Humphrey I looked at this dilema as a double edged sword.

Yes, I gave away my 'privacy' in a lot of respects & there were certain things about our infertility that we were delicate in discussing but for better or for worse we chose to include absolutely everybody in our IVF (ICSI) journey in the hopes that the more supported we were, the more strength we would have.

Had we not been successful there is no doubt we would have had all that encouragement & support to try again.

We sacrificed that special time (when being told we were pregnant) that a couple gets to share alone because it wouldn't have been fair not to let everyone know on the big day when our blood tests were done but looking back I wouldn't have done it any other way.

We will never be able to concieve naturally so on our next round (when we chose to try for #2) all those same loving & supportive family & friends will be there to guide us once again.