Users want a feature that allows them to track their emotional well-being while trying to conceive, as this process can be mentally taxing and isolating. They feel that having a dedicated space to express and monitor their feelings could provide support.
I really believe there’s something powerful about being open when you’re trying for a baby. For me, talking about it makes it feel less lonely and less like some secret struggle I have to carry by myself. It helps to normalize how complicated this process can be and also to normalise that we are not faulty. What I do struggle with is pity. I don’t mind people caring. I don’t mind thoughtful questions. I don’t even mind someone saying they’re worried about me. What's hard is that look or tone of “oh, you poor thing” like my life is automatically tragic if this doesn’t happen. I feel it reduces an entire life to one outcome. I deeply want this and if it never happens, I'll grief but I want to I still believe I can have a full meaningful life. Trying to conceive is vulnerable enough without also feeling like people are silently writing a tragic narrative about you. Does anyone else feel this tension between wanting openness and hating the pity that sometimes comes with it?