Your Infertility Stories Have Many Different Endings

Death, Sex & Money

• Episode: Your Infertility Stories Have Many Different Endings
• Website: Death, Sex & Money
• Feed URL: http://feeds.wnyc.org/deathsexmoney
• Duration: 00:40:13
• Published: 2021-09-29 18:00

Sometimes the path to parenthood isn’t a straight line. What happens when you hit speed bumps on the road to having kids?

Earlier this year, I asked you about what happened when you realized becoming a parent would be more difficult than you expected. We heard from those of you who’ve gone through fertility treatments like IUI and IVF. We heard from people in queer relationships, people who chose to become a single parent, and people who ended up adopting. And we also heard from those of you who decided that the money, physical toll, and the heartbreak wasn’t worth it. "The gynecologist said to me, 'If you want this, let me know and we’ll hit it hard,'" a listener named Eva told us, after going through a miscarriage. "And I just thought, 'Do you want to hit it hard? Do you want to - do you want this enough?'"

Today, your stories about infertility, and managing your expectations through it all.