There is great value in sharing our thoughts and feelings with each other. It is nice to see the perspectives of others and to get ideas that are tried and true. As our community at ldsInfertility.org grows, I'd like for us to feel comfortable sharing our experiences with each other so that we can all gather strength. In the next few months, I will be launching "Think & Share".
Each month, I’d like to introduce a topic that we can individually think about and then share with each other. The topic will be introduced on the 1st of each month. I encourage you to think about the topic, research it (if necessary), and then share your opinion or feelings about it. The topics will cover a range from family building options to issues facing infertile couples, so be prepared and ready to think, share, and discuss. The intention of this process is to first help you and then secondly, to help others. I look forward to hearing what you have to say.
Think & Share Guidelines:
As we progress with Think & Share part of the website, the format may change, but it will always be focused on meeting the needs of our community.
- The monthly topic will be announced on the 1st of the month. This month's topic can be found here.
- Once the topic of the monthly Think & Share is announced, you will be able to submit your thoughts here.
- The deadline is the 15th of the month.
- There is no word limit for responses.
- Please cite resources used (we all like to add resources to our box of treasures).
- Always remain positive about the Gospel. We all know that there are negative feelings associated with infertility. Let’s acknowledge the feelings, but make sure that the Gospel is not the unfair scapegoat for those feelings.
- Of course, replace any names with fictitious ones to protect our friends, family, and acquaintances.
- I reserve the right to remove any posts or comments that do not follow the guidelines or support the goals of this community.
- Check back on the 16th or 17th of the month. A sampling of entries will be posted and will be open for discussion for the rest of the month.
Kerstin,
I love this website. It will be a tremendous support to countless husbands and wives who are dealing with infertility. Hopefully people can find strength in realizing that this struggle is more common than we may suppose. I also hope it will give people a sense of worth, understanding that there is so much that we can contribute to this world and our families, even if we do not have a score of children.
I am so greatful for the website. My husband and I have been dealing with infertility for almost 8 years now and were to afraid to talk about it. Now I feel that we can now educate ourselves! It has been really hard to admit that we had a problem in the baby making area. Now I think that with this site all who deal on a day to day basis the heartache that comes with infertility can find the way that is right for us. We can become one in our fight to tell people that we are okay and not to judge us because we are unable to have a child. Which, let’s face it, is why I have not told anyone about my problem is the fear of what people might think of me. Thank you so much Kerstin, I love the site.
I am so glad to have this website, thank you! I never thought that it would be a struggle to get pregnant, and even though it was only a year long struggle for us, it was still the hardest most trying year of our life. We were lucky enough to be able to find out what our infertility issues were and were even luckier to have a successful pregnancy after receiving medical intervention, but infertility is something we will most likely struggle with each time we want to have another child. It is comforting to know there are others out there who have the same struggles as us and who can relate to how we feel and have felt. There really is strength in numbers!