Last night I was talking with my local Resolve infertility support group leader about some things.  I asked her how she was able to find the courage within to tell her story to the world in order to advocate for change in family building policies.  She has done many inspirational things as an advocate and has an amazing way with finding the right words that hit home.  Quite frankly, sharing your infertility journey in the public’s eye is terrifying.  She told me her courage comes from an underlying belief that we have to fight for change so that our children don’t have to go through what we have been through.  It is so so simple, but so so powerful.  And it probably seems obvious, but it really hit me hard. In fact, I love it.

If I don’t advocate for change in family building policies…who else will? Who else will make the difference so that my unborn child and her friends won’t have to struggle with the road blockages that face us in growing our families when infertility hits?  Financial stresses, friend and family stresses, work stresses all on top of the physical and mental stresses of being infertile.  Some of these stresses can be removed with a little help of legislation and education.

I’m going to raise my voice and share my story of success.  I may be judged, I may be scrutinised, others’ words might hurt me on the way…but that won’t compare to the potential opportunity for positive change in the future for my children if I don’t speak out.

My blog is one way…writing letters to politicians is another, but there are many other ways, and I’m going to start by having the courage to fight with this mantra supporting me.

Watch this space my friends, I’m feeling empowered 🙂