Allison and her husband Chriswere given that frustrating diagnosis of unexplained infertility. They went through many tests, tried clomid, had a HSG and tried IUI with no success. She said fertility or infertility is on a month by month schedule, if you miss the window you have to wait another month. She said I needed to take a break for my mental state. I was beating myself up and had a really hard time dealing with the frustration and anger. Thankfully my husband loved me through it. I was afraid of the possible failure, so I decided to not go back to continue treatment. They definitely had a large amount of stress that they thought could be the problem, so Allison said she has been working hard to find peace in her life.
If you are still on your journey I know you will find great value in listening to Allison's entire journey. She shared an amazing amount of great advice and knowledge on how she has become OK with her story. A few things we talked about were people saying hurtful things, grieving never being a parent or grandparent, family and friends grieving. Allison said she has put in the work to be OK but family and friends are still grieving and when others are grieving for you it is hard and you feel guilty for being OK. I am not thrilled with my situation but I am content, which has come with time, prayer and putting in the work.
Here are a few of the words of advice Allison gave: Pray your heart out. First it was Lord let this work and then it changed to Lord let me be content and give me peace. Praying for peace encompasses if it works and if it doesn't work. Your story can have a happy ending but it may not be what you had envisioned. Remain hopeful and trust the plan. Be intentional about living out a peaceful life. We can pray about it but we need to put in the work like reading, listening to podcasts and journaling, seek out and fill yourself with positivity, hopefulness and peace.
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