I Wish ...

I wish my ovaries and uterus were just like this picture: a beautiful flower that bloomed perfectly and produced what nature intended.⠀
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I wish that different doctors over the years had taken my irregular cycles more seriously. ⠀
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I wish I had been diagnosed with PCOS years earlier instead of 19 years after my initial symptoms. ⠀
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I wish I hadn’t waited so long to push for actual answers. ⠀
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I wish my ovaries worked the way they work in other women. ⠀
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I wish I knew why my ovaries can’t do what they’re supposed to do.⠀
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I wish that our world didn’t tell me (and every other woman) over and over that one of my main roles on this planet, as a woman, is to reproduce. ⠀
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I wish I didn’t tie so much of my value to an organ I have no control over. ⠀
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I wish I didn’t feel so inadequate because I don’t have children. ⠀
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I wish I didn’t want children. ⠀
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I wish the fertility clinic would open up again. ⠀
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I wish infertility was talked about more by more people. I wish it wasn’t just a conversation for those who are suffering. ⠀
I wish for more awareness. ⠀
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Not being able to get pregnant can destroy a woman’s mental health. ⠀
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Of course there are many women who don’t want children. But if you are one of the ladies who is part of the “I want a kid club,” infertility is devastating. It can impact everything we believe about ourselves. ⠀
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It can break us. ⠀
It’s on our mind every day. ⠀
We are heartbroken every month. ⠀
Optimism is hard to cultivate. ⠀
It can seem endless and hopeless. ⠀
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I’m 1 in 8. ⠀
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1 in 8 couples suffer from infertility. It can be incredibly isolating and hard to face. It can feel like the loneliest club in the world. ⠀
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If you’re also 1 in 8 ... you aren’t alone. ⠀
There’s so many of us out there suffering too. ⠀⠀
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Infertility is tough. But so are you.