Honest words for infertility, IVF, loss, and everything after
Welcome to the Laurel Luna blog — a space for the both/and of infertility, IVF, loss, life after treatment ends, grief, and navigating what comes next. Whether you're in the middle of a cycle, holding a loss, newly pregnant and still bracing for the worst, or years out and still carrying pieces of it — you're welcome here exactly as you are.
You'll find honest reflections on fertility treatment, grief, and the messy in-between, plus tools and resources to help you hold what's hard without needing to tie it up neatly. No toxic positivity. Just community to help you feel a little less alone.
The Challenges Nobody Talks About: Life as an IVF Parent
Someone asked me the other day if being an IVF parent feels different from being a "regular" parent. I paused- because after years of treatment, I'd almost forgotten that most people don't wonder if their happiness has an expiration date.
This Thanksgiving, I'm Grateful for Science
This Thanksgiving, I’m grateful for science.
I know that’s not usually how these posts start. Typically, people lead with family, health, home. I’m grateful for those things, too. But, this year, I keep coming back to this: I’m grateful for IVF.