Humphrey I am so glad I can't bear to be here all alone I understand why we need a break and space but it sad to see friends go

I only had one jab and already I feel like a good cry

Did you see the bub born by c/s to Melinda (with CF) on RPA - what a tear jerker ?

I need cheering up ....


On a positive note we go to a homegroup - at our church small group meetings - last night after a few others left the senior minister (who leads our group as an average guy not just as a minister/reverend ) starts talking about baby loss (relating to a story some friends and I did in local paper) and infertility in general. The difficulties and so on ...

Mind you we have not told anyone about IVF and then said in our church there has been a significant number who have been thru IVF -(but said he was not mentioning any names) and then the host couple -wife said how hard it was for her wanting a 2nd (she has girl 7yrs old) and she was meant to be here - and God gave us technology etc ... I didn't actually catch if her daughter was IVF baby or not but it sounded like it.

Then said how hard she found it when people tried to hide their pregnancies or not tell her directly.... fear of upsetting her ...

Boy I was surprised ... maybe I can tell someone else - the main reason I don't is the disappointment factor and too many questions /explaining the in/outs of treatment. How can you ask people to [-o< for you when so much detail...

Not that there is any shame in IVF but why does it seem so secretive?

I am not ready to come out of closet yet to my family :-s but it gives me some hope.