Jo,

I think sometimes our parents, relatives, friends etc. got and get pregnant easily, so they really have no idea what it is like to REALLY be infertile. My parents didn't have a prob getting preggers, and in the early days of us trying (in 2005), my mum would just tell me to relax and it will happen - implied I had nothing to complain about, I was just too stressed about the whole thing and too impatient. Now... well, my mum doesn't say that anymore... I think she has slowly realised that there REALLY is a problem, I'm not making it up, I'm not exaggerating in any way, we are REALLY infertile and REALLY can't get pregnant.

I notice one of my good friends - who got pregnant accidently and then aborted - is the LEAST understanding of my infertility.... tells me over and over she "knows it will happen one day"... etc. etc. She is trying to be comforting but in reality makes me feel like total crap and like I have no reason to complain or feel despair over this, because hey, "it will happen one day"! I honestly think she has no idea what this feels like because for her, she got pregnant using contraception!!

If only, if only...