Growing up, I assumed that parenthood was a given; you grew up, got married and had kids. The college you went to, the job you had, the person you married, those were all choices but becoming a parent was an automatic part of life.  Ah, the innocence of childhood.

Having suffered from Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) I knew that I would be more likely to have fertility issues and experience miscarriage. But despite this I was optimistic that eventually I would have the family I wanted.

I don't remember the exact moment I knew I wanted to be a mom, but I was young - 5 years old at the most. I just know that I've known for most of my life that I wanted to be a mom.

Hello, I am 43, live in Aachen, Germany, I am single and childless not by choice as I didn't find the "right" partner for me and father for children.

I HAD to write this all down because I have had such horrid time

A childless woman goes to ask a well-respected Rabbi for advice. He tells her that he feels her pain but God is not an ATM and doesn’t owe anyone anything.

I was 23 when I met the man who was to become my husband. I was saving for a holiday in Yugoslavia, my first trip abroad, and so had taken on a second job working in a bar.

I come from a close, caring, dysfunctional family. I was an anxious, sensitive teenager.