October Awareness…
October Awareness… October is a month that brings awareness to pregnancy loss—but also I feel it shares two journeys that are so often carried in silence: Loss & Infertility. For us, infertility was a battle before we even began “trying.” We wanted to start our family when we felt ready—not when the universe, or society, thought we should. But before we could even think about timing, the questions started: “When are you going to give that man a baby?” “You’re not going to be young forever.” “When are you going to give us another baby to cuddle?” As if a child were some kind of participation trophy. Every time someone asked, it burned inside me. At first, I’d vent for hours to my husband. But eventually, I realized I had to stand up for our privacy and our family. So I started firing back. Sometimes unhinged, sometimes blunt, always honest: “Well Susie, when you’re part of the process, then you can decide.” “We were actually hoping you’d give us a kid.” Or my favorite: “That’s not a...