As a mother, you may feel unqualified to support a woman experiencing infertility, but your faithful presence can offer great comfort in her time of need.
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As I walked through infertility, I found, unsurprisingly, that those most ready to comfort me were women who had experienced reproductive loss themselves. While some precious friends who haven’t shared that experience ministered to me, many mothers of living children may be hesitant to reach out to a woman experiencing infertility for fear of pouring salt on a wound.
Yet the weight of infertility is heavy, and those experiencing it need all kinds of women in the body of Christ to help carry their burden (Gal. 6:2). If you’re a mother who hasn’t experienced infertility, you can still minister to women navigating it. There are no magical words to say, but in my experience, some attitudes and actions can be a soothing salve to a wounded heart.
