“We were up against time, and we had to make a decision right away since this baby boy was across the country.”
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“We were up against time, and we had to make a decision right away since this baby boy was across the country.”
“Our surrogate was just as upset as us and vowed to keep trying until we have a baby in our arms. We had to remember to be grateful we still had 7 other embryos and a chance to try again.”
“Infertility is complex, it is all consuming, and more than anything else…it is unpredictable.”
“With 6 failed adoptions in 8 years, we were uncertain we’d have any more children.”
“‘Don’t get your hopes up. The sample didn’t look good. In fact, I’m not even going to charge you for the visit today.’ As we left the clinic, I had an empty feeling in the pit of my stomach. This was never going to work.”
“It’s okay to admit this load you are carrying is too heavy at times, and it’s okay to be tired of it all.”
“Brycen didn’t know about us until two days before our first visit, to protect him from having high hopes ripped away again. He’d experienced many adults not keeping promises, so he kept questioning if we were really going to adopt him.”
“In one year’s time, we went from 3 children to 6. This is not normal, but in foster care, there is no normal!”
“Not once has he ever blamed me for this, but having to sit day after day and watch him not be able to be the dad I know he was destined to be is overwhelmingly painful.”
“But unfortunately, that isn’t our reality, infertility is… and it sucks.”