Baby Showers

Baby showers used to be hard. It was a 2-hour reminder of the thing you wanted most in the world. I recently attended a baby shower and it was an extremely odd experience for me. I am no longer struggling with infertility, but I found my anxiety rising as I stepped into the room. I reprimanded myself for feeling anxious. I thought, "How dare you feel anxious when you're no longer waiting!" It was a stark reminder of how much of a struggle infertility was these past few years. It was a reminder of how my heart breaks for people I know and people I do not know that are still waiting. That longing can't be described for someone who hasn't experienced it. It hurts.

http://seleni.org/advice-support/article/infertility-survival-guide-baby-showers