About

To the Romans, Turia was an example of an outstanding moral woman. I can’t say I’m so exemplary, but we do share one thing in common: our infertility. I’m anovulatory, and have been since I went off the pill in July ’07. Trying to have a baby has led to diagnoses of hypothyroidism and PCOS. A laparoscopy in February ’09 threw endometriosis into the mix. Before all of this started I was more likely to define myself by my age (31), nationality (Canadian) and general outlook on life (wryly optimistic). My beloved husband, Q. (for Quintus- Turia’s husband), and our two cats keep me looking on the bright side of life. A five-day blastocyst transfer in August 2010 finally brought us a BFP. On Mother’s Day, May 8 2011, we welcomed our son into the world. Now I just have to figure out how to be a parent!