From Infertile with Children to Laurel Luna: Why I'm Changing the Name (and What's Not Changing)
I have something to tell you.
After 2 years as "Infertile with Children," I'm changing the name. Not because I'm walking away from that story - it's still mine, it's still true, it's still the foundation of everything I do here. But because the space I want to create has grown bigger than that name can hold.
The new name is Laurel Luna.
Let me tell you why.
What "Infertile with Children" got right:
When I started this blog, I was in a period of transition after IVF, processing what it meant to be a parent after years of infertility. The name said exactly what I was: someone who lived with infertility even after "success." It named the both/and that nobody talks about - you can have your longed-for child AND still carry the grief, the triggers, the complicated feelings.
That truth hasn't changed. I still parent with one eye on what we went through to get here. I still flinch at pregnancy announcements. I still think about the embryos that didn't make it. Infertile with children is still who I am.
But here's what I've learned:
The community that's gathered here isn't just parents after infertility. You're people in the middle of treatment. You're bereaved parents holding space for loss. You're considering different paths to family. You're taking breaks. You're child-free after infertility. You're still deciding.
And the keepsakes I make? They're not just for celebrating arrivals. They're for honoring losses. For marking cycles. For holding onto hope during the wait. For remembering the whole story - not just the ending. I needed a name that could hold all of it.
Enter: Laurel Luna.
Laurel - for the endurance. In ancient times, laurel wreaths crowned those who persevered through impossible challenges. Not just the victorious - the enduring. That's us. We've kept going through treatments, through loss, through waiting, through cycles that felt endless. We're still here. That deserves to be honored.
Luna - for the cycles. The moon doesn't apologize for its phases. It waxes and wanes and starts over and blooms full and returns to darkness. Just like our journeys. Just like our emotions. Hopeful and grieving and trying again and resting. All of it is part of the cycle. All of it matters.
Laurel Luna holds space for the whole journey - wherever you are in it.
Here's what's changing:
The name (obviously)
The visual brand (new logo, colors, aesthetic - still warm and handmade, but evolved)
The website (cleaner, easier to navigate, better reflects the stories)
Here's what's NOT changing:
My story (still came through IVF, still parent after loss)
My voice (still honest, still permission-giving, still no toxic positivity)
The mission (sharing stories for the whole journey)
This community (you're why I'm here)
If you've been here since "Infertile with Children":
Thank you. Your support, your stories, your trust in me - that's what made this growth possible. I hope this evolution feels like an expansion, not a departure. Because it is. We're making room for more stories, including yours as it continues to unfold.
If you're just finding me now:
Welcome to Laurel Luna. Here, your whole story matters - the trying, the waiting, the grieving, the celebrating, the deciding, the pivoting. However you're navigating the path to or through or around family, there's space for you here.
Let's keep going. Together. Let’s bloom anew.
-A
