Next month I am undergoing a small procedure to have a look at my tubes after investigation at a fertility clinic last year & my appointment has finally come after 7 months of waiting… which wasn’t the most enjoyable wait (mentally) as my mind went on overdrive & decided I might not want to know the possible outcome. The outcome will tell us whether IVF or hormonal treatments are needed.
As I’ve had to wait a long time to even get to this stage I’ve put the whole process on a back burner a month before I got the letter as the constant testing last year really stretched me mentally & I haven’t even started the actual process yet… side note we have a dog, early 30s and have always look life by the horns. My partner has wanted a play mate for our dog for around 3 years now and we’ve fallen into a position where we have been asked if we’d like a puppy… usually I’d jump at the opportunity but I can’t help but think ‘what if’ for the near future and the mental stress ivf might bring. I would hate to give up this opportunity of a pup for something that might not even happen in the near future and what’s to say if IVF was the option given that there was a long wait for that process to begin let alone the possibly of finally falling pregnant.
The pup we are seeing has a very chilled out manner and our current dog is also very laid back and easy going so I know she will (hopefully) teach the pup well and whilst a pup will be a great distraction and stop my overthinking I wonder if anyone has had a similar situation, if I should just go for it, or if I should continue overthinking and possibly not take this chance for something that ‘might be’ but who knows when..
Thank you x