I've heard a lot of painful, unsolicited advice as we have been
on the path to bring a child into our lives. I wouldn't say I've
ever gotten used to it, but I learned to use it as a "teaching
tool" to explain that it wasn't always stress and the angle of my
hips that was keeping me from getting pregnant.
It's been a whole new learning experience to
realize thatthose unsolicited comments don't always stop. Some of
the people we have shared our journey with have said "Oh now that
you are pregnant,you don't have to think about infertility
anymore!"
*Ouch*
Ok, in all honesty, it is said sincerely--meant to be a
happy thought. But I will always think
about infertility. There is truly not a day that goes by that
Idon't think about it--some thoughts are not all bad, because I
have met and connected with amazing people on this journey.
As we enter into this new chapter of infertility, where I am
grateful to be 13 weeks pregnant after IVF with ICSI (try #2), I
will continue to be a voice for this community.
It's been an amazing, sometimes unsettled, sometimes scary as
anything I've ever experienced. Everyshot, every blood draw, every
doctor visit has brought us to this point. While we still have a
long way to go, we enjoy each day and lookforward to the next.
I am happy that for my last update here at The Infertility Diaries,
I can tell you all that "Ron" is doing well, and that the pesky
hematomais shrinking! At its largest, it was 5 cm, and it is now
down to .9 cm (as in point 9) I will be released
from bed rest next week, and I look forward to getting back to a
routine.
Thank you for reading along with our journey, and thank you to
Redbook for providing such an important space to talk about
infertility. You can continue to follow along with our journey at
my personal
blog, andalways know that no matter what chapter I am in my
life, infertility will always be a part of me.
Posted by JJ
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