When I was asked to be interviewed by Valerie at Eggsperiences, I was confused. After all, the title of her blog is “All Things Egg Freezing.”
I didn’t freeze my eggs.
I didn’t contemplate freezing my eggs.
I didn’t even know that much about egg freezing when I would have ideally frozen my eggs.
I agreed to the interview, but was nervous after doing so. I’ve been here before. Telling my secondary infertility story to people who felt they could not relate because I already had a child, and desired a second.
When I questioned why Valerie’s listeners might be interested in my story, she simply said that she wanted to expose her listeners to all types of stories. Not just egg freezing.
And when I enlightened her to what’s referred to as the Pain Olympics, she was flabbergasted.
“All pain is valid,” she said. “That just doesn’t seem right.”
And I agreed.
She even spoke of this in a recent blog post.
Tomorrow my story will be featured on Eggsperiences on the “Stories,” page. I will post the link when it goes live.
It has been 6 years since we were informed our unborn baby did not have a heartbeat. Each time the anniversary rolls around, I try to busy myself with something fun and light hearted. We often take a long weekend road trip, or plan an activity away from home.
This is not to forget what happened. It is to be grateful for the life that I have now, and not dwell on the past and what could have been.
If the term infertility amnesia existed, it would be defined as having no memory of an infertility journey. I I do not believe that people are capable of actually forgetting about what they experienced. Infertility creates chaos, devastation, anger, disappointment, trauma, grief, loss, and so much more, and it is just not possible for the brain to forget it.
Fellow blogger and infertility advocate Kaeleigh MacDonald released Extra! on January 22, 2018. Extra is a children’s book that tells the story of a family that needed a little extra help to create their son. It’s a story that reveals how families are created in a myriad of ways.
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