DH and I are thinking about maybe IUI next cycle.
Here are my whiny reasons why:
- Somehow all the recent IF pg announcements have really hit me - I want to be on that bandwagon!!! Can't this be catchy?!
- Although I said I never would do this, it came up in conversation with DH - and yes, I ideally would love a baby to arrive in June (so we'd start to end up in May, since I can't bet the first one will work). Although of course I would be happy with a baby any time.
- And if IUI doesn't work (or two), I need to get back to figuring out why the heck not.... chiropractor/naturopath, etc, needs to be explored. (As I'm here in my TEBB days now)
Ok. I know this just whining. And I know all you lovely Catholic ladies are rolling your eyes. I know all the recent BFPs hit you just as hard (I can think of like at least 4 in the last two weeks).
I don't really know what to do. Wait? God's time? Or just go for it? Is that being selfish? Unnatural?
Well being one of those Catholic ladies (;)), you probably know what I'm going to say, but here goes anyway.
ReplyDeleteI think that you need to find the underlying causes of your TEBB -- be it infection, endo or something else.
And yes, all of the BFP's are hard (especially if you've been slogging it out for a LONG time like me!). Your time will come, trust me. :)
Yeah, I hear ya, it is hard to hear "yet" another pregnancy news.
ReplyDeleteI jumped the gun and did an IUI and I don't regret it. Of course I wish that I was patient enough to wait until it was gods time for me, and I may always wonder if this was in fact the baby that god wanted me to have (I know, sounds weird) but I honestly do not believe this would have happened without the IUI and I really enjoyed the experience with my partner. It felt RIGHT to me and I had a doctor I trusted to be involved in such an important time in my life. I never really felt right about an IVF, about forcing a sperm and an egg together (although I probably would have tried it eventually) but this felt right, the sperm and the egg still had to decide to be together and they did, I did not create extra eggs or embryo's, everything fit within what I believed was right for us. Its a tough decision but you just have to make decisions that work for you and your partner and your beliefs.
ReplyDeleteYes, pregnancy announcements hurt they really do. I totally understand what you mean by asking yourself whether moving forward is selfish, unnatural, etc. I go through these same emotions every day. Sorry no great advice but hopefully sympathy helps a little. Hang in there.
ReplyDeleteI am sorry. Please know I am praying for you in a special way.
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