I don't usually ask... Update - 3 embryos transferred!!

    • Gold Top Dog

    i'm so sorry! i got to this late and was hoping to read good news, as i read trough your posts!

    this must be very difficult for your sister! but sometimes miracles still do happen. i have a friend.. her mother was pronounced infertile after giving birth to her (i forget why), but 12 years later, they ended up having another child. it was deemed 100% impossible for ger to have children again...

    i know there isnt much any of us can say or do that's gonna help her much... i hope she stays strong!

    • Gold Top Dog

    tacran

    Leslie, I just saw your last update.  I'm so sorry to hear the sad news.  I'm sure all of you are heartbroken, not just her.  We have very good friends who found out they couldn't have children after a few years of trying.  We had a mutual group of friends at the time who were all the same age, all having babies.  They found it so hard to be around all the pregnancies and babies, that they started avoiding social interactions with those friends.  She felt terrible telling me her wish to stay away from them, but I was a safe sounding board since I was also childless.  Like you said, she couldn't understand why a healthy, happy, well-adjusted couple couldn't have kids, but drug-using teens could pop them out every year.  It's crazy.  They started down the adoption road initially, but it didn't feel right.  They eventually widened their circle of friends and activities, and they have a happy, busy life, but I know it's a sadness that stays with them.  I know they would've been super parents.

    On the other hand, I had a neighbor who was told as a young woman she couldn't have children.  Lo and behold, at 39, she found herself pregnant, after she and her husband arranged their life around a childless plan (their house had no room for a nursery, no yard, career choices were made, etc.).  It was a complete shock, but she had a healthy boy and he's nearly 4 now.

    Since I chose not to have children, I can only try to imagine the sadness one feels in this situation, but having been close to my friend when she faced it, I know what you're feeling as someone who cares about her.

    Yes, all of that.  I can only begin to imagine, but I can.  If someone told me I couldn't do agility anymore, I'd be crushed.  It's what I live for because I enjoy it so much.  Is it the same? No, but I can understand part of it.  There have been a few social events that she has avoided because of the children that are always there.  I hope that she can stay strong and get through it.  She seems ok when I see her, but I know the sadness is there and always will be.  Thank you all for the kind words.