I am an infertility survivor. I am part of an infertile couple. Our baby is a result of reproductive technology. His conception required a whole team of people and weeks of embarrassing, intimate procedures for me. We are the lucky ones - we conceived and achieved a 'live birth' on the first try. We could afford the treatment and didn't have any medical complications. Others aren't so lucky....
Infertility is a very private pain but lived in public.
It is impossible to get away from. Every day shopping trips are traumatic as you are confronted by babies and pregnant women everywhere!
Your friends get pregnant and although you can be 'happy for them,' you also loathe their luck over yours.
Child abuse/death cases are reported and you sob for that baby who would have been more than welcome in your home.
Other people complain about their children; the inconvenience, the noise, the expense -- you can't say to an acquaintance, "Shut up! I'd take that child off your hands tomorrow!"
But as I say - we were lucky - we were blessed.
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