I want to remind readers that this is not easy topic for some couples to speak about, it's a very private and sensitive journey they are on and I know you are all amazing but I want to shower each one of these guest with the most love to opening up like this. Please be very kind, this is a real trial and heartache. Thanks!
I have a deep connection with all my previous guest bloggers, but this one really hits home for me. I have been in Kendra's life since the day she was born. We are lucky to call each other cousins and friends. Our family, like many others have dealt with trails, and we have only grown closer as a family as each trail strengthens all of us as we support each other. My heart goes out to Kendra and Mark everyday, they are that couple that even on their bad days still make every mom and baby feel loved and special. They are going to be AMAZING parents.
For as long as I can remember I've wanted to have children. I never even really thought about a career path I would want because I just wanted to get married and have babies and be a stay-at-home mom. When Mark and I got married, we decided to wait a little while before trying to start our family, but deep down, every month I kind of hoped I would just accidentally get pregnant even while on birth control. After about 8 months of marriage, Mark finally gave in and it was time to start our family! I was so excited that the time was here and that I was going to be pregnant soon! The prospect was so exciting and I couldn't even handle that I would have to wait 9 months for a baby to arrive.
As you may have guessed, I wasn't pregnant that first month, or the next, or the next. Month after month, I would get my hopes so high and would be sure I was pregnant, only find out that once again, I still wasn't pregnant. Now, some 20 months later I'm still no closer to being pregnant. I am infertile.
We've seen many doctors and they all insist that nothing is wrong with either Mark or I but for whatever reason I can't seem to get pregnant. One of the hardest things about this process is the ups and downs. The high hopes you get when you think this month is the month, and the terrible disappointment when you find out that it's not. I know that some day Mark and I will be able to have children. However, not knowing when that day will come is the hardest part.
Throughout this process I've learned that we are certainly not alone and that many people struggle with infertility. Chances are you probably have someone close to you that is going through something similar and who is keeping it quiet as well.
As you may have guessed, I wasn't pregnant that first month, or the next, or the next. Month after month, I would get my hopes so high and would be sure I was pregnant, only find out that once again, I still wasn't pregnant. Now, some 20 months later I'm still no closer to being pregnant. I am infertile.
We've seen many doctors and they all insist that nothing is wrong with either Mark or I but for whatever reason I can't seem to get pregnant. One of the hardest things about this process is the ups and downs. The high hopes you get when you think this month is the month, and the terrible disappointment when you find out that it's not. I know that some day Mark and I will be able to have children. However, not knowing when that day will come is the hardest part.
Throughout this process I've learned that we are certainly not alone and that many people struggle with infertility. Chances are you probably have someone close to you that is going through something similar and who is keeping it quiet as well.
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