As we move closer to the end of 2026 , I want you to take a moment and think back to January. Remember the woman you were at the beginning of this year? The hopes you carried, the prayers you prayed, the plans you made, and the things you quietly told yourself would be different by now.

I think women have a bit of a problem. We compare. We compare our houses, our hair, our bodies, our kids, our marriages, our careers, our dinner choices, and approximately 47 other things before breakfast. And when it comes to our health and fertility, we somehow become Olympic level comparison athletes.

As Infertility Awareness Month comes to a close, I’ve found myself thinking less about what infertility is and more about what it isn’t. It brings me back to my own experience and the journeys I have walked along side with my clients.

Things I wish I knew as a first time Mom before bringing baby home.