PENGUINS OF MINE : Fearfactor

Aug 24, 2013

Fearfactor

Sometimes the most trivial things start to feel impossible...

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IsabelleAugust 25, 2013 at 7:24 AM
wow this is such a unique way of expressing oneself. I am happy that you ended up in a happy place in your journey. :)
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ChristinaAugust 25, 2013 at 7:07 PM
Or the most familiar things can start to feel impossible.
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I am a 41 years old Finnish woman. I started drawing my penguins in the aftermath of our second miscarriage in March 2009. Prior to this, I had already gone through a miscarriage in 2006 and a stillbirth in 2007. And all of this happened after nearly 7 years of longing for a child and 3 years of fertility treatments, 3 rounds of ivf, and 13 embryo transfers.

Discovering and drawing my penguins helped me regain hope and find the strength to continue with the fertility treatments. I hope that my penguins bring comfort to those of you who are suffering from infertility, and help your loved ones understand what it all really feels like.

An unhappy road can, thankfully, lead to a happy place. Our 14th embryo transfer finally brought us our beloved daughter in June 2010. Our 16th attempt gave us a wonderful ivf son in July 2012.