I agree Bec. No wonder people label people doing IVF as people who have left their run too late. Every article I've read about IVF always draws attention back to the "age" factor.

I am now 31, but I have been trying to have my second child for 4 years, and whilst I know that I am so very lucky that I have my son, I also know what I'm missing.

I have PCOS, have had two miscarriages, and only found out by doing IVF that I probably only release one good egg every 2 years. It's nothing that I've done or haven't done, it's not even genetic. Ironically, my mother who passed away recently, tried everything she could to not have children, and ended up with 7!

We shouldn't have to make excuses for why we struggle. I would have thought that people who are lucky enough not to have to resort to such a difficult and invasive process to achieve something that should be so natural, would be thankful that they have been spared all the heartache.

I know I often struggle with the fact that every day in Africa, there are thousands of mothers watching their children die because they have nothing to drink but contaminated water. They have done nothing to deserve their fate, they are just born into a barren continent. And I know that I have never felt smug about the fact that I live in Australia and am lucky enough that I can turn on a tap, and not only get water, but hot water if I choose!

Fertile women have done nothing to achieve such privilege, just as we have done nothing to deserve our infertility.

I noticed that the "disgustingly fertile" author has a contact page on her website. Maybe we should bombard her with our own personal stories so that she can be educated on the various reasons for why not just women, but their partners and children (afterall, they go through all the ups and downs too) have found themselves on IVF's doorstep.