It's not all bad

While I would not wish infertility on anyone, I have to admit that there have been some positives during all of this.

I have been privileged to see some amazing gestures from those around me.

One of the most touching was after I spoke on an parenting forum that I am a member of about Infertility's Common Thread
I was speechless when I later received in the mail a friendship bracelet made with the pomegranate-colored thread. A lovely friend Cath had done this without telling me and I received the bracelet and a lovely card at a time when I really needed a pick me up.
I cannot thank her enough for this amazing gesture.

I have also been extremely lucky to be sent lots of yellow booties.
There is an old wives tale that if you rub yellow booties on a pregnant belly and than give it to someone who is trying to conceive and they sleep with them under their pillow that it will help them fall pregnant.
These lovely women who have sent me these booties have done so out of the kindness of their hearts, and I am lucky to always get beautiful and touching card with them :)


One of the benefits of being on the parenting forum is that I have been able to open up and share what we are going through (although it took a while for me to feel comfortable doing so) I regularly get beautiful messages of support (and they often bring me to tears :) from people who I have never met, people I may never get to met but are so thankful for me being open and sharing our story that they take the time to send me messages of support, hope and prayers.



So while infertility has brought out the worst in me, it has also brought out the best in others :)