IAS:
Women's
Infertility Support Meetings:
AdoptionSupport Meetings:
"IAS provides our family with a unique
sense of belonging and unconditional support. We are able to
comfortably share our joys and sorrows with others who know exactly
what we mean."
Jennifer
"It's hard to express how important IAS was to me while we were waiting
for our daughter. I looked forward to every support group and found
such common ground among all the other participants, even though we
were all pursuing different paths to parenthood. Thanks to IAS, I now
have a network of cherished friends who all understand just what it
feels like to build a family through adoption -- I honestly don't know
what I would do without them!"
Heather
"In
a fertile world, IAS was my safe haven. It was someplace I
could go, and be completely myself, and know that everyone there
would understand what I was going through."
Namita
"Infertility
is such a lonely process when friends and family just don't
understand. IAS has helped me find friends that do understand.
And, IAS has given me tools to teach my friends and family how to be
more supportive in the ways that I need them to be."
Julie
“We
are forever grateful!”
Matt
"Infertility
is such a lonely process when friends and family just don't
understand. IAS has helped me find friends that do understand.
And, IAS has given me tools to teach my friends and family how to be
more supportive in the ways that I need them to be."
Julie
"I have made
lasting friendships and connections with the women I have met through
IAS. I now have a strong support network that has helped the pains of
infertility to heal."
Marcia
“When
I struggled with infertility I felt all alone. It seemed like
every woman in the world was pregnant or had just had a baby…except
me. This exceptional group eliminates the loneliness, provides
support and resources, and gives a safe place to just be me, flaws
and all.”
Amy
"Since
the first meeting I attended, IAS became a safe haven for me. Through
IAS I found new friendships, great resources and valuable insights
that made of this difficult journey a much more powerful and growing
experience for me. IAS gave me the opportunity to give back through
volunteering and helping other couples facing the challenges of
becoming parents."
Silvia
“I
am constantly amazed by the couples that come to the IAS meetings for
emotional support and end up supporting others. By reaching out to
others in need, people find an inner strength that they think they
have lost during their journey to parenthood. It’s this support
that is found during each IAS meeting that serves our community so
well.”
Danielle
“IAS
provides our family with a unique sense of belonging and
unconditional support. We are able to comfortably share our
joys and sorrows with others who know exactly what we mean.”
Jennifer
“Going
to a couples panel discussion helped my husband and I communicate
better. Even though he and I reacted differently to the stress
of infertility, we both could relate to what the other couples were
experiencing.”
Elizabeth
“I
can't begin to describe how much the Women's Infertility Support
meetings helped me gain control of the emotional roller coaster I was
on during my infertility treatments. At a time when I thought
no one could understand what I was going through, these women shared
their stories and experiences showing me that I was not in this
journey alone.”
Aleta
“It
was amazing how my husband could tell me something a million times
but when I heard it from another woman who was experiencing
infertility I took it as gospel. Being around other women who really
got ‘it’ was what I needed at my lowest times.”
“I
had felt completely isolated and alone until I found the IAS Women's
Infertility Support group. Meeting with other individuals who
understood my struggle helped me to cope much more effectively
with the strain of infertility. I will forever appreciate the support
that IAS provided."
Kristen
"After
attending the Women's Infertility Support group meetings, I was
amazed how much easier it is to talk about my infertility issues to a
group of strangers than it was with my family and friends."
Marcia
“The
amount of information that we learned by attending the adoption
support meetings is by far greater then that we could have read about
or researched online.”
Mary
Beth
"It
was a big step for me to attend my first adoption support group
meeting. However, once there I immediately felt a connection with
these women and finally felt understood."
Marcia
"It's
hard to express how important IAS was to me while we were waiting for
our daughter. I looked forward to every support group and found such
common ground among all the other participants, even though we were
all pursuing different paths to parenthood. Thanks to IAS, I now have
a network of cherished friends who all understand just what it feels
like to build a family through adoption -- I honestly don't know what
I would do without them!"
Heather
Quotes
"In a fertile world, IAS was my safe haven. It was someplace I could go, and be completely myself, and know that everyone there would understand what I was going through."