I know Thanksgiving isn't here quite yet, but ICLW will include Thanksgiving and since my week will be a bit hectic I thought I would write one post and focus my ICLW on commenting and exploring new blogs.
I want to start by by welcoming new readers and browsers to my blog (sorry this is a bit late). Thank you for visiting. I am in the midst of my first IUI with clomid cycle, after 2 years of natural 'ttc' and 4 months of acupuncture and TCM. My two previous posts describe the most recent tests I have had. I am uncertain, trying to relax and stay positive, and learning with each test that results will not make me feel more in control of my unexplained fertility (and all news is not bad news).
Because it is Thanksgiving week, I want to dedicate this post to infertility and the holidays. That means family. That also means loss. By loss I mean absence. Holidays mark time, and time goes by, and we are still without child. This holiday, I will be waiting for my LH surge. My MIL is visiting and will most likely be here for the IUI. This has added a little stress. What was I thinking?
Last week's podcast by Creating a Family is all about infertility and the holidays. Dawn talks with a clinical social worker about techniques for coping with the emotions the holidays bring. Their discussion also validates the complex feelings many of us experience around family. If you do not already listen to the Creating A Family podcasts or you have not visited the website and infertility and adoption blog, I highly recommend both. If you are traveling by car this Thanksgiving, download hours worth of podcasts to your i.pod and listen as you travel.
I am thankful for resources like Creating a Family, for ICLW and the IF community. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving (surprise-pregnancy-announcement-at-dinner free!).
9 comments:
I hope your MIL doesn't prove too stressful during your holiday! Best of luck on this IUI cycle. I hope you have great news to share with your family come the Christmas holiday. :)
I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving! Ugh - MIL here for Thanksgiving AND IUI? Unbearable. Good luck!
happy ICLW and happy thanksgiving. best wishes on your IUI cycle!
I will have to watch that podcast. Thanks for the tip. Last thanksgiving day I found out about 3 pregnancies of cousins and bf. It was too much to take. Come on over and visit Parenthood for Me.
ICLW
Here for ICLW! Wishing you the best of luck with your IUI and hoping you get a Christmas surprise!
Your blog should be called infertility explained because I have learned a whole lot about this iui from you already. I really do hope that this is IT for you. Happy thanksgiving and happy iclw! :)
Thank you for this post! Infertility sucks but the great thing is the community.. there is so much support out there... ICLW #31
I hope your MILProved to be a support and not a stresser!
ICLW
Hi, I just started reading your blog! You an dI have very similar stories, you are just a few months ahead of me though.
Unexplained IF can be tough, because you don't know what to "fix".
Good luck in your IUI and I look forward to reading your blog!
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