I’ll kick this off with a whopper! Shamefully, I think for me, one of the hardest parts of this process has been to not only be around pregnant women, but see them succeed with IVF seamlessly. I was actually shocked when IVF did not work the first time, I think I was under the naive assumption that of course it would work, how could it not? They literally inject the sperm into the egg-it doesn’t get more precise! So, when we failed time and time again, it got harder and harder to witness the success of others, one in particular.

It turned out that a cousin of mine was also struggling with fertility issues and went to see the very same doctor that we were seeing and ended up getting pregnant on the very first round of IVF with twins!! Sometimes I just think God is laughing at me…really. And, to top it off, we work at the same place-Yikes! I share this with you because this insanity is a very real reality of my life today and it’s not exactly the kind of thing that’s pretty and bubbly; and certainly can’t be shared with family members, or even friends. But I am sure that someone can relate to this, and can chime in with a similar experience…ugh–so not fair, right?

Where’s the hope I ask? I think it’s here in this community–a place where we all just get it and discover that we are not alone…