My apologizes for a delayed response - I need to figure out how to have the site alert me if there is a comment. Second - I wish you and your husband success on your family building journey.
To your question - personally, I would be hesitant approaching someone that I wasn't close with and sure that they were dealing with the same issue I was. There are many reasons why people might not be having children - economics, education, job issues or medical. Without knowing which you run the risk of potentially offending the person. My two suggestions would be if you have a friend who is closer to this person maybe they could act as an intermediary for you. Alternatively, if you are comfortable being open just start talking about it in front of anyone and people will find you. I can't tell you how many people have come my way even indirectly because I made a comment to someone else. And I'm talking along the lines of - we're going through infertility treatment, I had to get up so early this morning for monitoring for treatment, we're working on building a family but need some medical help - anything you feel comfortable with.
Alternatively - find a support group through your clinic or Resolve - they might not get the community you are coming from but they get what you are going through. Ask the mikvah attendant - when I first wanted someone to talk with I called up the woman who runs the local mikvah and she put me in touch with someone. Join an online support group - ivillage, soulsisters for pcos, conceiveonline, atime, etc.
I hope some of this is helpful to you and I am more than happy to talk with you via email or phone - you can reach me at irbranda at yahoo.com.
Good luck on your journey.
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