Morning girls - especially Trish,

just coz you brought it up, Trish, I wonder there's a general agreement as to what constitues a Veteran?

I see it simply as someone who has moved past the "how does pessaries effect my body" and "how do you cope with the injections" questions, to questions like "will it ever happen to me?", "should I give up?" or even "Why is it ever not my turn?"

I see if as a safe place to talk about your crisis, the loss of a baby/repeated cycle failures/miscarriages/the loss of your only sperm donor, ie not just a setback, but a life-changing event.

I see it as place to support each other to achieve the goal of finally conceiving and having a baby. As for many of us, IVF/AC is our last, and often only, chance left.

I don't expect that someone new to IVF particularly wants to hear about how it can take 8 cycles to fall pg, even when there are no other underlying infertility issues besides blocked tubes, or that soemtimes, it can take far more cycles than that.

So Trish, you are more than welcome, and for all of you, I hope our stay is short. Until then, we can be there for each other.

love
sushee

PS sorry to be so heavy on a Sunday morning, but I thought it might be something to talk about early in the thread.