The Million Little Heartbreaks of Infertility

My husband and I halted at the door of the doctor’s office. We took a deep breath. Two years before it was where we had found out that our first miscarriage was underway. As we had sat trying to decide whether I should have a natural miscarriage or go to the hospital for a D&C, we watched smiling women holding fuzzy photos of their babies. Our miracle pregnancy was ending in tragedy while those around us were rejoicing. This time, I was five months pregnant with twins through IVF. The faces of the women were different, but they were, too, were smiling and had their own fuzzy photos. The week before, even we had seen the twins during a gender … Continue reading The Million Little Heartbreaks of Infertility