Secondary Infertility Simchas Torah Edition
Simchas Torah is one of the hardest holidays to manage. For families experiencing secondary infertility there can be a pressure to push away your own pain and emotions for the sake of your children.
Duda’im
The pain of secondary infertility is different than primary. But it is one that creates similar feelings of isolation and loneliness. Please don’t gaslight people’s pain, even if they have children.
Swaddle Blanket
Here is another piece about secondary infertility - the space between appreciation for the family you already have and yearning for the family you desperately want.
“Why Is It Taking So Long?”
Sharing this voice from the community about the pain of secondary infertility and how it is heart wrenching to hear a child ask “when will I get a sibling?”
A Shattered Heart: Story About Secondary Infertility
This a heart wrenching story from another follower, this time about her journey with secondary infertility, hope, treatments, and all the emotions that come with it.
Pregnancy Loss As Experienced by Someone on the Asexual Spectrum
Pregnancy loss is complicated for all people, dealing grief, etc. - but for people in the LGBTQ+ community, it’s even more complicated. Here’s one person’s perspective.
Feeling Unseen in Loss Spaces as a Part of the LGBTQ+ Community
Feelin unseen in spaces that are supposed to provide support can make a fertility journey far more difficult than it already is, particularly when dealing with loss.
Guilt in the Queer Community
Beyond an actual loss or diagnosis, there is so much shame surrounding these experiences for people in the queer community because they think everything is a punishment for who they are.
Family Building for Individuals in the LGBTQ+ Community
Constantly questing whether or not a fertility space is inclusive or welcoming can take a big emotional toll on an already taxing emotional and physical experience.
Fertility Preservation as a Jewish Transgender Man
A story of fertility preservation as a transgender man. Being a single man in a fertility clinic can be a really strange experience. It’s even more strange when you’re there to freeze your eggs.
Building My Jewish Two-Mom Family
It's always hard to raise a child, but it can be harder for people in the jewish queer space. These are some questions that all parents ask if they are using a donor
Supporting LGBTQ+ Fertility Journeys and Intersectionality
The fertility process for those in the LGBTQ+ community requires significant time and energy to navigate extra steps including minority stress, lack of inclusive resources, and inadequate representation.
LGBTQ+ Fertility Journey and Finances
Finances are the thing holding so many people back from pursuing the family of their dreams. For so many in the queer community, having a baby can be cross-prohibitive.
Having a Known Donor
When people embark on their fertility journey and are seeking a donor, it’s common to use biological material from someone you know - whether family or friend.
Fertility Journeys: Early Considerations for the Queer Community
Most people starting their fertility journeys explore their circumstances and/or options until marriage. For those in the queer community, it is usually something that is thought about long before.
Path To Parenthood For the LGBTQ+ Community
There are so many factors that those in the LGBTQ+ community have to consider even before they might contend with infertility, loss, or any other challenges that may arise on their fertility journey.
Chromosomal Translocation
While many undergo fertility treatments because of a medical diagnosis of infertility, others have a different genetic condition or disorders which necessitate IVF to ensure a healthy child.
“Our sex life totally changed when we found out we needed to do IVF/PGD to avoid the BRCA gene”
One of the things we hear over and over again is about the struggles many of you are experiencing about intimacy. Infertility and loss can change so many aspects about a relationship.
“Do we continue to do IVF and deal with all these failed procedures, or do I get pregnant naturally and abort?”
had one baby and was pregnant with another when we discovered we were both carriers for a severe and rare genetic condition. We decided to do IVF and have been unsuccessful for over two years now.
“I am a Carrier for a Genetic Abnormality Called a Robertsonian Translocation”
This story highlights the complexities and emotions that come with a genetic concern; handling the diagnosis, reimagining what your family will look like and dealing with the unknown of it all.