It’s National Infertility Awareness Week. I just gave myself an injection but still have to keep quiet. I can’t share my story out loud as I wish, so this will do for now. The first time I went to the doctors office I thought there was something wrong with only me but as I looked […]
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Freedom
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]How can I feel freedom when I Feel trapped, anxious, and numb? Feeling scared about the future. As I cry the tears of our ancestors as they were leaving Egypt. We remember the bitterness as we go through this journey and the bitterness we feel with every piece of bad news we receive. We are […]
I Didn’t Choose
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I didn’t choose to be a warrior. I didn’t choose to have PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome). I didn’t choose to be infertile. I didn’t choose to not know when I would ovulate. And because of all of this, I don’t get to choose when I’ll get pregnant. It’s not easy. Infertility sucks. It’s so isolating. […]
Top Ten Tips for Husbands By a Woman Who’s Been There- Shared Anonymously in Honor of Infertility Awareness Shabbat 2021
What to Expect When You and Your Wife Experience Pregnancy Loss: Introduction: When my paternal grandmother passed away, my dad sat shiva (7 days of mourning). My mom spent the week answering the phone, answering the door, taking coats, serving meals, and holding court for the many visitors who came to comfort my dad and […]
Purim and Tears
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I’m not dressing up this Purim. I wasn’t feeling it. As we just started treatment I couldn’t focus on anything else. I want to dress up like a mother. But do I want to just dress up like a mother or do I want to be a mother? I want to be a mother. Hiding […]
Thinking About Rosh Hashana
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Rosh Hashanah is just around the corner, and I usually take this time to assess how my year has gone. I don’t believe in focusing on regret, and how bad I have done, as that just makes me feel down, and is usually not at all constructive. I rather focus on the positive, how much […]
