Being alongside such experiences is profound in its sadness, and yet there is honour in being a companion to such grief. Sitting with the love lost and the agony felt in letting go is an enormous task to hold. Forgiveness is needed when you fear you might get it wrong as it comes with the territory where ‘getting it right’ does not really exist.

You may be at the point at which you have been informed you will need fertility assistance and as such may be struggling with this new identity of needing IVF. Or you may have made many attempts with IVF and may be left feeling drained emotionally, mentally, and physically.

Thinking about a good time to have a baby may be considered good family planning, but what happens when reproductive circumstances dictate how and when this time needs to be?