Just another part of the colossal hideousness of infertility, isn't it?
Been ttc coming up to 4 years, endured 4 failed rounds of ivf last year (2 chemical pregnancies). Planning a 2nd laparoscopy for endo next month before hopefully going for ivf again in September.
I joined my current company when we'd only been ttc 6 months; it was close to home, there's a nursery on the same business park ('how useful for when I'm pregnant!' we laughed
).
3 years later I'm bored to tears, I feel like my career's gone backwards, the people I work with drive me up the wall and I feel hopelessly trapped. It wasn't so bad when it was relatively low stress but a couple of elements of the job have changed recently and the stress has rocketed, along with my anxiety levels.
I could have left numerous times and DH is v supportive, but my boss is understanding about the ivf and time off so I felt it would be silly to leave - 'maybe next time will work and then I can go on mat leave', etc.
All my friends are progressing in their careers or going off to have their babies, and I'm just stuck here with no progression (probably because my boss feels secure I'm not going anywhere so doesn't feel the need to promote me). I've decided if this next round doesn't work I'm going to draw a line under it and hand my notice in at the end of this year.
Anyone in a similar situation? xx