OK…so I recently read some opinions about success stories and I wanted to put some feelers out there about this topic since I post (or try to post) a new story every Sunday. I know when I was going through infertility, success stories always made me smile…sure they hurt deep inside because I was waiting for my own success, but still I smiled. And I can understand the love/hate relationship you may have with them if you’re in the midst of going through infertility, especially immediately after a BFN.
So my question is, how do you feel about the success stories every Sunday? Do you love them, come here each week and read through the stories with hope and leave feeling inspired and uplifted? Or do you avoid them and feel like you’ve seen enough and that it makes you more depressed?
I don’t think I’m going to stop posting them because I do get some positive vibes and visits on Sundays (unless of course you all chime in that they aren’t helpful) but I just wanted to get a better idea! Thanks!!
OK…not sure why I didn’t think of this before but today and most of tomorrow are the last chances to enter Fertile Garden’s giveaway!! So, for an extra entry or two, you can tweet about the giveaway and/or blog about it. Please link back to the original giveaway post! Go ahead, it’s giveaway blogging, giveaway tweeting, necklace winning time!! 
I like the success stories…they give me a sense of hope…they offer insight & advice for coping. I find them uplifting.
I skip the “success stories” because they don’t make me smile, they just remind me of my own failure.
I would be interested to read “success stories” from women who were unsuccessful in achieving pregnancy and having a child. I’d like to hear how some women came to terms with childless living after years of unsuccessfully battling infertility.
You hit in on the head for me – they’re painful deep down, but ultimately uplifting. I say keep running them! It’s also nice to hear what WORKED for other IFers!
Keep ‘em coming!
Like you, hearing other success stories boosts my spirits. My hubby and I beat the odds by having a success story with our first IVF cycle (praise the Lord!). We are now gearing up for cycle #2 and the emotional rollercoaster it entails – but amidst it all, these stories once again fill me with hope. Thank you so much for posting them!
I think they’re great and inspiring stories! Keep posting!
I too like the success stories! Before blogging, I hadnt known anyone who struggled with infertility so it was a lot harder to be hopeful. Now that I have met several fellow bloggers and am able to read of their stories it is so nice to know that it can happen! Please keep posting them!
I do like to read them too, but I also agree with a previous poster who said it would be interesting to read about “success stories” of women who did not, in fact, achieve their expected goal. Whether it ends up being adoption or coming to terms with being childless, it would be nice to see people who manage to overcome all the grief and sadness and be happy even when dealt a crappy hand.
The success stories all share techniques and practices for dealing with the stress of infertility. I think we all share that goal–to be stress free through infertility–whether our treatment/procedure/cycle ‘worked’ or not. It would be comforting to read stories of ’successes’ that show other solutions, aren’t necessarily an ‘ending’ to a difficult journey but occur in the process of becoming a parent. We can measure success in many different ways. I find the success stories helpful for what is shared about the process the individual went through. I am always left with a happiness tinged with yearning for my own success story to come.
I love the success stories! I keep coming here to read them. Please don’t stop!