How to Write A Letter
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Growing a baby should be simple right? Plant seed, water regularly, get enough sun, and in nine months, a perfect head of baby should be nestled in your arms.
If Only it were that Simple!
11.8 percent of women ages 15-44 in the United States have impaired fecundity*, which means, that one in six women have problems with conceiving and/or carrying the pregnancy to term.
Now, to me, that's a lot. Why doesn't anyone talk about this? Where are the 11.8 million ladies that struggle with infertility? I know I'm not the only one out there.
When I began my TTC (Trying to Conceive) journey, I heard many a story from well-meaning friends and family, telling me to "Relax, it'll happen," or "Give it some time you're still young," and worst of all, "My friend's sister had problems getting pregnant, so i know what you must be going through, here, let me give you advice about things I really don't know much about..." Okay, so that last one was an exaggeration, but any woman, man, or couple struggling with infertility will tell you, that after the 100th time you hear something like that, it feels pretty awful. It all got me thinking, I want to talk to them, the ladies that I'm in the trenches with, I want to talk to you.....
Why should we suffer in silence? There's no need to feel this alone on this journey. That's why I started this project. To amass "Letters to My Uterus... and other infertile parts" from the women who know the most, who are almost (and sometimes) more knowledgeable about treatments, the medications, the "A,-B-C's" of the "birds and the bees," and everything you didn't want know, but now know about making babies. To inspire those who are just starting out on their TTC road, to give hope to those who feel hopeless when it comes to having a baby, and anyone and everyone in between...
*Source: CDC Infertilty2002
When I was young my mother used to tell me, "If you are really, really sad/frustrated/angry, sit down and write a letter. Put everything you feel. If at the end, you are still sad/frustrated/angry, then put it into an envelope, slap a stamp on it, and mail it to God, and He'll take care of it."
After a particularly disappointing, frustrating, HORRIBLE week, I was left in tears, and what I think of as "shambles." Sobbing for hours on end, and questioning whether what I was feeling was actually me, or the insane amounts of hormone medications I've been on. I sat down at my desk and did what my mother said, I wrote a letter. I wrote several, the first of which was titled;
"An Open Letter to My Uterus;"
I went to my usual TTC forum and read some of the hot topics for the evening. I stopped and said, you know what, I bet these ladies are looking for the same thing that I am.. a little ray of hope. So I posted, and asked if this was something that the ladies would be interested in participating. I got a resounding, "Yes!"
So... here we are!
Writing a letter is something that's simple for most people. Now, writing a letter to you Uterus, well that takes some serious passion. I mean, besides writing Big Bird as a child, when was that last time you wrote a letter to an inanimate object?
Click next for step by step instructions and guidelines.
Getting started:
You have a couple different options for writing letters.
There's low tech, i.e. pen and paper, to send your letter via snail mail.
OR
High tech, using a computer or your favorite electronic device (iPad/iTouch/iPhone/Andriod/Blackberry/WHATEVER) to submit your letter via e-mail.
Here we go!
1. Sit down
I suggest sitting down at a desk or kitchen table, (or stand if you're so mad you can't sit) this gets you into the writing mode.
2. Pick youre perfered writing utensil
I advise against using the blood of the innocent to write your demands to your infertile parts.
If using a word doc, please avoid using all caps and/or Comic Sans, because really that's just annoying.
3. Start with a Heading
It's easy, it can be serious, friendly, or formal. You can choose who/what to address in your heading, it can be to your uterus, ovaries, tubes, hormones, your husband, your unborn child, the child you want to have, the child you will have, your adopted child, your pet... you name it. It's your letter.
4. WRITE!
Pour your heart out. The only rules are
1. Don't hold back
2. Don't feel like you're going to offend anyone, just write what's in your heart. Pull up all those feelings you've been stuffing down deep, and let them fly.
There is no censorship here. If you want to use profanity, or expletives, you do what you feel is right. This whole exercise is to help let off some steam.
5. Sign it.
That is if you want too. It can be anonymous, or a pseudonym whatever you want.
Examples:
6. "Slap a stamp on it."
This can be figuratively, or literally. There are two ways to send letters to us.
E-mail
Through the USPS - United States Postal Service.
(If you live outside the US, and still want to send a written letter,
just click here and send an e-mail to the site administrator for more information.)
There are two ways to send your letter.
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Every month we will select a special letter to feature. We hope the letters start pouring in, and yours can be our next letter.
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