“Grief, I’ve learned, is really just love. It’s all the love you want to give, but cannot. All that unspent love gathers up in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in that hollow part of your chest. Grief is just love with no place to go.” JAMIE ANDERSON A miscarriage […]
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“Don’t expect everyone to understand your journey, especially if they’ve never had to walk your path.” Anonymous In vitro fertilization or IVF treatment as it’s more commonly called, is a method of assisted reproduction in which a woman’s eggs are fertilized by a man’s sperm outside of the body in a medical laboratory. After an
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Research shows us that 11% of US women and 9% of US men have experienced infertility, defined as being unable to conceive after twelve months or more of trying. Medicine has come a long way in diagnosing and treating infertility with IUI, IVF, egg and sperm donation, egg freezing, and surrogacy, all providing viable paths
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When you struggle with infertility or experience pregnancy loss, it can feel like you’re alone in the world. Between pregnancy announcements on social media and insensitive relatives that always seem to say the wrong thing, infertility can make you feel like an outlier. Though infertility is extremely common, it’s not always discussed publicly due to
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When it comes to infertility, we hear a lot about women’s struggles to get or stay pregnant. It’s not uncommon to see female celebrities bravely discuss their journey with IVF or even read a personal post about miscarriage from a Facebook friend. In 2021, many people feel comfortable enough to share their experiences with infertility,
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“They say it takes a village to raise a child. Sometimes it takes a village to have a child.” Sara Walsh What Is Gestational Surrogacy? Surrogacy is an arrangement where a woman agrees to carry a child for another person or couple who will then become the parents. Surrogacy is sometimes carried out by family
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? “Somewhere over the rainbow ~ Way up high ~ There’s a land that I heard of ~ Once in a lullaby ~ Somewhere over the rainbow ~Skies are blue ~ And the dreams you dare to dream ~ Really do come true…” ? The Wizard of Oz What Are Rainbow Babies? Sometime in the
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There’s a light that shines in the darkness. There’s a destiny waiting at the end of the road. There’s meaning in the middle of this emptiness. There’s a reason you’ve been asked to carry this heavy load.” -Justin Farley Inspired by #NAIW, this month we are focused on breaking the stigma associated with infertility. By
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Infertility is not a group we wanted to join and “infertility warrior” is not a badge we chose to wear. The truth is that infertility is an emotionally and physically painful and unfair condition that affects men and women of all ethnicities, ages, cultures, religions, and incomes. No infertility journey looks the same; each person
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Each quarter, the Gift of Parenthood opens the door to hope with fertility assistance grants presented to deserving individuals and couples across the country. On April 13th, 2021, Gift of Parenthood announced the 2021 Spring Blossom Grant Giveaway grant recipients. These applicants will receive financial assistance towards their fertility treatments as a result of another
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