I sat in the waiting room for my first appointment at the fertility clinic and I decided that now was the time. I started writing my “coming out” post where I told everyone on my Facebook feed about my infertility. All those comments about my husband and I being “too busy” to have a baby? Lies.
The truth was we had been trying for the past three years to get pregnant and had been hopelessly unsuccessful. Along with my diagnosis, I sat in that waiting room and wrote about how much my husband and I would need the support of our friends and family in the coming months. As I hit the send button I experienced a moment of panic: How will people react to my most private confession?
I received replies to my post immediately and what I read choked me up; comment after comment coming in, from our friends and family and even acquaintances, showering both of us with love and support. They called us “brave” for coming forward and sharing something so personal. By the time our doctor came in for our appointment I had tears streaming down my face.
It was at that moment that I decided to start a blog to document our journey to become parents and I also decided to be very, very open about the experience.
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