Infertile thoughts...

These past few days, I've been doing a lot of thinking about our journey with infertility.

As some of you know, I was diagnosed with unexplained infertility almost 3 years ago. For me, it was a devastating diagnosis. I wanted my doctors to know exactly what was wrong with me and be able to offer some kind of treatment or cure. But that wasn't the case. Being "unexplained," just meant the doctors had no idea why I couldn't get pregnant. I of course, blamed myself, I mean why wouldn't I, it was my body that was failing right? My age. My old eggs. And my system that couldn't hold onto an embryo. For me the worst part  of infertility was the shame I draped over myself when I knew I couldn't get pregnant like everyone else. Even now, as I sit here maybe 2 weeks from delivery, I still carry that cloak of shame. But it's lighter now. With two tons of heart break and a whole lot of joy, here we are.

So why am I talking about this today...it's because RedBook has an article and website this month called "The Truth About Trying." They've interviewed celebrities and women like me who are dealing with infertility. What people don't realize is that infertility touches one in eight women in the US. Nobody talks about it and there is a whole lot of needless shame being carried around by a lot of women.

If you have a friend or loved one that is struggling with infertility take time to listen and be mindful of their sensitivity. And never, ever say just "just relax and stop thinking about it."

http://www.redbookmag.com/health-wellness/advice/infertility-video-series?click=pp