Abigail....

I'm a graduate from this board and have been checking in on things over here from time to time. I've been following your path and am so sorry about your cycle. It is completely understandable for you and DH to grieve this and you should allow yourselves that. Every cycle is a learning experience...the docs learn more about your body, how it responds, etc. And..I'm a huge believer in things happen for a reason. We may not understand them or definitely not agree with them, but there's a reason bigger than what we realize.

It took me four cycles to get my little stud muffin five years ago but each and every cycle we changed something for the better. I ended up with MESA (the sperm was surgically removed from DH as he had a vasectomy), IVF/ICSI/AH. The assisted hatching did the trick for me.

I also think you may have something there with your summer being more calm..not to mention now you know what to expect so the anxiety level is decreased (a little anyway LOL).

I wish you the best of luck and will continue to hop over and check on things. The ladies on this board is literally what got me through....support, questions, advice, just someone for me to vent to. I know when I was on here we had many times when we would just post a "vent" message and as soon as you typed it all out and hit submit....someone you felt better. So lean on them/us. That's what this board is for.




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