVF process…
Read MoreAshley, an OBGYN Nurse Practitioner (NP), shares her story about her son Alex who left this world too soon. Even after experiencing stillbirth, Ashley has found the strength help other mothers as an NP. Ashley also worked as an NP in the field of Psychiatry/Mental Health, so she makes the perfect addition to the Unicorn Mission!
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