My partner and I have been together for nearly 8 years, and 2 years into our relationship, we found ourselves pregnant. At the time, we made the difficult decision to terminate the pregnancy due to various reasons, including financial reasons, not being ready to be parents and work-related reasons.
Now, fast-foward 6 years, we are very ready to have a baby. We have bought a lovely family home and we are at a good place in our careers to focus on a family. However, we are unfortunately struggling to conceive. We've been trying to conceive for 13 months and have had no luck. I often wonder if our current struggles are karma for the abortion 6 years prior.
Our GP has referred us to the hospital's infertility department, and we are due to have our first appointment next month to see what our options are. So far, I've had a blood test and ultrasound and all my results came back as normal. Next week my partner is due to submit his semen sample for analysis.
Has anyone else found themselves in a similar position, namely having had an abortion years prior and then struggling to conceive later? I'm worried that we'll never have a baby or that we will, but it'll involve a difficult fertility journey involving IVF.