Author Archives: haleybartsch

I’m going to pause our story to talk about the dreaded question.  It’s a question that seems so innocent, but it’s like a punch to the gut every time I hear it: “Do you guys have any kids?”  It’s a normal question to ask someone, right?  Almost everyone has kids, right? And anyone that doesn’t have them is probably planning to,Continue reading “The Dreaded Question”

In the spring of 2015, we began our first IVF cycle. When I reflect back on that time I’m flooded with lots of emotion. There was a lot going on in our lives. My grandma became ill was and was admitted to St. Paul’s Hospital. My mom’s cancer had spread from her colon and wasContinue reading “IVF Round #1”

We had one positive test with IUI. I remember thinking, this is it. It’s going to work next time. Two more rounds of IUI and nothing. At this point we were about two years trying to conceive. It felt like an eternity. Our fertility doctor now told us that we would be good candidates for IVF.  InfertilityContinue reading “IVF Explained”

Quite often, IUI is the first treatment someone with infertility will try. It’s relatively inexpensive (compared to other treatments) and non-invasive. The success rate of a medicated IUI cycle in a female with healthy eggs and two open fallopian tubes is 15% to 25%. Our first IUI was in the spring of 2014. It resultedContinue reading “The Beginning and the End”

I always knew I wanted to be a mom. From a young age, I loved children. I took the babysitters course in grade 5 and started watching my younger sister when our parents were out. I had several regular babysitting jobs. I loved babies and baby showers and kids’ birthday parties. I played house andContinue reading “And the Infertility Story Begins…”

This infertility story began as a love story… and it still is a love story.  I like to hear about of how couples met.  I like to tell people how we met.  It started as a grade 9 crush.  Dustin was in grade 11, had curly blonde locks, and played in a band.  Of course, he had noContinue reading “Our Love Story…”