“This Covid Thing Sucks”
I’ve been been getting a lot of messages lately from those of you with pregnancy anxiety, and how it’s compounded by the fact that you can’t have anyone with you at your doctor visits.
Celebrating Mother’s Day
I will get there. I am working OVERTIME to become a mother. Mother’s Day is to celebrate anyone caring for others, giving to others.
Finding Me
“I struggled to be in met o feel all of me to hold me i forgot me i couldn’t be me i lost me i lost me in the dark night silencedby him i lost me when my body was no longer mine”
To The Mom Today
“I would be grateful to have a screaming child. A child not wanting to leave the ice rink. But my shot for only one....I was only asking G-d for one...may be gone.”
Family Picture on School Supply List
This is another reason why back-to-school time is hard for people in the infertility and loss community: a request for a family picture on a child's school supply list.
Things Are Not Always What They Seem
This piece shares an important reminder that you can’t always tell what someone is going through just based on how they look on the outside.
Emotions and Overwhelm
This is infertility. This is the side of infertility you may not see. The internal struggle to make it through cry day, every cycle, every event without breaking down.
Two Warriors
This piece about fertility treatments in Israel during war struck me so deeply. We are all going through challenging times. 💔💔💔 Praying for everyone to be successful, very very soon!
Navigating This: Life Is a Test
We hear from so many of you how you feel like you're being tested... Here is one person's thoughts in a poem titles Navigating This Life is a Test
“Having Him Just Reminded Me of The Boy I Lost”
Here is a story from a follower about the complicated feelings of being grateful for another baby, while still deeply grieving the loss of a previous one.
Purpose
This next voice from the community is from a follower experiencing a deeply painful and lonely infertility journey, not feeling purposeful or having a purpose.
“Are We Not Deserving of Descendants too?”
This is infertility. This is the raw, unfiltered side. Where we ask, Why her and not me? Am I not good enough? Did I do something wrong?
Those of Us Who Will Never Be Able to Have Children
Every person has their own journey with fertility. Some have happy endings… and some don’t. We’ll never sugar coat it and make empty promises. Come as you are and we’ll hold you as you are.
“I am holding my sweet 2 month old baby boy while my sister-in-law buried her baby girl 2 weeks ago.”
How do I tell my sister who just had a loss that I am pregnant? Swipe to read this next voice from the community about relationships, loss, and guilt. And read that last slide twice. It’s a good one. 🫂
“Who Is A Mother?”
Mother’s Day is hard. There’s a million questions, and only a handful of answers. Swipe to read a few of them 💔
“Am I A Mother?”
What makes someone a mother?
A personal story about Mother’s Day
80. My Story and Why I Started I Was Supposed To Have A Baby
Aimee Baron, MD talks about her own personal experiences with loss, how she grieved her losses, the person that helped her during that time and why she started I Was Supposed To Have A Baby.
Voices From The Community: Loss
Swipe to read this vulnerable and raw voice from the community about her pregnancy loss. The grief. The pain. The horror. And these emotions don’t just go away.
Voices From The Community: Infant and Pregnancy Loss Awareness
Everyone has different preferences when navigating the unimaginable heartbreak of pregnancy or infant loss. Swipe to read one woman’s personal thoughts and preferences. Does this resonate with you?
Voices From The Community: Infant and Pregnancy Loss Awareness
Even in the midst of crisis, due dates still come and go. This is one woman’s experience thinking about her due date. Swipe to read her story.