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I'm an aunt (*insert roller coaster of emotions*)

My nephew arrived this morning.  This is so hard.  I love my sister dearly & she has not been one of those "ZOMG I'm preggers look @ me!" types thankfully.  I feel like I'm one of my bipolar patients, cycling between thinking about how fun it will be to be an aunt & trying not to cry that she got a baby the old fashioned way & without even trying (she got pregnant 2 mos after getting married).  Here we are, married for 3 years longer than they've been & TTC for 4 year now with nothing to show for it except huge co-pays & negative pee sticks.  "I'm the oldest, I was supposed to give them their 1st grandchild".  How childish, huh?  And then I think the poor kid may never have a cousin to play with, but since he'll have siblings what should I care, then I think about having to go through this all over again when she has another child.  Seriously?  I'm already thinking about it!  I need a drink.
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Re: I'm an aunt (*insert roller coaster of emotions*)

  • reb259reb259 member
    I know exactly how you feel...very similar with both my sil and brother. It still stings but for me it has gotten a little easier. You are normal and allowed to have the feelings you have. Or maybe we have both lost it and i should be joining you for that drink... hugs...i efffing hate infertility
    I am AMA and all tests on H came back normal
    3 failed IVF with OE and 2 failed frozen DE cycles
    Last fresh hail mary DE cycle starting Feb 2013
    PAIF/SAIF always welcome
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  • Hugs. I am grateful that my sister had her 2 kids before I got married and had her tubes tied.  It would be tough dealing with your situation.  I have also thought how sad it is that my sister's kids won't have any cousins either..

    TTC #1 since 8/1/10; Me:41 and BRCA1+, DH:46
    DOR (FSH 24.3)/ terrible egg quality ; homozygous MTHFR c677t
    5 IUI's: 2/11 to 6/11 and 1/12= BFN
    OE IVF#1-4 8/11-6/12= all BFN
    DE IVF#1 11/12 bad embryos= BFN
    DE IVF #2 2/13 BFP/Beta hell: m/c 5w6d
    CFNBC 7 months, not doing well; decided on guarantee program at RBA w/frozen DE
    DE IVF #3 1/14  ET 4BB; BFP;M/C 5w1d, incomplete m/c; MVA extraction in ER 7w1d

    DE FET#1 ET 3/1714; BFP, beta 1 3/27= 197, beta 2 3/31= 1586, beta 3 4/7= 13879!!
    First u/s= Twins with HBs at 6w2d! We are Team Pink x 2!!

    K & K born 11/21/14 at 38wks 4 days

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    SAIF/PAIF Welcome


    http://waitingforraintostop.wordpress.com

  • I'm sorry, I know how you're feeling.  I had my niece and nephew have kids before me!  Technically, I was a great-aunt before I was a mom.  The world sucks sometimes.  *big hugs* 
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  • I know EXACTLY how you feel.  The exact same thing happened with my younger sister who got pg on 2nd month of trying.  It gets easier.  I love my niece dearly...but I so want one of my own.  Hang in there.
    Ellen & Chris 5/6/06
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    TTC Since 10/2007 with no luck and a 'go with the flow' attitude
    1/1010 FINALLY decided to have testing done, dx MFI
    7/2010 - DH starts Clomid to increase testosterone and hopefully sperm count
    10/2010 - Still low (but improved) sperm count.
    11/30/10 - IUI #1 and only = BFN
    February 2011 - IVF #1 w/ ICSI =
    Chemical PG (Beta 1: 10, Beta 2: 19, Beta 3: 17) :-(
    April 2011 - IVF #2 w/ ICSI = BFN :-(
    September 2011 - IVF #3 w/ ICSI = BFFN
    November 2011 - AMH level tested - .83 (normal for age range)
    February 2012 - IVF #4 w/ ICSI = (best response ever yet still) BFFN
    April 2012 - DNA testing - NORMAL, RE suggests cycling again with own eggs or using DE
    On Break indefinitely...not sure we can afford the emotional and financial roller coaster anymore.
    *PAIFW/SAIFW*
  • imagereb259:
    You are normal and allowed to have the feelings you have. Or maybe we have both lost it and i should be joining you for that drink... hugs...i efffing hate infertility

    I'll have a double, thank you.

    HUGS!!! This all sucks.

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  • Ughh.  I'm so sorry.  That has to be hard.  And I truly believe that a drink or five can only be helpful.  Big hugs.  
    Baby girl Lila born 2013.
    Baby boy Henry born 2015.
    Expecting our capstone baby (boy) early March 2018.
  • It's not childish at all to feel that way ((HUGS))
    TTC 12/2009
    Me: 32 - Stage II Endo / DH: 36 - Low count and morphology (1%)
    IUIs 1-3 BFN, lap Dec. 2010, IUIs 4-6 BFN
    IVF w/ICSI #1 - ER 2/8: 24R 19M 9F ET 2/13 2-5 day blasts (no frosties) = BFP - b/g twins!
    E & C Born 10/19/2012
    Lilypie First Birthday tickers
  • ::hugs::

     

    TTC #2 since June '08

    ~*DD 10.21.07*~

    dx unexplained

    IUI #1-4 BFN

    IVF#1 June 2011 BFN

    IVF#2 Dec 2011

    Beta#1 12/21 : 812 Beta#2 12/23 : 1634

    EDD 8/25

    *PAIFW/SAIFW*

  • I also know how you feel - my younger sister had the first grandchild (and the first great grandchild). It was tough for me to adjust. ((HUGS))
    Dx: High FSH, stage IV endo, homozygous C677T MTHFR and PAI-1
    Early loss 10/08
    Lap 1/09
    IVF #1 "natural IVF" - 1 egg retrieved, missed m/c
    Tried several mini-stim cycles with no response
    Switched clinics - dx'd as carrier for Fragile X
    IVF #2 MDL protocol Jan/Feb converted to IUI, BFN
    IVF #2 take 2: Antagonist, one embie, BFN
    IVF #3: Antagonist, no fertilization
    One last ditch effort at OE IVF (antagonist with Clomid) cancelled
    DE cycle #1 Jan/Feb 2011, BFP, ectopic
    DE cycle #2 June/July 2011 - BFP
    10/28/11 Baby girl lost at 17 weeks due to pre-term labor. We love and miss you.
    DE cycle #3 June/July 2012 - BFP, twins, both heartbeats stopped, D&C
    2 frosties but don't know what's next
    FET Dec 2012: BFP! Praying this one sticks for the long haul!
  • I'm so sorry. I know what you are going through. My sister just gave birth to her son about a month ago. The emotional roller coaster is awful. Sending tons of hugs your way!!!
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