This summer and into fall I am writing a series of blog posts telling the story of our infertility journey.

Following is a list of all the posts, with links to the ones I’ve put up already. I’ll update with links as I put the posts on the blog. Some of the posts are password protected, to give me little protection. You are welcome to read them, though. The password is 4friends&family [Edited: These posts are public now. Read away!]






Infertility Journey: Index of Posts




1. Something Completely Different
Why I’m writing about our seven years of unexplained infertility

2. In the Beginning There Was Silence
The beginning of my struggle to connect with God during infertility

3. Sharing Burdens of Grief
Why infertility hurts. Does it help to compare types of grief?

4. Losing Control
The beginnings of desperation

5. Dr. Debbie versus the Rhinosaurs
Taking the frustrations of “unexplained infertility” to all new levels

6. Being Childlike Without Children
Our first visit to the reproductive endocrinologist

7. Considering Adoption
Why not “just” adopt?

8. A Controversial Topic
The reasons we decided to do IVF after all

9. The Year Things Fell Apart
A rough year off of treatments

10. Success Story
Our happy ending






Also, here is a link to a Christian infertility forum that was helpful to me for several years:


Hannah.org Community Forums


This message board is a loving community of women with a wide variety of experiences, from those just beginning to chart cycles to those pursuing multiple in vitro attempts. There are boards for the especially isolating challenges of secondary infertility and male factor infertility as well. (The forum is for women only.) There are also boards for those who are pursuing adoption.

It has taken me a few years to get to the point where I could write about infertility. Talking about it still doesn’t go well! In some ways, after we had children, I felt like I lost a community and a ministry. Hannah.org realizes this, and they’ve set up a sister site for moms struggling to parent after infertility:


ParentingAfterInfertility.com


I am no longer on either of these boards, and there may have been changes since I was there. In fact, both sites have added blogs! The founders and moderators work hard to foster a supportive community of women as they walk through similar experiences.


If you are here because you or someone you know is going through this, blessings to you. It is a rough road.