Yes, I think the desire to have a baby is separate from “being a mother.” It is true I can “be a mother” and nurture kids in many other ways, but that is not what this is about. This feeling of not being whole because I am not having a baby seems to be part of my identity…it is more complex and separate from actually fulfilling the role of mother. Part of me thinks it may be a natural, biological part of being a woman. It just seems so…so, physical…like an instinct. I really feel for every woman out there who wants to have a child but can’t…

I know, given time, this will fade and I will come to accept it. More than anything, I think this is affecting me now because of my age—because of the stage of life I am in—I think it is normal to feel this way.

Thanks everybody for the wonderful support—I truly appreciate each and every one of you….