Infertile aesthetic

There was a couple in our church that were barren. I don’t know the medical reasons for it – I just remember watching their struggle to conceive. I remember how as a church we rallied around them; how we stood with them as they responded to altar call after altar call praying for a miracle. Every time another round of IVF failed, we built them up with our words and prayers of encouragement. Every time …

Beginning an IVF cycle!

This just speaks so strongly to me. There will always be an empty place in my heart that was meant for the babies I can never have. It hasn't gotten any easier.

Here we are again... Yet another "Last Cycle". It seems on the road through infertility, there are endless "last cycles". The first, last cycle is of course your last cycle on birth control, or last cycle preventing pregnancy. The world is happy place during this cycle. You're completely oblivious to...

The Lunatic of Étretat Date 1871 Artist: Hugues Merle, French, 1823 - 1881 Chrysler Museum

I tried in vitro fertilization and here's what I wish I would have known beforehand. Advice from a fellow infertile woman.

This week, April 19-25, 2015, is National Infertility Awareness Week. It's a week to highlight a disease which effects over 7 million people in the United States alone. Yes, I said people. Infertility effects men and women equally. Although infertility is a medical condition with various causes and treatments, arguably the worst part about it is the emotional impact. : You feel guilty for not being able to give your spouse the family you both dreamed of. You feel ashamed of your body for not…