Loss 3/101: Loss of fertility: Chris & Claire Sandys (Part 2)

10/19/21 • 45 min

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The Silent Why: finding hope in grief and loss

#003. Part 2. This second part of Episode 003 is us again (the hosts, Chris & Claire Sandys) as we continue to share our story of being a childless couple.
This is The Silent Why, a podcast on a mission to open up conversations around loss and grief and to see if hope can be found in 101 different types of loss.
Loss #3 of 101 continued: Loss of fertility

In Part 1, we spoke about our personal story with infertility over the last 11 years and turning down medical intervention, before drawing a line in the sand. You'll want to check that out before this episode probably: https://www.thesilentwhy.com/podcast/episode/492a29c1/loss-of-fertility-chris-and-claire-sandys-part-1
In Part 2, we answer questions anonymously submitted by friends. Questions they’d like to ask a couple without children, or things they’re curious about.
Such as:
How do you feel when people close to you continue to have babies?
How do you find ways to fill the gaps left by childlessness?
How do you deal with the insensitive questions, graciously?
In what practical ways can friends and family best support you?
For more about our journey, including photos of our Line in the Sand moment, visit the blog post on our website: thesilentwhy.com/post/alineinthesandys

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The Silent Why: finding hope in grief and loss - Loss 3/101: Loss of fertility: Chris & Claire Sandys (Part 2)

Transcript

[00:00:00]
Chris Sandys: Hi, I'm Chris.
Claire Sandys: And I'm Claire.
Chris: And our greatest loss has been not being able to have children.
Claire: So we're grieving the loss of something we never actually had in the first place.
Claire: Hello, and welcome to The Silent Why podcast, this is Episode Three, Part Two.
Chris: Part Two! Because Part One?
Claire: Too long!
Chris: Too long!
Claire: Episode Three, Part One and Two are a little different, because for the