When Your Road To Parenthood Doesn’t Look The Way You Imagined

Lessons from the IVF road

Megan Minutillo

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Photo by Ernesto Velázquez on Unsplash

She looked at me with a smile and ever so gently asked, How long have you been trying?

I paused for just a second and gave a little laugh like I tend to do when I get nervous. I told her, I mean, six months? I think? We started trying on our honeymoon, but we haven’t been, you know

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Megan Minutillo

Essayist, poet, and theatre producer. I write stories about self-awareness, IVF, and finding your footing in life’s messy moments. Instagram: @meganminutillo.