Explaining it to your children

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Aw guys I'll let DS1know you all appreciated his little rant. He'll be chuffed.

For me, talking about it, in front of my kids, in front of my family, in front of total strangers, is becoming important to me the more I feel the pull of IVF advocacy. I agree that the more it's spoken about, the more accepting society will be of it, and hopefully soon there won't be comments like "IVF babies shouldn't exist because it's not what nature intended" in our society anymore.

Both my DH and I talk about our experiences quite openly to others. My colleagues at work already all know that Charlie is an IVF baby, as does my DH's colleagues, and I've bent more than a few ears about the IVF ethics and equity issues that I feel strongly about whenever someone brings up the subject with me. I think IVF and IVF issues will always be a subject that is discussed passionately and frequently in our house, and I'm sure that Charlie won't have any doubts about where he came from, how we fought to have him, and how others are still fighting to have their own children.