Infertility Archives - Jocelyn Jackson Williams

National Infertility Awareness Week 2021

There are so many women struggling with infertility looking for help and resources. This is hands-down the BEST conversation I’ve ever had and heard about the topic. Please share with anyone in your world who is trying to start a family. This is the conversation they need to hear. Watch now: #NIAW #IFAwareness #NationalInfertilityAwarenessWeek #WhatIWantYoutoKnow

How Did You Do It

As loathsome as I found that conversation to be with that nurse , she did bring up a good point: if we (men and women hoping to become parents and looking for encouragement wherever we can find it) are going to be on this journey through infertility together, we should be transparent about our efforts…

I’m Going to Go Get Sushi and Cry

“Did she really just say that?!!” We had waited weeks for a phone consultation to start the process of getting help with infertility. As a result of the phone call, plus the detailed questionnaire we had to fill out, we would be given next steps for the process. I was not prepared for our…

Fertile 40s: Advocate for Yourself

The Promise When I was ten years old, I confessed to my mother that I wanted to be a twin. I wanted a twin brother, to be exact. My mother told me that it was always her dream to have a boy and a girl but that the doctor told her she couldn’t have…

Double Line Confidence

Have you ever tried to pee on a stick? If you’re a perfectionist, it is one of those things that will keep you second-guessing your precision and hoping that you’re not screwing up the outcome. I engaged in my usual game of pee-on-stick self-doubt recently. But this time around was uniquely important. “When you take…

Hello Infertility, I’m Depressed

My dream for a child of my own started when I was 11 years old. I wasn’t even aware at the time that it was a dream. I thought I was just helping my mother see a dream of hers fulfilled. My mom told me that she and my dad couldn’t have any other kids.…