tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post2810287344226788232..comments2023-06-01T08:53:53.341-07:00Comments on Misconceptions About Conception: You Don't ForgetShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08872513410814268769noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-64082315245719824502013-10-10T12:40:19.853-07:002013-10-10T12:40:19.853-07:00I echo Francie. I was more than happy to set those...I echo Francie. I was more than happy to set those remembrances aside once my little guy came along, but now that #2 will either take an even greater effort (DE) or will never be, I am thrown back into the hellfires of IF, the likes of which I thought for sure I had left behind for good. But, like you said, you can deny that it never was, but you could then very well be denying a piece of Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06085283320884411888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-22177428220656211752013-10-09T12:39:45.601-07:002013-10-09T12:39:45.601-07:00When I had my son, I was happy to "forget&quo...When I had my son, I was happy to "forget" all about my years of infertility. Imagine my surprise to see that all those terrible feelings have returned now that we're trying for #2!! I agree that you don't ever really forget, it just kind of lurks in the background of your mind.Franciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05034004540141447860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-47420566278882173242013-10-09T12:16:39.262-07:002013-10-09T12:16:39.262-07:00No, forgetting our infertility would be like forge...No, forgetting our infertility would be like forgetting we broke our arm in 2nd grade or had our appendix out at 13. It is part of who we are.<br /><br />And, we learn, though our own journey and that of the countless sisters we support, that everyone comes to their path on their own, in their own way and in their own time. Sure, our hindsight can benefit them but it cannot stand as a substituteIt Is What It Ishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07490236377517519314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-83465001736294618262013-10-08T22:15:52.928-07:002013-10-08T22:15:52.928-07:00I definitely mourned the loss of a DNA connection ...I definitely mourned the loss of a DNA connection to my future children. But now that my daughter is here, I rarely think about it.My New Normalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03482513767849843084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-66113583533755934032013-10-08T14:38:37.574-07:002013-10-08T14:38:37.574-07:00This is something I've never thought about. Th...This is something I've never thought about. The emotional pain you went through while deciding to use donor eggs. Hugs to you and your friend!Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14558132244688635245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97117424991901100.post-63230580665267747152013-10-08T13:26:24.192-07:002013-10-08T13:26:24.192-07:00I wrote a post on my blog recently that kind of ec...I wrote a post on my blog recently that kind of echoes this - it doesn't go away. But, like you, I think that the majority of people who really want to parent, will do so eventually, one way or another. My real-life infertility support group is proof of that - a big group of us, all parenting now, through IVF, donor eggs, adoption and even (shock!) surprise natural pregnancies. I'm not Silverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15524066274559867949noreply@blogger.com