Secondary infertility is, as Anne says, a "unique subset of the journey." What is it like to have a child and then experience difficulty conceiving or carrying subsequent pregnancies?

In this special episode, a Whole Pineapple listener shares her journey and struggles through secondary infertility.

There are lots of special concerns in this situation: when you have a first, people don't worry about asking when you're going to have another the way they might hesitate to ask about a first. There's guilt about potentially having a "lonely only." And what about as parents age, is it "wrong" to leave all the responsibility of caretaking on one child?

As Anne, Ruby, and Amy tell us, healthy families can take a whole lot of different shapes and come in many different sizes. If you're worried about the concerns above, there are ways to prepare: have a response or exit plan in place for insensitive questions, find ways to involve your kiddo in peer-group activities, plan and save for your own aging as best you can.

Hear more about Amy's challenges in finding a support group for secondary infertility, dealing with insurance demands, working through the pressure this can place on relationships, and navigating the well-intended but painful questions from friends and family.

If you or someone you care about is experiencing a secondary infertility journey, please share this episode. This particular challenge can be terribly isolating, and we always want people to know they're absolutely not alone.

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