Photo and Post By: Emily Horstman
Infertility.
A subject that is mostly never talked about.
A diagnosis that some people live with and no one ever knows.
1 in 8 women goes through infertility. I am 1 in 8.
Infertility is…
Not getting to surprise your husband by telling him that you are pregnant. Thinking of a cute way to do a baby announcement that may be cute for that time of year and then that season passes with no announcement. Having a secret baby board on Pinterest of hopes that one day you will get to see it come to life. Seeing baby announcements on social media, and being happy for the couple but at the same time, it makes your heart sink to your stomach. It's people asking you if you have children and having to smile and reply no, maybe one day. Then wondering to yourself if that day will ever come. It is seeing that one pink line instead of two and sitting on the bathroom floor crying month after month. It is expensive, exhausting, emotional, stressful, and lonely. It can make you feel like you are not worthy of being a mom. But you are. That is just the devil talking. God says otherwise.