50 Uplifting Infertility Quotes for Tough Times

The journey to parenthood can be full of challenges and for some couples, these challenges can start right from the moment when they consider planning for a baby. A couple who is trying to get pregnant for a while now but not getting the good news may wonder what’s wrong with them. One of the reasons for not being able to conceive could be infertility, but there’s no need to lose hope. There are various treatments available that could help one get pregnant and bring their bundle of joy in their lives. And here’s something for you that will inspire you to stay strong while you try to get pregnant. We bring you positive infertility quotes that will help you stay strong on this hard journey.

Inspirational Quotes About Infertility

This collection of infertility motivational quotes will help you and your partner stay positive throughout the journey! You will learn, through these motivational quotes for infertility that hope is everything.

1. “You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” — Margaret Thatcher

2. “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I’ll try again tomorrow.” — Mary Anne Radmacher

3. “I am learning to trust the journey even when I do not understand it.” — Mila Bron

4. “Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.” — Suzy Kassem

5. “Hope is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words –And never stops – at all.” — Emily Dickinson

6. “I was taught the way of progress is neither swift nor easy.” — Marie Curie

7. “Life is tough, my darling, but so are you.” — Stephanie Bennett-Henry

8. “And you begin again and sometimes you lose, sometimes you win, but you begin again. Even though your heart is breaking, in time the sun will shine and you will begin again.” — Barry Manilow

9. “A strong woman looks a challenge dead in the eye and gives it a wink.” — Gina Carey

10. “Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” — Nora Ephron

11. “Not everyone will understand your journey. That’s fine. It’s not their journey to make sense of. It’s yours.” ― Zero Dean

12. “People cry not because they’re weak but because they’ve been strong for too long” — Johnny Depp

13. “Just because your path is different doesn’t mean you’re lost.” — Gerard Abrams

14. “You always pass failure on your way to success.” — Mickey Rooney

15. “You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice.” — Bob Marley

Hopeful Quotes on Infertility

When the journey feels long and uncertain, hope can be the light that gets you through. These fertility quotes are gentle reminders to keep believing, even on the hardest days.

1. “People talk about the miracle of birth. No. There’s the miracle of conception. I did IVF, but nothing happened. So I began to think of adoption, and then I got pregnant. It was definitely a miracle.” —Iman

2. “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” — Nelson Mandela

3. “Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future.” — Robert H. Schuller

4. “Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald

5. “Love recognises no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.” — Maya Angelou

6. “Hope is the only thing stronger than fear.” — Robert Ludlum

7. “Faith is taking the first step, even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.

8. “No matter how your heart is grieving, if you keep on believing, the dream that you wish will come true.” — Cinderella

9. “Hang on to your hat. Hang on to your hope. And wind the clock, for tomorrow is another day.” — E.B. White

10. “Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” — Desmond Tutu

Infertility Quotes About the Desire to Have a Baby

The longing to hold a baby in your arms can be overwhelming. These quotes for infertility speak to that deep desire and the love you already carry in your heart for the child you’re dreaming of.

1. “However motherhood comes to you, it’s a miracle.” — Valerie Harper

2. “Infertility is this huge emotional roller coaster. If you want in your heart more than anything to have a baby, it’s the hardest thing you will ever go through physically, emotionally, and financially.” — Cindy Margolis

3. “Oh, what a power is motherhood, possessing a potent spell. All women alike fight fiercely for a child.” — Euripides

4. “Parenting begins the moment you make any conscious effort to care for your own health in preparation for enhancing your child’s conception.” — Carista Luminare-Rosen

5. “Even miracles take a little time.” — Fairy Godmother, Cinderella

6. “There is purpose in your season of waiting.” — Megan Smalley

7. “As long as we are persistent in our pursuit of our deepest destiny, we will continue to grow. We cannot choose the day or time when we will fully bloom. It happens on its own.” — Denis Waitley

8. “A goal without a plan is just a wish.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

9. “Whatever the struggle, continue the climb. It may be only one step to the summit.” — Diane Westlake

10. “Believe me, the reward is not so great without the struggle.” — Wilma Rudolph

Infertility Quotes for Those Struggling to Conceive

Trying to conceive without success can be an emotional rollercoaster. These quotes are for the moments when you need to feel seen, understood, and supported.

