Empowered Passover
9 things you can say to family or friends to make you feel empowered during Passover (and always!). “I won’t be able to make it. Something came up.”
Crazy Things Heard Over Passover
Crazy things followers have heard from friends and family over Passover. We wish we were making these up. These. Are. Awful. Period. Sending you all love
Yearning on Pesach
No one is saying that you can't complain. No one is saying that parenting isn't hard. Being on the receiving end of these kinds of messages/posts for the last 10 days can be hard for anyone struggling to have a baby.
Questions You Ask Yourself
Have you found yourself asking any of these questions? As we gear up for our Fertility Support Summit, these are some things we’re thinking about.
Infertility and Running
Infertility takes so much from our identity. Thank you @rachelteachestorah for sharing your words on infertility, resilience, and yes, running.
Pregnancy Thoughts
Thoughts and feelings towards pregnancy look very different after infertility and loss. Even though this is something that we desperately want, it brings a mix of emotions and lots of anxiety.
Mental Health Care
When it comes to taking care of our mental health, self care, setting boundaries, and advocating for ourselves are just as important as speaking with a therapist.
They Are Struggling Even If...
Just because someone appears to have it all together on the outside, doesn't mean they're not struggling on the inside. This goes for mental health and infertility.
Infertility Has Rewritten My Life’s Story
Longing for a child is deep and painful. And it changes you forever. Read one woman’s story below. “I don’t read novels much anymore. When I was younger I used to love it.”
Surviving Mother’s Day
Our experts from the Global Jewish Fertility Support Summit shared so many invaluable pieces of advice, including tips for surviving Mother’s Day.
Questioning Yourself
These are some of the most common comments that people say to make you question yourself, including “You are too sensitive, you are overreacting.”
When People Don’t Take You Seriously
Feeling like you aren’t being taken seriously adds to the sense of isolation and loneliness that already exists from infertility, grief, and loss.
Medical Gaslighting
Medical gaslighting is a phenomenon where individuals seeking medical care are dismissed by healthcare professionals.
Stop Gaslighting Yourself
Just like how you should not allow anyone else to gaslight you and make you feel less-than and unheard, don’t speak to yourself this way!
Pretending to be OK
We see all of you who are struggling to make it through each day and put on a smile even when you feel like you can barely breathe.
Every Milestone
This is a peek into what holidays and milestones feel like when you are experiencing infertility. Another year without a baby.
Productive Jealousy
Jealousy is a deeply natural and human emotion and it is very hard to avoid. Within our community there are a myriad of reasons people may feel jealous.
Thoughts During The Wait
It’s hard to put all 5,000 thoughts that run through our minds during the two week wait into one graphic. But we tried to capture the essence.
Surviving the Two Week Wait
Remember to take care of yourself during the wait… even if all you really want to do is hide in bed and take a test every hour.
“Just do IVF!”
Today is World IVF Day so here is your reminder that IVF, while miraculous, is not for everyone. It is physically, mentally, and financially taxing and doesn't always work.