As I am sharing “Our Journey to Jackie” which includes journal entries from our “trying journey” I noticed today that I did not journal after July 1st all the way to January…5 months! There is something to be said about this science. This week is Infertility Awareness Week, and though Jack and I were able to get pregnant twice I still can’t help but to share the impact that our first 11 months of trying had on us. “They” say it takes an average of a year to get pregnant…but this of course is an average. Some couples struggle for years, some only for a few days…some their entire lives…the point is…pregnancy is a MIRACLE! It is a miracle every time a healthy baby is born. So many take this for granted while so many others struggle day in and day out. They struggle mostly in silence. Infertility is a word that I cringed at for months…it is something that was in the back of my mind every month we didn’t get pregnant. I had numerous conversation with my doctor and we had a plan in place if we were not pregnant by the average 12 month mark. I know how long 11 months felt for us…I can’t even image what it feels like to go past that and to actually dive into the infertility journey. Jack and I of course were chosen for an entirely different journey to share with the world but I can’t help but to at least share that we too felt the emotional strain of the possibility of infertility. My heart hurts for those of you out there struggling with infertility. Luckily…many are beginning to speak out…if you are one who hasn’t that’s okay too…just do me a favor and find those who are speaking out. Read their blogs, read their books…find them and hold on tight. Stick together…you are not alone!
We love you!
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