For people who always imagine themselves as parents, finding out you're infertile can be devastating.
Many aspiring parents turn to adoption or surrogacy, while others look to infertility treatments. When they work, these treatments are amazing, though the process is anything but easy.
Infertility treatments are expensive, uncomfortable, painful, and emotionally exhausting.
Desiree and Ryan Fortin desperately wanted to have children, but when they found out they couldn't get pregnant naturally, they turned to fertility treatments.
Although the years without children were difficult, Ryan and Desiree depended on their faith in God to help them through their infertility battle.
Finally, after struggling with infertility for years, Desiree and Ryan found out they were expecting.
But not only was Desiree finally pregnant, she was pregnant with triplets!
Desiree gave birth to Charlize, Sawyer, and Jax, and now she's encouraging other parents who are struggling through infertility like she did.
[H/T: Love What Matters]
Desiree shared her story on the Facebook page Love What Matters, where it immediately went viral.
Within a day, her post had over 23,000 reactions and 3,500 shares.
She wrote:
Dear Infertility,
I hated you.
You steal dreams. You break hearts. You bring grief. You consume lives.
You are the reason I couldn’t get pregnant on my own.
You drowned my heart in deep misery from the inability to become a Mother how most women do.
You told me that my body wasn’t good enough.
You may have been a huge part of my story, but you never defined me.
And on this day, two years ago, I kicked your a**. I defeated you.
I showed you there is victory in infertility and God finally planted life in my womb.
Infertility, there are so many things you brought with you when you entered my life.
It wasn’t just that I couldn’t get pregnant. You brought me more tears than I ever thought I could shed.
Because of you I laid on my bathroom floor in complete emptiness after countless negative pregnancy tests. Time and time again I had to endure shots, bruises, and all kinds of meds because when you are infertile and you seek fertility treatment for help, that is what you are in for.
You are expensive and exhausting physically, emotionally, and mentally.
Infertility, you drowned my heart in disappointment and agony.
And truthfully, it was pretty painful every time I heard the words “I’m pregnant” from someone other than myself.
And yet, in the midst of all of that — you brought me hope.
As much as I hated you, Infertility, I am also so thankful that you were my story.
You made me strong.
Even before I got pregnant, my strength was rising.
Not only did I feel like Superwoman after all of those injections, meds, blood draws, doctor visits, etc. but I found strength emotionally, as well.
I learned how to be brave and walk our story with faith trusting that God knew every single detail better than I did.
I learned how to be courageous as my husband gave me a progesterone shot that hurt like you wouldn’t believe every single night for 2 months so I could get and stay pregnant.
Infertility, you taught me that I am never alone in my darkest days.
Never did I imagine I would be labeled as infertile.
Nor did I imagine that we would seek fertility treatment.
However, infertility, it is because of you that I get to be a Mom to Charlize, Sawyer, and Jax.
This love that I get to experience with them is absolutely undeniable.
It is the greatest feeling in the world and if you weren’t part of my story, I would be missing out on a truly honorable role as their Mommy.
It is because of you that two years ago I found myself lying on a Doctor's bed waiting for two precious and perfectly made embryos to be transferred to my womb.
Infertility, God used you in in my life to make a platform for my story and reach the hearts of people walking the same pain I was in.
And it is because of you that I have a greater understanding of what hope really is.
Infertility, I don’t hate you, not anymore.
God makes beauty out of ashes.
You were my ashes, but God made you beautiful.
If it wasn’t for you, for the extreme heartache you caused me, the lies you told me, the grief you brought my heart over and over again.
Hope does not disappoint.
Hope is having faith for what seems impossible.
It is trusting God when it feels hopeless.
My journey to parenthood was nothing short of hope.
Infertility, today, when I really reflect on those years when you were a part of my life, I can only say, Thank you.
Sincerely,
Mama of Hope
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