Have you read the Self article "This Women has a Secret"? It was a life changing article for so many women and helped them find their "voice" for infertility... because so often women suffer in silence!
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My Hopeful Journey was only a concept when this article was published. Thanks to Jennifer Wolff Perrine it was one of the driving forces to bring a "voice" to this concept. I wanted to do my part in helping women that are struggling with infertility.
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Read more at the blog post "Finding a Voice for Infertility".
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Showing posts with label Self - Breaking the Silence on Infertility. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Self - Breaking the Silence on Infertility. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Friday, August 6, 2010
Finding A Voice for Infertility
The Self article, "Breaking the Silence on Infertility" by Jennifer Wolff Perinne gave me the push that I needed to start this blog. Please take a few minutes to read this article.
I have experienced infertility for over 5 years. There is a certain guilt associated with infertility. Women seem to find refuge in sharing information anonymously in forums and blogs (like this) but can't share their experience with their closest family and friends. I do understand...
I felt like I needed to get support from my family and friends and when I tried to explain the frustrations of treatment and my progress or lack of progress the conversation turned into an advanced science lesson about reproduction... what is a follicle, why does it matter that your estrogen wasn't increasing the way it should, etc. I ended up feeling like I was providing the support and spending so much time just explaining. This was NOT what I needed!
For the first few years I didn't talk to the women that were sitting next to me in the waiting rooms even though they were going through exactly what I was. After awhile I started to meet the women that I was sitting next to and across from. I started to form a support system with these women. We encouraged each other, we spoke the same language and we shared information. How can we better support each other in our journey? As tough as it is, we need to create a support system, whatever that may be. We need to take control.
Please share here what worked for you and what did not work for you.
I have experienced infertility for over 5 years. There is a certain guilt associated with infertility. Women seem to find refuge in sharing information anonymously in forums and blogs (like this) but can't share their experience with their closest family and friends. I do understand...
I felt like I needed to get support from my family and friends and when I tried to explain the frustrations of treatment and my progress or lack of progress the conversation turned into an advanced science lesson about reproduction... what is a follicle, why does it matter that your estrogen wasn't increasing the way it should, etc. I ended up feeling like I was providing the support and spending so much time just explaining. This was NOT what I needed!
For the first few years I didn't talk to the women that were sitting next to me in the waiting rooms even though they were going through exactly what I was. After awhile I started to meet the women that I was sitting next to and across from. I started to form a support system with these women. We encouraged each other, we spoke the same language and we shared information. How can we better support each other in our journey? As tough as it is, we need to create a support system, whatever that may be. We need to take control.
Please share here what worked for you and what did not work for you.
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