Pregnancy After Infertility

“Dear pregnancy after infertility…

My dream became true, but my nightmare isn’t over

If only, it would be easy after suffering infertility for so many years

But it’s not

Pregnancy after infertility means taking a pregnancy test every morning, just for reassurance to confirm that I am still pregnant

It means, that I am praying for my HCG to rise more and more each day

It means, being anxious before every sonogram, hoping that my baby is still growing and breathing

It means, creating a new community of support for myself

Pregnancy after infertility is holding onto so many emotions.

I am excited and I am scared.
I am hopeful and I have doubt.
I am happy and I am sad.

Pregnancy after infertility is a new chapter of my long journey to parenthood.”

—Submitted by one of our followers who is incredibly grateful to be in this position, but is still grappling with so many difficult (and normal!) emotions