My Story of Circumstantial Infertility
Thank you so much to @sam_ster_ela for sharing her circumstantial infertility story with us. We’re holding you and everyone dealing with this pain 🫂🫂🫂
I Always Wanted to Be a Mother
She always knew she wanted to be a mom.
Even without a partner.
Even after loss.
It hasn’t been easy — but she’s still here, still hoping, still trying.
Overcoming Silence
Ejaculatory dysfunction isn’t talked about enough, so we’re honored to share this story with the IWSTHAB community.
This is Really Hard
“I know that it’s our problem and not his, but this is really hard.” - anonymous
Challenging Norms
Challenging norms, holding onto their values, and showing that there’s more than one way to be a family in the Orthodox world.
“Doing you best” looks different for everyone.
“Doing you best” looks different for everyone. Please take care of yourselves 🫂
Simchas Torah Reflections
Simchas Torah Reflections
Dr. Aimee Baron on Meaningful People Podcast
Dr. Aimee Baron supports those who are struggling with fertility - and answers some of the most import questions on this episode of Meaningful People Podcast.
PCOS Personal Story
“I was diagnosed with PCOS when I was 13, and had to start taking birth control pill to regulate my periods. Even then, my gynecologist always reassured me that I would have no difficulty to get pregnant.”
I Lost A Baby, Too
I’ve been grieving My whole life So— There is some Parallel Grief taking over. The most immediate pain: I can’t Even Say The Word How can Someone Celebrate An abortion?
“This Covid Thing Sucks”
I’ve been been getting a lot of messages lately from those of you with pregnancy anxiety, and how it’s compounded by the fact that you can’t have anyone with you at your doctor visits.
Celebrating Mother’s Day
I will get there. I am working OVERTIME to become a mother. Mother’s Day is to celebrate anyone caring for others, giving to others.
Finding Me
“I struggled to be in met o feel all of me to hold me i forgot me i couldn’t be me i lost me i lost me in the dark night silencedby him i lost me when my body was no longer mine”
To The Mom Today
“I would be grateful to have a screaming child. A child not wanting to leave the ice rink. But my shot for only one....I was only asking G-d for one...may be gone.”
Family Picture on School Supply List
This is another reason why back-to-school time is hard for people in the infertility and loss community: a request for a family picture on a child's school supply list.
Things Are Not Always What They Seem
This piece shares an important reminder that you can’t always tell what someone is going through just based on how they look on the outside.
Emotions and Overwhelm
This is infertility. This is the side of infertility you may not see. The internal struggle to make it through cry day, every cycle, every event without breaking down.
Two Warriors
This piece about fertility treatments in Israel during war struck me so deeply. We are all going through challenging times. 💔💔💔 Praying for everyone to be successful, very very soon!
Navigating This: Life Is a Test
We hear from so many of you how you feel like you're being tested... Here is one person's thoughts in a poem titles Navigating This Life is a Test
“Having Him Just Reminded Me of The Boy I Lost”
Here is a story from a follower about the complicated feelings of being grateful for another baby, while still deeply grieving the loss of a previous one.