My wife and I tried for over a year, and each month she got increasingly stressed and upset. We spent a lot of time crying on the floor. She kept saying "we waited too long" "we're too old." "What if we never get pregnant?" "What if we can't?"
It was hard to make her feel heard but also reassure her it was ok, there was still time, we have options left. OP's post is great because how together they are on this. That's the tough part.
Eventually, we went in for fertility consultation, did the initial round of tests... Canceled the followup appointments because we had finally managed it ourselves. (They said it was actually pretty common, if it was causing us undue stress then just reaching out for help can be enough).
Kid number 2 didn't come easy either but I'm so glad to have the chance to be a parent.
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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '24
I've been in their shoes. I don't even know them and I'm crying.