As made clear in my last post, we’re ready for another baby. We’re tired of waiting. Time keeps on and we’re not getting pregnant. Why haven’t we considered IVF?
I’m going to put aside the fact that I am Catholic and that it’s not a moral choice and explain the other reasons why IVF just isn’t for us.
I'll close with a quote from an article Verily Magazine ran back in 2016 that still gets me every time (you can read the whole thing here... If you are considering IVF treatment, *please* read this first): "As the treatments began... my desire for a baby only grew. Unfortunately, so did my stubbornness and my impatience; I was determined to be a mom at what felt like any cost... Looking back, I realize that I was in a dangerous place emotionally. I was making decisions out of fear and other unruly feelings rather than out of a clear mind that was capable of weighing the risks and benefits to all persons involved, including any new human life that may be created in the process. At the same time, my husband and I were growing apart. He didn’t understand the way I was acting or why I felt so strongly about having a child. He didn’t experience desperation the way I did, and his attitude of acceptance of our infertility made me angry and allowed more distance to grow between us." Please pray for us on our journey through secondary infertility and I will pray for you!
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