The theme for this years National Infertility Awareness Week is You Are Not Alone. When I first started to get an inkling that having kids wasn't going to be as easy as I thought, I didn't know of anyone in my generation who had any trouble. I didn't have anyone to talk to that would truly understand what I was going through. As I started paying more attention to those around me, I started to realize how many of them were also dealing with this. And as I became more vocal about my own infertility, numerous other people would open up to me about how they were going through the same journey. It was so many. Each time I heard of someone else going through the same thing I was, my heart would break a little for them, because I don't want anyone to have to suffer this way. But I also was encouraged, because I knew I wasn't alone. Here were other women who knew what I was going through. Sure, we all had slightly different stories, but we all longed to have a baby, and none of us were able to.
I now have a community of people who know what I'm going through, and I can turn to them, simply in tears sometimes, and they will understand. They know what to say and what not to say. They know the pain that I can't put in to words. They just know. And I know that I am not alone.
I have also been blessed to receive the love ad support I have from those who may not be infertile, but simply love me and want me to know the desires of my heart. I am so grateful that they are praying for me. Some of them I know I can talk to about my infertility, without it being weird. With others, there doesn't need to be any conversation. I just know that they are there for me.
To my infertile sisters - There are others around you who know your pain. And there are many who love and support you, even without knowing your pain. If I personally can do anything at all for you, please reach out. Especially those who may still be hiding their infertility. It's such a lonely place.
But you (we) are not alone.
-MNM
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