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Commonly Asked Questions
Infertility triggers so many questions, starting with “why?” We seek answers from medical professionals as well as from God. These posts explore many questions surrounding infertility, including “When do we quit trying?” and “Is adoption the answer?” Browse these posts while you process your own experience of trying to grow your family.
Bizarre Things People in the Bible Said About Infertility
While reading through Genesis this year, wondering if I will ever be able to have another baby, I take note of how often infertility is mentioned in the Bible. And I’m amused at the crazy things people say in their distress, because after nearly 12 years of trying to have babies (with only one living…
When Church is a Hard Place to Be… We Still Need It
Church is a hard place to be when you’re struggling with infertility. Church is a hard place to be when you’re grieving your baby who recently died. Church is a hard place to be when you’re new in town. Church is a hard place to be during a pandemic. The past year has been a…
What if I never have a baby or become a mom?
{This post contains affiliate links.} What if I never have a baby or become a mom? That is a difficult question, one that we wrestle with when experiencing infertility. It’s a question that intensifies with each passing birthday or anniversary. I don’t have all the answers, but I want to point yo u in the direction of…
Why Don’t You (Just) Do Infertility Treatments?
This post may contain affiliate links. Have you ever been asked this question: Why don’t you just do infertility treatments? I was asked that question many times during our 7 year infertility journey. Every now and then I’m asked if we’d try fertility treatments for another baby. Why don’t you just do infertility treatments? People…
Father’s Day, Mother’s Day, Grief, and Church
One year, on the day before Father’s Day, I took a walk, pondering how the holiday did not bother me nearly as much as Mother’s Day did. During the years when I struggled to conceive, Mother’s Day was too painful for me to even know how to handle it. I managed to cope and I was…
Why, God?
Several months ago as I was preparing to have surgery, I was lamenting the cost of medical procedures, even with health insurance. While discussing the high cost of health care with a friend who has also experienced costly hospital visits, she mentioned that she has reminded God that it would be much cheaper for Him…
When Do We Quit?
“When should we quit attempting to grow our family?” Some couples trying to conceive decide to either take a break or to stop trying to have children. I’ve thought about at what point my husband and I might say “we’re done.” Let me tell you about three modern-day women who have helped to shape my perspective on this…
A Letter To My Mama Friends (From One Struggling With Infertility)
Hey there Mama, I know that you’re likely very tired right now, and sometimes you may feel like you’re spinning your wheels and going nowhere, repeating the same routine: feed hungry kids, wipe their little bottoms, teach them about life, repeat. Even when your days feel mundane, I want you to know that you’re living…
This is How We’re Going to Become Parents
When you publicly share that you’ve been trying to start your family for nearly 6 years, you get all sorts of feedback and unsolicited advice. In Due Time blogger Caroline published a post several months ago that so beautifully said: “We will have a baby not because of something we do in the natural, but…
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