Fertility Instagram can be a lifeline — a space to learn, connect, and feel less alone. But sometimes, that same space that once felt healing can feel heavy. You might notice yourself closing the app with a pit in your stomach instead of a sense of community. Or scrolling out of habit, not hope. That’s […]
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Mentor of the Month: Ben Goldberg
Thank you Ben for paying it forward; for your dedication in being a strong support system for Jewish men dealing with infertility. What led you to become a Fertility Friends peer mentor? My wife and I struggled with infertility and, after our first son was born, I brought it up while speaking at his bris. […]
Lisa’s Story
My Fertility Journey & Asherman’s Syndrome Diagnosis By: Lisa McCarty It’s funny, at first when my period stopped I felt relieved, as if I was free from it all, the cramps and headaches. Then, after 3 years I became concerned and visited my OB. They told me to see an endocrinologist to determine the cause. […]
Journeying to Parenthood – By: Malkie Bobker
Get married and a start a family. It is an idea that most of us are conditioned to internalize early on in life, especially in the Jewish community. Little girls dress up as brides, and young children push their dolls and teddy bears in their toy strollers, pretending to be Mommy or Daddy. When a […]
Secondary Infertility – A Story of Struggle, Persistence and Hope – BY: Tani Schwartz-Herman
SHARING OUR STORY We struggled for nearly 5 years with secondary infertility. Throughout our fertility treatments, one of the things that continuously inspired me were the articles I read about other women’s infertility journeys. Through these stories I found hope, a sense of connectedness, and affirmation. Now that our journey has come to an end with […]
The power of community by Elie Salomon
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]I am writing this as a community member, mother of 4 miraculous children born via various Assisted Reproductive Technologies, and co-founder of Yesh Tikva, an organization that provides free support and services to Jewish families facing infertility. Last year, in communities across the US, women and girls gathered for a challah bake under the […]
