Two years, three surgeries, four failed medicated IUIs as of today. Moving onto IVF and trying to mentally prepare. It’s been 2 years of disappointment and watching friends and family celebrate pregnancies and new babies. It’s exhausting. I’m fully traveling for work and have already spent so much time in doctors appointments for nothing. I have so much respect for all of you strong ladies and partners who know the struggles of infertility!

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If it helps, I thought of all the unsuccessful attempts in the past as sunk costs that I should move on from. This IVF cycle is a new start from the beginning. All those doctors appointments were to get you to this day - it was not for nothing.

I love the optimism and try to appreciate when my husband says the same thing. It definitely comes in waves when I can appreciate how far I’ve come and then get a little emotional every time it doesn’t work out. Just gotta keep my head up and keep going.

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