Fertility treatments can be lengthy and traumatic for many couples. On the week before Mother’s Day, we recognize those who are struggling to bring new life into the world.
Beverly Barna, author of Infertility Sucks! (Keeping It All Together When Sperm and Egg Remain Stubbornly Apart), founded National Infertility Survival Day in 2004.
This day was intentionally placed before Mother’s Day to finally put those coping with infertility first in the order of things. Many keep their struggle private. However, others choose to bring the issue out in the open and share it with family and friends. The day encourages individuals and couples coping with infertility to share, bond, band together, and celebrate the significant triumphs and small daily efforts.
If you know someone who is struggling with infertility, be sensitive to their needs on this day and around Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. Refrain from asking couples when they are going to have children. It’s a private experience. And sometimes, the process can be personally, emotionally, and physically painful. Sharing the experience with even close family and friends can be difficult.
However, if a friend or family member brings up their experience, listen. Sometimes sharing their fears or being able to unburden their sadness and grief to a friendly face helps.
At Cryo Courier, we are honored to support families through journey to conceive. We stand with you and we honor you today.