Ever since it is known that I am
expecting, everyone has been so excited and happy for us. I have been showered
with attention and people just want to know how I am doing, when I am due, and
what sex baby I will be having. I am always so happy to respond to them and
very happy for the attention.
One day recently, I saw this lady
watching me walk up to her. She had this smile on her face as she said to me, “take
that belly off you and put right here,” and was touching her stomach. I smiled
and continued walking, not quite sure what or how to respond.
For the rest of the day, I played it
over and over again in my head. This lady, I know had a hard time conceiving
and have been since blessed with a darling son. Did she want more children? Probably,
I thought, and maybe she indeed tried but was not able to have any more.
I felt a sadness in my heart for her,
because I remember when we decided that it was only fair that our son had
company and began trying, and realised that we were dealing with secondary
infertility, I was sad, and felt myself heading down the same road of despair
that I was on before I had our son, having heard that once you became pregnant
and have a healthy child, it should not be hard to conceive again. It was not so
for us, as we had to draw on the same program we used (herbs, proper diet and exercise), when we became pregnant with our
son.
Infertility hurt from any angle and
because of my intense struggle with it, I am very aware and sensitive to people
who, I believe is hurting in this regard.
That is one of the positives that struggling
with infertility gave me and I am forever grateful.
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