The Rise of the "Try Mom": Embracing Growth in Modern Motherhood

Priya, mid-panic, texts #TryMoms: "I tried to be a hero. I can't."

The Try

Priya finishes: "And to the moms who know that 'trying' is the most beautiful, brutal, brave verb in the world."

Maya, from a hospital payphone, calls Evelyn collect. Evelyn, in her slippers, drives an hour to the hospital, picks up Maya's son's favorite stuffed animal from the apartment, and brings it. Then she drives to Priya's house, puts her toddlers in the car, and brings them to the hospital waiting room.

This study explores the experiences of women trying to conceive, including their emotional and psychological struggles with infertility.

This phenomenological study examines the lived experiences of women trying to conceive, highlighting the emotional and existential aspects of this period.