In this article, the author reflects on many of the challenges facing mothers of single children when it comes to the effort required to conceive a second child. She relates this emotional challenge through an account of a mother named Sandy Jorgenson, who was unable to conceive a second child. By her account, she was initially struck with grief over the unability to mother another child of her own, but consoles herself towards the end with the knowledge that, along with the joys of parenting she missed, the also avoided the burdens of child-rearing a second time around.

Key Takeaways:

• Secondary infertility is often overlooked as a trouble experienced by mothers.
• Sandy Jorgenson writes about her experience with secondary infertility on her blog.
• The conversation about secondary infertility is one that needs to be shared.

“We refer to family size as though it’s a choice, but for some having an only child isn’t a decision at all. For these parents, the gratitude and joy of raising one baby doesn’t erase the pain of not being able to have a second one.”

Read more: https://blogs.babycenter.com/pregnancy/only-child-secondary-infertility/