I find it very interesting that I'm in the midst of ivf during Infertility Awareness Week. I have dealt with infertility in some form or another for 10 years. I've had cysts, polyps, endometriosis, thyroid issues, multiple miscarriages...the list goes on. I've seen some of my favorite bloggers go on to have happy and complete families, and I've seen some give up the fight. There isn't a right or wrong way to handle this situation so I just do what I do best. I talk. I don't see infertility as something embarrassing or too personal to discuss. Everyone parent from jack's baseball team knows we are doing ivf. Madison's teacher knows, my friends know, our families know, the kids know...the mailman probably knows! Through a weight loss club I'm a member of I know another girl starting this process for the first time the same day as my retrieval. She's seeing the other dr I considered with similar issues we are dealing with. I don't feel alone in this and I don't sit around thinking "why me?" If God only gives you what he thinks you can handle, then He must think I'm a total badass. I can beat infertility. I'm already a mother so I've already won.
If any of you want to read an amazing book about a journey through ivf, read 'Single Infertile Woman.' I related to so much of what she was going through and she puts into words things that I just can't find the words for. It reads like a good book, not an informational pamphlet. While we all have different reasons for ivf, our feelings about it and desperation are pretty much the same.
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