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Tuesday, 14 April 2015

Out of the Closet

I formally announced my pregnancy and our story with this Facebook post:

Expecting in June, thanks to Science.

Although joyful, our hearts are heavy as we know there are many others who are wanting and waiting  to make such an announcement. Our experiences with infertility, repeat pregnancy loss, and a high risk pregnancy will always be will us and always affect how we feel.

We may become survivors, but we're forever scarred. 
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20 comments:

  1. Risa14 April 2015 at 09:28

    Love it :) It's perfect!

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  2. Heidi14 April 2015 at 09:58

    Yes! I did something similar and had overwhelming support. I even had a few friends who were struggling and not out of the closet contact me personally. Congratulations on being so strong!

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  3. Unknown14 April 2015 at 11:24

    Congratulations!

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  4. ks14 April 2015 at 13:12

    Congratulations! It was a hard post for me too (coming out)! ;) Thinking of you!

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  5. Unknown14 April 2015 at 14:15

    Very nice. I'm sure the people you know on FB experiencing these things publicly or privately loved it too.

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  6. Gypsy Mama14 April 2015 at 14:25

    What a perfect announcement post.

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  7. Gypsy Mama14 April 2015 at 14:25

    What a perfect announcement post.

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  8. Anonymous14 April 2015 at 14:46

    I wanted to write something like this when we announced but my husband wouldn't let me. He said it was too negative and it wasn't about us anymore, it was about our baby. I still don't agree with him but I see what he's getting at. I think he just really doesn't like attention so it was just too much for him to announce publicly. I love what you wrote. :)

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  9. Anonymous14 April 2015 at 16:15

    Wow you couldn't have worded that better! Love it!

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  10. Aubrey 14 April 2015 at 16:45

    Couldn't be more perfect. Love!

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  11. Anonymous15 April 2015 at 06:56

    Perfection!

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  12. Anonymous15 April 2015 at 08:38

    Forever scarred indeed. Nicely done.

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  13. torthúil15 April 2015 at 14:09

    That might be the most sensitive and thought provoking bit of writing any of your contacts say on the Facebook feed that day. Well done. :-)

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  14. Aramis16 April 2015 at 07:38

    I chickened out doing something like this. It's never too late though. I should. Thank you for speaking out.

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  15. shay16 April 2015 at 08:58

    What a great announcement!

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  16. Anonymous16 April 2015 at 15:43

    Excellent announcement! I'm still waiting on mine...perhaps once she's here. I do hope to put my big girl undies on and come out of the IF closet though. Kudos!

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  17. Amber16 April 2015 at 23:19

    Perfect.

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  18. A Few Good Eggs17 April 2015 at 10:38

    I LOVE this. What an awesome announcement. It is so honest and real and I suspect it will inspire others to reach out to you with similar experiences.

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  19. Ariel19 April 2015 at 23:28

    Very brave and inspiring to those in the same situation.

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  20. JenS27 April 2015 at 11:17

    It was a great announcement. I'm curious what kind of response you've gotten. When I came out of the infertility closet I fully expected to get some private messages of others who had gone through it. There are some FB friends I would bet money had fertility struggles and just aren't broadcasting it. But, nothing. My infertility posts actually get the least amount of response of anything I have posted. So much for trying to be supportive of others. Haha.

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