This is not a fairytale. I learned that quite a few months ago. Naively, we went into this thinking "Oh! We want to have a baby now" and expected that it would happen because we wanted it to. And, for some that does work. Not for me - or many others like me. It's hard. It's emotional. It sometimes gets the best of you. So, after over a year of trying to conceive and a PCOS diagnosis, I find myself here - trying to believe.

Quotes for Hope

God knows it takes a lot of hope to get through this mess. Every once in awhile I find a quote or lyric that gives me that. I thought I'd collect them here.

You find your faith that's been lost and shaken
You take back what's been taken
Get on your knees and dig down deep
You can do what you think is impossible
Keep on believing, don't give in
It'll come and make you whole again
It always will, it always does
Love is unstoppable
------ Rascal Flatts "Unstoppable"

Some see a hopeless end,
While others see and endless hope.
------ Author Unknown

"If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning."
--------Gandhi 

"So if you have a dream then just believe that you can achieve it no matter what. Even when you can't feel deep in your heart any words of encouragement, just believe in your dream and your heart will finally show you the way."
-----------Shuchi Gupta, from Believe in Your Dreams and Yourself!