Refusing To Give Up .  .  . 

My ‘aha’ moment about the Fertility Hope pendant came while reading yet another book on infertility.  At the time I was engaged to a man who I learned would not marry me until I became pregnant.  I had always wanted to be a mom and I loved this man passionately so I did everything I could do to conceive.  In between the IUI’s, and IVF’s I was doing fertility yoga, special diets, chiropractic, hypno-fertility, prayers, vitamins, meditation, mega hours researching the web, etc.  It crossed my mind that I was training as if I was going to the Olympics and there should be medals for these type of life challenges!

I did not conceive quickly enough for my fiancé and he broke up with me.  My world was turned upside down and I made two decisions in the aftermath.  First, I would not give up my dream of becoming a mom – some how, some way, some day.  Second, I would take the pain and turn it into something good – to help other women like me honor their journeys.  I invested everything - my savings, the house I loved, blood, sweat and tears. 

The Fertility Hope pendant was my first design, inspired by my 'aha' moment.  When I realized there was no symbol to raise infertility awareness, I created it. In the following months I added several more designs close to my heart: the Mothering pendant, Mother Charm, Life Charm,  and the Weight Loss Motivation pendant. 

After 5 years and 13 procedures my dream of becoming a mom came true. My son was born a healthy 9.5 lbs and has filled my heart with more love than I ever imagined.  He was worth the wait.

     natt