Like many middle class educated professional women, I was unable to find a suitable mate. I spent my 30s pining for Mr Right, so I could get on with creating a family much like the one I grew up in. After some challenging relationships my 40th birthday marked a turning point in my search. I was no longer going to look for “him” I was going to create my own family.
When my partner and I received the news that we would require medical intervention to start a family, it was devastating. My body did not work in the most natural way it was designed to work. Although I have a loving supportive and committed partner, the guilt and fear I felt was overwhelming.
We are one in six Canadian couples who struggled with infertility. A subject not many discuss, it’s a world we were never exposed to and a journey we never dreamed we would be on. These last three years of our lives have been the hardest; emotionally and physically.
