Hugs for Kristi (pg ment)

[Guest guest]

Kristi,

I just read your note about not feeling successful this month and wanted to

send you some hugs.

Everyone has her limit and her reasons for doing IVF, IUI, adoption, etc.

But I understand the exasperation of seeing other people give birth and

wondering when it will happen for one's self, if ever.

We did IUI with donor sperm (my DH had no sperm after an old vasectomy), and

because of my losses, we did 18 IUIs before we got the " take-home baby. "

Such pain and expense only to be disappointed in one way or another. It's

one thing to know that it can take up to a year for a normal couple to

conceive, and another to go through the bother and expense of IUIs, hoping

that it will take only a cycle or two. Infertility takes energy and

perseverance! I once had 7 IUIs in a row without a pregnancy.

Also, just wanted to mention that there is an embryo adoption program

available to couples who worry about what happens to their unused fertilized

eggs. Snowflake something or other. I think it's a Christian group,

although it could be ecumenical, for all I know. Seems like a nice solution

for those who have qualms . . . there are plenty of people who desire

donated embryos, so that they can have biological--if not genetic--children

to love and nurture.

We're here for you whenever you need to talk.

Beth

SU, resected x 2