1. “After a while, when you’re not successful, you start to associate the word ‘failure’ every time you pee on a stick and it doesn’t come out the right colour. What starts out as a dream becomes a project that’s all-consuming — everywhere you look, women are pregnant, and every song on the radio seems like it’s all about being pregnant! It becomes a very frustrating, frightening place.” — Brooke Shields (Down Came the Rain)

2. “Going through years-long infertility struggles is not for the faint of heart. It can either make or break your marital relationship. Make the determined commitment that no matter what happens, you and your husband were…and are a couple first.” — Cheryl

3. “Infertility often comes with grief and loss. You have to let go of the vision of how long the journey will be and learn to flow and become stronger through the process.” — Halle Tecco

4. “I found that each time a test was negative, it stopped the dreaming and hoping for a while. Taking the test was a way of puncturing the balloons of hope because if I didn’t, they would lift and lift without any evidence, and their falling back down every month was too painful. Essentially, I took all these tests to keep myself from hoping, because the hoping was breaking my heart.” — Shauna Niequist (Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes)

5. “I learned that all pain and loss is, in fact, a gift. Having miscarriages taught me that I had to mother myself before I could be a mother to someone else.” — Beyonce

6. “The English language lacks the words to mourn an absence. For the loss of a parent, grandparent, spouse, child or friend, we have all manner of words and phrases, some helpful, some not. Still, we are conditioned to say something, even if it is only “I’m sorry for your loss.” But for an absence, for someone who was never there at all, we are wordless to capture that particular emptiness. For those who deeply want children and are denied them, those missing babies hover like silent ephemeral shadows over their lives. Who can describe the feel of a tiny hand that is never held?” — Laura Bush

7. “Anyone that’s been in the place of wanting another child or wanting a child knows the disappointment, the pain, and the loss that you go through trying and struggling with fertility.” — Nicole Kidman

8. “The life an infertile person seeks comes to her not by accident and not by fate but by hard-fought choices. How to put together the portfolio of photographs. How to answer at the home study.” — Belle Boggs

9. “For those who deeply want children and are denied them, those missing babies hover like silent ephemeral shadows over their lives. Who can describe the feel of a tiny hand that is never held?” — Laura Bush, Spoken From The Heart

10. “It is one thing, I was discovering, to think, “Maybe I won’t have kids” and quite another to be told, “Maybe you can’t.” This is how impatience turns to desperation.” — Peggy Orenstein

11. “They don’t get the particular nature of this grief, how it’s less about the loss of a potential child than it is about the endless possibility that there may yet be an actual child.” — Alexandra Kimball

12. “Women often endure infertility, pregnancy, infant loss, miscarriages and stillbirths in isolation, because while sadness is a socially palatable response to these often life-altering events, rage, frustration, jealousy and guilt are not.” — Soraya Chemaly

13. “The world was selfish, unjust. How could so many undeserving people be given the opportunity to raise children they didn’t even want while so many worthy individuals didn’t get the chance?” — Brittainy C.

14. “Is there anyone dearer than the children of people you love, especially when you don’t have your own?” — Lisa Unger

15. “There’s a unique pain that comes from preparing a place in your heart for a child that never comes.” — David Platt

FAQs

1. How can I emotionally cope with infertility?

Infertility can bring grief, isolation, and anxiety. Seeking support from a therapist, joining a support group, journaling, or simply talking with loved ones can help. Give yourself permission to grieve, feel, and rest.

2. Can reading inspirational quotes really help my mindset?

Yes. While they’re not a solution to infertility, uplifting quotes can shift your focus, bring emotional relief, and give you something positive to hold onto, especially on the days that feel heavier than others.

Your journey to parenthood might be full of challenges, but do not lose hope. The moment you feel low, read these quotes to fill positivity in you. On your fertility journey, it is important to realise that hope is everything. There’s a thin line between giving up and pressing forward to reaching your goal. Keep your hope alive through this list of inspirational infertility quotes, and take good care of your health, eat nutritious food, and exercise regularly, and soon you will have your little one who will bring happiness in your lives!

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