Parenthood through ART

Here at stillbirthday we address many aspects that may present themselves through pregnancy and infant loss. Some of these include primary infertility, secondary infertility, utilizing ART, and, loss after ART (medically assisted conception).

I invite you, mothers and fathers, to share what your experiences, perceptions and feelings are in regard to identifying motherhood, fatherhood, parenthood, through ART.

Have you utilized, or contemplated utilizing, the assistance of ART for pregnancy? Have you utilized an egg or sperm donor?

Have you been challenged by feelings of identity? Inferiority? Jealousy? Grief?

Has your journey and your parenthood given you elation? Validation? Redemption? Healing?

I invite you to consider sharing your story with stillbirthday, so that more parents can learn from your journey.

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BIRTH & BEREAVEMENT QUOTES

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Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worse kind of suffering.

— Paulo Coelho

Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future. If we can acknowledge our fear, we can realize that right now we are okay. Right now, today, we are still alive, and our bodies are working marvelously. Our eyes can still see the beautiful sky. Our ears can still hear the voices of our loved ones.

— Thich Nhat Hanh

People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.

— Thich Nhat Hanh

Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.

— Thich Nhat Hanh

You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy.

— John Calvin

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