Couple find fun way to deal with infertility heartbreak
They used humour to cope with the diagnosis
A couple have found a humourous way to deal with the heartbreak of being diagnosed with ‘unexplained infertility’.
Spencer and Whitney Blake from Idaho tried for a baby for a year and then turned to expensive fertility treatments but three years on it was still unsuccessful.
As they saw baby posts over social media, the couple decided to put their own spin on it for Infertility Awareness Week in the U.S., which ran from the 24th April to the 30th.
(Credit: © Spencer and Whitney Blake )
They told BuzzFeed: “We realize that is not how everyone deals with challenges, but for us personally, for this particular problem, we found that having a sense of humor made infertility a bit more bearable.”
By speaking out, it’s also helped other people too and the pair have received emails and messages appreciating the photos.
The couple eventually turned to adoption and now have their own little family.
(Credit: © Spencer and Whitney Blake )
On their photo series they wrote:
"We are the happy parents of two little boys who joined our family through the miracle of adoption after we had struggled for several years with infertility.
“Though the infertility is still there, the struggle is mostly not. What used to be such a consuming, challenging part of our life is now usually more of a passing thought.
(Credit: © Spencer and Whitney Blake )
“We are so grateful to be parents, but we have not forgotten how lonely and horrible infertility can feel, which is why we thought we’d create something to connect with others who are going through what we went through."
National Fertility Awareness Week in the UK will run from the 31st October to the 6th November this year, to raise awareness of the 1 in 6 parents* who struggle to become parents.
According to the NHS it affects around 3.5 million people in the UK and although there are many potential causes of it, for 25% of couples the cause is unexplained.
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*According to Infertility Network UK.