Infertility

This is a really difficult point of discussion, but something that is so important to get out there for women who have experienced the tragedy of pregnancy loss. First of all, it is common- we will just get the numbers out of the way to start - overall, it’s estimated …

These days, more people are carefully planning when they start their families. In fact, according to the CDC’s National Vital Statistics Report, in 1980 the average age of first birth was 22.7, versus 26.3 in 2014. That’s a pretty significant shift over 26 years! I see most young couples spending more …

By Megan Clowers, OMD at Saint Mary’s Center for Family and Integrated Medicine.  Have you ever been curious or perhaps even skeptical about acupuncture? You’re not alone. In recent years, acupuncture has been gaining in popularity…we’ve seen it on the news, on the Instagram feeds of celebrities and yes, even …

Squeezing into pantyhose, a suit and skirt, was not easy with my quickly changing body as I progress through this much coveted pregnancy….but I took one for the team folks. As I stated in my last blog post, I am exiting Infertility Highway, but am not leaving behind my community …

Tacked to the wall were hundreds of baby pictures. Twins, some triplets, mostly singletons. Photos that were beginning to show signs of aging, curled at the corners. Babies in outfits that came straight from the 90’s. Poor kids. Dressed in plaid ‘skorts’ and denim from head to foot for the …