However reluctant we are to admit that it’s autumn now and this year’s summer has gone, there are some clear signs that time is moving on: kids are going back to school. But back to school time can be a difficult reminder for infertile couples of what they are missing out on.
Pamela says, “When I was going through infertility treatment, the beginning of another year was yet another marker of time passing. All the images that flew at me through the “Back to School” media advertising only increased the pain. All of the happy families shopping for school supplies. It was a great big reminder of yet another cycle of life of which I was not a part.”
Back to school advertising is everywhere, but it’s also a big milestone for kids that families like to celebrate and share. Naturally all these photos of special first days are posted everywhere on social media where they can be hard to avoid.
“Every year our Facebook and Instagram feeds are taken over by insanely cute children with their new school uniforms and a shiny new backpack,” says Amanda. “We see them start kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, and by the time we watch them start 3rd Grade we’re wondering how in the world did they grow up so fast, and has it really been four or five or six years since we started trying to have a baby of our own?”
Lots of our Altrui egg donors are already happy mums, and sharing the joys of being a parent is one of the reasons they want to donate. Now that the kids are back at school, could you make time to make a difference to people who want a family of their own?
