by Corey Whelan It is a mess in NYC right now.  Dirty snow piled everywhere and icy patches of melt freeze, melt freeze.  My daughter Caitlin has a nine block walk to the bus that gets her to school and I take that walk with her every day.  Yesterday it was a joke, the snow was ...

by Corey Whelan For many pregnant women, particularly those who struggled to get there, pregnancy can be a period of unexpected stress.  Having undergone the trauma of infertility, many women are afraid to trust that their pregnancy will last, or that their dream of becoming a mommy might ...

 by Corey Whelan According to recent estimates, roughly six million Americans are affected by infertility today and need medical support in order to have their family.  In 20% of these cases, the underlying cause is male factor infertility.  In 30-40% of these cases, infertility ...

by Corey Whelan According to Wikipedia, evolution is defined as a "slow change in groups of living things over time".  One of the tenets of evolutionary theory is that people should actually die of old age once their reproductive lives are complete, at around age 55.  It has, however, ...

A Weblog Reprinted from November 15, 2007 by Corey Whelan   My mom never had regular periods. She was married for 14 years and got pregnant when she was 40. She was pregnant for five months before she realized it; everyone thought she was simply getting fat. So, when I, her only daughter, ...

by Corey Whelan  I used to call September my spiritual month.  The color of the sky, that amazing blue.  The leaves falling.  The crisp air.  It all worked for me.  I chose to get married in September.  My twin's due date was September 29th.  Now, I ...

by Corey Whelan   Not that I’m dramatic or anything, but I trust Dr. Steven Gelman with my life.  Even more than that, I trust him with the lives of my children.  Dr. Gelman has been their pediatrician for almost 14 years and has seen us through a lot.   So of ...

Tonight I am going to Coney Island with my kids to see the fireworks.  We will ride the Cyclone first (at least they will, you can’t get me on a roller coaster to save my life) and then Nathan’s, and after that we’ll hang out on the board walk until the display starts a ...