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In need of some positivity

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LolaJade88 · 03/03/2021 20:54

So this month is going to be particularly hard, in part because of mothers day, but also other personal reasons. I've recently seen alot of 'growing through what you're going through' type posts on social media. Just wanted to start a discussion around what you've all learnt from this miserable journey, and some of the positive ways it has changed you.
What really makes me feel better, and what I have learnt to focus on is that even if friends and family are 'over taking' me in their personal lives, that I would still be in the same situation either way. That just because friends are getting pregnant and starting families does not set me back, I am on my own time line, there is no race and ultimately their success does not add to my failure.

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beachbum85 · 03/03/2021 23:36

Hi @LolaJade88
I'm sorry that you're worried about this month... infertility is really hard, and sometimes more than others.
I'm not sure I have examples of how the experience has positively changed me, but with time I've come to realise that I'm not alone - both in terms of it being so much more common than I ever realised (unfortunately!) but also because there are so many supportive groups and resources out there, and because so many people I've shared our journey with have shown that they care and are rooting for us (even when sometimes they don't get it 100%). On what can be a very lonely journey, especially this past year, that was invaluable for me.
I hope this month won't be as bad as you think, and that things start looking up for you :)

EpiphanySoul1 · 04/03/2021 09:20

I’m afraid I don’t have much positivity about this situation - I have definitely changed and for the worse because of infertility. But I always hope that if we finally get our baby we will be so appreciate of the baby and every minute with it after all we’ve gone through to get it.

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