So my husband and I have been TTC for almost a year now without success. Whilst I know this is not as long as many others, I do not hold out much hope of us being able to conceive naturally. My DH has a 5 year old daughter from a previous relationship who was conceived via IVF, I have PCOS and he has a low sperm count at a level that the fertility consultant said was unlikely to result in us conceiving (this was based however on one test, my DH has done another since the results of which we will get at my next appointment in June).
In the last three weeks alone one friend has had a baby and three other friends / work colleagues have announced they are expecting. I want to feel happy and pleased for them but to be honest I feel sad and hurt that it is not me. My DH is of the what will be will be and we shouldn't worry about anyone else camp. He thinks I am beating myself up over it and should just relax and be positive. I can't do this, everywhere I turn I am confronted by everyone elses ability to fall pregnant at the drop of a knicker whilst we carry on month by month getting nowhere in the knowledge that we have pretty much nothing in our favour.
I suppose this is a question with no real answer, but I would be interested to hear how you cope with this without falling apart.