Infertility & IVF Articles

mini-murph

Hey girls!  I was on Yahoo today and came across 2 articles about infertility and IVF.  I enjoyed reading them and wanted to share with you.  There's one line in the infertility article that absolutely was me, "noticing every pregnant belly on the street, subway, my Facebook feed and feeling like I was the only one failing in performing what was supposed to be a very basic function of the female body".

Hope you like them!

IVF article; How my IVF baby made me reconsider my view of IVF
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2016/10/20/how-my-ivf-baby-made-me-reconsider-my-view-of-ivf/

Infertility article; 4 things I wish I'd known when starting fertility treatments 

https://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/1129101/wish-i-had-known-fertility-treatments

Bababatty

@lulumurph Thanks for sharing! These were both great reads. I definitely empathize with that line. Sometimes I feel like I just zero in on the pregnant people around me. Deactivating my FB has helped a lot.

I'll jump on this bandwagon and mention a blog I started reading: Stirrup Queens. It deals with infertility, loss, etc. I especially like her references to other blogs that I wouldn't have known. 

And a a new book (which I've mentioned elsewhere): "The Art of Waiting."

babymish

Thanks for sharing @LuluMurph, they're great articles.

I need to check out that blog @Bababatty. I'm the same with FB although found 'unfollowing' pregnant friends was an easy way of dealing with any sudden updates from them.

rainbowwishes5

Thanks! I definitely feel the "race" thing too- I feel like I'm falling behind in life and failing- and then guilty that I even feel that way. It's so hard.

DDRGirlie

Thank you for the reads!  It is hard dealing with infertility and feeling like your being left behind.  My DH and I have been trying for 7 years.  Eventually the feeling dies down a bit.  It's still sad to know that I'm childless, but now that I have a job that helps cover IVF I'm hopeful.  I'm just worried how depressing it will be if it fails.

mini-murph

oh yeah!  I'm glad you liked them.

What are some good blogs that you like to read about pregnancy/infertility?  I'm working on educating myself and curious 

mini-murph

@Bababatty I added that blog to my list, thanks!

Agree that unfollowing pregnant friends was the best, but now it seems I have almost no friends on my feed 

lilmissslp

I'm going to read these right now. @LuluMurph that quote really resonated with me as well. I feel like everyone is pregnant but me. Women on my Facebook feed are pregnant with their second and third babies and I just can't escape it!