I remember being 16 alone at the OBGYN getting my PCOS diagnosis and being  told “you are going to have a hard time having kids.” The looming ideas of  infertility shaped so many beliefs about myself and created so much anxiety. I get what its like to have the fear of the unknown shape your 20’s and 30’s. Always wondering if you are going to get the thing you want most in the world. I understand the shame you feel thinking that there is something wrong with your body, wondering if it is your fault. Going to doctors and being denied treatment until you lose weight, experiencing less than compassionate care, and fighting for your rights as a human. I get what its like to spend years feeling left behind as friends and family pop kids out like its no big deal.

I myself went through 6 years of infertility, 4 years of IVF, and 5 losses before having my daughter. I get the pain. I get the isolation. I get the jealousy and the anger and the injustice of it all.