We will have a fun change to our format for the May meeting. For part of our time together, we’ll have a local speaker and aspiring author on finding humor while trying to get pregnant, Lori LeRoy. Here’s more about Lori:

“As a woman with a gigantic set of birthing hips and two uteruses (I have a bicornuate uterus), I thought I’d have no problem conceiving. Adding insult to injury is the fact that my husband’s sperm count is off the charts. However, it’s been about 4 years of assisted and non-assisted trying and still no baby. The way my husband and I have coped with this frustrating ride on the road to conception is through humor. There are many, many embarrassing and awkward moments when you’re going through the many procedures, wacky suggestions from Web sites and friends and such. Instead of shedding tears, we decided to chuckle and giggle. It’s probably not the method of choice for every couple (and we do still have our moments of sadness), but it’s helped us tremendously. In fact, I am currently working on a manuscript, tentatively titled “A Pregnant Pause — Fertility Foibles”, which tells funny real-life sperm stories, egg anecdotes and conception chronicles of couples on the road to parenthood It includes stories from our 4 years of trying as well as other men and women who have been able to find some hilarity in their baby-making trials.”

So, if you’re still waiting for the right month to come, this is it. We’ll share laughs with Lori, share the heartache of Mother’s Day and be there for each other in the process.

Here’s our May meeting information:

Monday, May 11th from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
St. Luke’s United Methodist Church on the north side of Indianapolis
100 W. 86th Street – between Meridian and Spring Mill Rd.