BRENT STOLLER

A hopeful, (sometimes) humorous take on the traumas of infertility and pregnancy loss.

IVF 5: Preliminary Results, Part I

Emily’s fifth egg retrieval is complete, and the first wave of results is in.

How many eggs were retrieved? How many had properly matured? And how many of those were successfully fertilized?

IVF 5: It’s Egg Retrieval Time

Emily’s fifth IVF egg retrieval has now been scheduled.

In this video, we discuss what our mantra is going into the procedure, and Emily tries to snag an endorsement deal from one of her favorite ovary-friendly products.

IVF 5: Anything and Everything

Three days and nine shots into IVF round 5 (as of this recording), Emily and I discuss our state of mind, body and being.

What spirit animal is Emily channeling? And why does she hope to turn into a French delicacy?

The Day Our Lives Changed Forever

On July 15, 2016, Emily went in for an MRI as part of the follow-up protocol for the cancer she’d beaten the year before.

The test results she received changed our lives forever — and not in the way we thought they might have.

IVF 5: Shots Fired

This morning, Emily injected her first shot of IVF round 5. And as always, she didn’t flinch, and did so with a smile.

Also, we had our first run-in with YouTube’s copyright police.