When the Rocking Chair Sits Empty

Grief is a real part of infertility. It may be heightened in miscarriages or stillbirths, but it is just as real when a couple cannot conceive.

In the Bible, Hannah suffered heartache and grief because of her empty arms. Many women today also face the same pain because of miscarriage, infertility, or a failed adoption.

We know how our bodies are supposed to function, which amplifies the pain of infertility when a much-anticipated baby is seemingly withheld.

Kirby Kaple share her story of infertility through her song Pain & Grace.

The only thing more difficult and painful than sharing about the burden of childlessness is trying to bear it alone.

If you’ve tried to get pregnant for a year without success, consider medical help. Dealing with infertility can be challenging, but you’re not alone.

We offer support to couples struggling with infertility or the death of a baby. These life-changing burdens are simply too heavy to carry alone. We care about your heart. We care about your hurt. We're honored to join you on your journey.

RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association is dedicated to ensuring that all people challenged in their family building journey reach resolution.

It's sobering hearing that your body will never carry a child. That because of infertility you’ll never know the kicks of a baby growing inside you.

Childlessness remains a taboo topic in today's culture, especially in Christian circles. Many women feel isolated, ashamed, or uncertain of how to reconcile this trial with a loving God. The death of the dream of motherhood--whether from infertility, barrenness, miscarriage, or the loss of a child--is one of the hardest journeys women can walk through.

We offer Christian support to help meet the emotional and spiritual needs of married women experiencing fertility-related difficulties through prayer, understanding, friendship, shared information, and Biblical counsel.

The ministry’s mission is to provide hope and healing from the grief of infertility and sorrow from infant loss, to learn from disappointments and how they can be turned into God-appointments bringing joy and peace along the journey, as well as, offering tools to family members, friends and ministry leaders to support the fertility-challenged, the women (couples) traveling to the destination of parenthood.

If you've discovered that infertility is part of your story, the pressure to conceive can be even greater.

Megan Best discusses infertility and five morally permissible options for Christians to pursue if they are experiencing infertility.

If you’re trying to get pregnant, it's important to be aware of the potential pitfalls to your relationship if the process takes a while.

Despite all feelings to the contrary, infertile couples are not alone in their experience. Many have experienced it, and for some it is an ongoing or permanent reality. It is important that couples are aware they’re not alone in their experience, and it is important for churches to recognize just how many couples have been, or are, struggling with infertility.

Some phrases can simply minimize a person’s pain. Here are some ideas of what not to say to a friend who miscarried (or struggles with infertility).

What if I'm infertile? Could my husband still love me? How I faced the insidious monster of infertility that ate at our relationship.

Infertility is exhausting, and it can make or break your marriage. Here are seven tips my husband and I learned along our own journey.

We can be thankful for the children we have and grieve the ones we have
lost—trusting that God works all things for our good.

When life delivers one disappointment after another, it’s easy to lose sight of God’s goodness in it all. But it’s there, argues Sara Hagerty, author of Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet. Sara shares what she’s learned through infertility, job loss, adoption and more.

I've discovered I'm not alone. I'm one of more than half a million women in the United States who know the joy of parenthood while experiencing the heartbreak of reproductive failure. I have secondary infertility.

It seems that stepping into a relationship that could head for marriage with her would be a step of faith since I very much want to be a father of my own children.

Infertility, foster care adoption, and embryo adoption: Nana and Eric Dolce's path to children involve all three—listen in for inspiration and hope.

Infertility can be such a painful experience. John and Danny offer advice to couples who long for children.