I Am Childless Not By Choice Stories of Experiences

Like many, finding 'the one', getting married, buying a house, getting a dog, having a baby... just seemed a given & a natural part of life.

I'm the youngest of 3 girls, proud aunty to 10, adoring Godparent to 3...surrounded by...

I am 46 and childless not by choice.
When I was 37 I ttc with my DH for a year but nothing happened,
We went to a fertility clinic and was told if i had a fibroid removed (it was the size of a baseball) removed I could get pregnant.
The...

I am a daughter.
I am a granddaughter.
I am a sister.
And I am a niece.
I am a cousin.
I am a wife.
I am a step mother.
I am a daughter in law.
And I'm a sister in law.

But I am not a mother. That title is not mine. I can not claim it...

I'll be 45 in a few months. I have been with my husband for nearly 20 yrs & we have been TTC for more than 10 yrs, incl. 7 fresh cycle IVFs, 1 with donor embryo, with no success at all. The only tangible 'results' we ever got was 1...

I think the fertile majority feel that everyone who wants children can have them. When struggling with infertility, I would suffer the tactless and intrusive comments of people such as, "When are you going to have children...

I have wanted a child for years and generally deal ok with the fact that I do not have a child and probably never will. But on the holidays-I really miss having a child to share all the excitement with-at least thats how it feels today...

I feel my heart break into little pieces each time I am reminded of what I could never be... a mother walking down the street pushing a pram , the cooing of a mom in the park with her little one, even the joyous sparkle of a newly...

I need to accept that I will not have children...unfortunately, it brings me feelings of regret and anger at myself for choices I made (or didn't make). Here is my story...

When I was 20, I met and began dating a guy who was charming...

I am 39 and I remained childless and without a partner. After having spent my 20's and the beginning of 30's in a partnership that eventually ended by marriage, I got divorced at 34. Till that time I thought I would have one child...

We tried many times to have children, with as many as 10 miscarriages. It was a truly sad period in our lives that I will never forget. We dearly wanted to have children and I had a very hard time coming to terms with that fact that...

After battling infertility for three years, my husband and I seemed to draw others couples that had miscarried or been struggling with infertility in some way. All of them carried a heaviness in feeling like God was punishing them for...

How do I accept the cards that have been dealt to me? I always thought that I would be married by age 25 and have at least one child. That was my dream. Then that did not happen. I've dated too many commitment phobic men so I then gave...

THE ROAD THAT I TRAVELLED

I have always wanted to share my own story but I end up holding back because I felt that I would only appear defensive. There are times I want to post something on my social network account, but I often...

Never never give up hope! When I was little God put it on my heart to to start praying for a new mom. Well I didnt know what God ment , since I have a biological mom and dad; but God kept putting it on my heart to pray for a new...

Hi everyone. At age 7 I was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, a hereditary terminal illness. It wasn't until recently, and after getting married to my high school sweetheart, that wishing I could be a mother has kicked in. Women with CF...

When you become a mom, remember to hold onto your childless girl friends, because more than ever, they will be worth their weight in gold. That's right, most of us new moms ditch those single gals, whose priorities are now so different...

Raw pain sears it way through my heart in slow motion,
The wrench of Karma takes its toll on my emotion,
I take the blame, I gave myself away,
I took the medicine, but by then it was too late.....
Eighteen years old, carefree and...

i am 40+.i am so sad.i did iui,ivf, many times but still child less.my husband leaving me because i am childless.iam so lost cant decide what right for me.pls help me.i am facing some mental problem.

I am a male of 40 years old and after going through an abortion, three miscarriages, one round of ivf with a spouse, I thought I would finally have a child with a beautiful woman I knew for some years who has two children. Due to her...

Hey everyone I share the same sadness and really very sad because I don't have support from family & friends..my case is hopeless as I am diagnosed with early menopause at the age of 30.
Hope to get some support and to make some friends...