117: Even with support, infertility is still isolating, with Becca Ingersoll

Female Voices: Life and Loss · Nov 17, 2022 · 47m

Becca Ingersoll is a wife to her college sweetheart and mother to her twin five-year-old boys. Before becoming a stay at home mom, she was a Jr. High English teacher and school librarian. Life has handed her plenty of trials—5 years of infertility, having micro-preemie twins at 23+6 gestation, special needs parenting, having one of her twins get diagnosed with leukemia, etc. Even with support through her journey, she still felt very isolated around her community.

Through it all though, she's noticed that focusing on the blossoms instead of the thorns in life—being grateful for her…