This Is What Infertility Really Looks Like | Shara Hutchinson | TEDxColumbusWomen

[ChristinaFreechild]

Struggling to conceive is one of the worst pains I've felt in life.

[teclamwatu]

"When you are happy for everyone else but sad for yourself"

[TheArgenta]

I needed to hear this. 5 years of infertility and a miscarriage. I’m in my 40s now and losing hope. I’ve also heard comments from people including husband saying that I’m not getting pregnant because I’m too stressed. I wish they could keep those comments to themselves.

[stephaniespencer]

I freaking cried so hard when that picture of her son popped up, thank you God for giving her that child, he is BEAUTIFUL, HANDSOME, HEALTHY, such a precious miracle truly. <3 So happy for you, i pray i can feel like that joy one day, and that my fellow women feeling this way can experience it too.

[dralexandriarosa]

I hated it when people did and still do make a comment about why I have a 10 yr age gap between my children. They don't know how long I struggled to get pregnant and the miscarriages before our youngest. ❤❤❤ ty for this message

[shanahaim]

Shoutout to all the ladies dreaming of being a mother but not even in a relationship.. those struggles are real

[midsummersnight]

God I needed this. Over 5 years of infertility with one miscarriage. 😥😔
I don't know what to do anymore. I genuinely think I'm slowly losing it. I'm devastated.

[pluto]

I'm a married guy and my wife and I have been saving up for adoption longer then you could ever imagine, plus I've been working multiple jobs. I'm now at a point where all the hard labor is having a toll on me. My fear is once I have the money, I won't be able to use it for its intended purpose. What hurts the most is that I don't have anybody I can talk to about this.

[monicarodrigues]

I just cried myself out watching this. I am one of the 1 in 8. Glad to know there was a happy ending for you.

[kimliyana]

I'm struggling with infertility without any miscarriage. I'm on medication for depression. I'm always happy for everybody else but not for me. Ivf in my country is too expensive. I always cry to myself when my period came

[SummerFurCatHolySpirit]

Suicidual thoughts and depresssion is the last thing that comes on our mind all we need is support and not criticism from others. Wouldn't it be nice if everyone is able to conceive without everything but this videos shows NEVER LOSS FAITH

[KelG]

I was recommended a fertility specialist today after seeing a gyno for the first time. And I’m heartbroken 💔 😔 I never thought this would happen to me.

[jenniemerriman-johnson]

I've had that same experience losing a baby when you dare to think it's ok. Thanks for educating people, adoption is not actually an easy option and so many of us never go on to be mothers. Anyone who needs to hear about that listen to Jody Days Ted Talk

[tatjanatasha]

Sounds like you had an amazing village <3 that is so great. How it should be. My village is strangers on forums which share same pain and experiences. Infertility is impossible for people to understand unless they've gone through it. You cannot imagine it. Thank you for sharing xx

[CharmedFussel]

This is so spot-on. This is so important. It is terrible that infertility is such a taboo topic in society while so many people are struggling with this. I am one of those people suffering in silence. When I tell someone, most people don't know how to respond. This often leads to me being hurt while they actually only mean well. Infertility should be taught at schools just as protection. Every person has someone in their lives who is struggling with this and often that someone feels very alone. Thanks for the great talk!

[stephaniespencer]

This is the most accurate, best illustrated, most powerful talk i've ever heard. Im from Columbus as well, i wish i could have seen this live. God Bless this women.

[lindawalker]

God bless this lady, I pray that every woman that struggles with infertility
won't quit just before the miracle.

[jthomps]

What’s sad though is that a lot of people cannot turn to their family. Family can be one of the aggressors in this process, because they don’t understand what it’s like to go through this and/or will bombard you with stories of everyone else having babies.

[ourhealingvoice]

1 in 5 women are childless not by choice ...theres alot of childless grief out here...

[mj]

This is my life. 27 years old. Got pregnant at 20 and had no support, nothing. Didn’t go through with the pregnancy. Now 27, married and can’t have a child…