After mini meltdowns and lots of tears I finally built up the courage to break my silence and told my parents about our difficulties ttc. Guess what.....so did they! They were really supportive and I know will help in any way they can. I slept well for the first time in ages. It was a relief.
The GP agreed to give me the rubella vaccination so while I wait for retesting of that, it's time to get ready for our full consultation at the fertility clinic in two weeks.
Hi KatieMaria. That's lovely to hear, and to have that support within the family is great. Good luck with your consultation, and if you want, I could send you my list of questions for you to look through before you go. Most won't be appropriate, but there may be a few you hadn't thought of asking. Too long to add here, but if you email me in confidence to support@fertilitynetworkuk.org I will send them to you. Good luck! Diane
That’s so lovely that you have the support of your family. How long had to kept it from your family for? I still haven’t told my family after two years but wondering if that’s a mistake coz any extra support would be helpful x
We kept it a secret for 2 years. In some ways i wanted to protect them.... I see them pretty often so I knew that they would know there was something going on when we would be attending lots of appointments or me having my little meltdowns. They really were supportive and have offered to drive me to appointments if OH is at work. It was the right decision for me. I guess it was also a big step to say it out loud to somebody else and I wasn't ready to do that for a long time. X
Well done for opening up. You will really appreciate all the support you can get as it’s such a rollercoaster of emotions xx
It really felt like the pressure reduced. X Thanks Tugsgirl
Well done, I found telling our parents one of the hardest parts of the journey!!
We didn’t tell anyone for over a year & a half but felt that they would sense something when we commenced treatment, time of work etc!! I was so glad of their support when we finally told them!! Glad it sounds like the same for you!! xxx
I've made it 
It will all be worth it...
And so it begins again 😂
No embryos made it to blastocyst 
When it rains it pours...
