#27

BUILDING FAMILY
NOT THE WAY I THOUGHT I WOULD
DOES ADOPTION COUNT


Courtesy of Jenn at Infertile Sushi-Loving Princess

#26

Stars around the moon
Sparkle in the darkness
One dives into her light!


Courtesy of Mad Hatter

#25

Waiting for the moon.
Will I catch a comet in
my womb? Midnight wish

Gift courtesy of IF Optimist

#24

the magical thing

about the two week wait is

it lasts forever

Courtesy of me

#21, #22, #23

I was worrying
about my follicle counts
not ovulation


horse out of the barn
and me? I am standing in
the doorway, watching


the thing I worry
about is rarely the thing
that ends up failing


Courtesy of me

#20

Oh, to go fishing
I want to teach my child how
Why is that so hard?


Courtesy of Mr. W

#19

is this just a dream
or a hallucination
how did i get here


Courtesy of Lisa

#16, #17, #18

it is amazing
how hope drives me to inject
my belly each day


one part science, two
parts magic and more hope than
almost anything.


just this once I want
to say no, I won't do it
but I'd be lying.


Courtesy of me

#14, #15

Hot sweaty pig sex
Instead of sex on demand
Oh I miss those days!


Ovaries shrivel
Uterus is aging too
Am I too old now?


Courtesy of sweet SushiJenn

#13

lost my embryo
ivf shattered my heart
all that for nothing

Courtesy of Sassy

#12

my boobs: no infant

to suckle and destroy them

they stand on their own

Courtesy of Wifey

#11

My uterus sucks

It killed all my babes to be

Fucking Uterus

Courtesy of JoAnne

#10

another pee stick

another damn negative

time to start again

Courtesy of me

#9

in the 2ww
afraid of another loss
afraid it will work


Courtesy of the divine Meinsideout

#7, #8

Bun in the oven
Is what I wish I could have
My oven won't work


Infertility
Is good for making haikus
It's five syllables


Courtesy of Mrs. W.

#6

Journey of a Dad

Long, confusing, sometimes sad

Worth it and wanted

Courtesy of my darlin'

#5

Ode to addiction :

Even though I know better, yes

I peed on the stick

Courtesy of moi

#4

I feel a soft twinge
Where is my bundle of joy?
Aunt Flo is a whore

Courtesy of IF Optimist

#3

I would give it all

For just one moment in time

To hold my baby

Courtesy of K.

#2

the art of haiku

may be the best we will do

while hope leads us through

courtesy of David.