Hi everyone!!

My nickname is Gargy - this is my first post.

My husband and I found out 5 years ago that we both have fertility issues. I have PCOS and my husband is not producing sperm.

We ran away from the issue for about 5 years, then we decided to try to have a child via GIFT this year. We have used IUI twice earlier this year to no avail.

My question is - how are people coping with Christmas? We've found that we've hit a wall this year - mainly because we are in stasis for 6 months (changing donors).

We have tried telling my husband's family via email that we don't want to attend as many Christmas functions as they want us to, and they have reacted quite badly. I am unsure how my family is going to cope when I ask not to celebrate Christmas on the 25th.

Any thoughts about this would be most welcome.

Regards

Gargy