I am 31 years old and have been diagnosed with PCOS for 15 years. I am infertile. Now, I find myself in a situation where it is highly unlikely that I am going to be in a position to carry a child to term and I am trying to deal with the grief and depression I have surrounding it.
My partner had a vasectomy after the birth of his first child because of a desire to only bring one child into the world. Without drastically altering my relationship with him (we are poly) it would be difficult for me to engage in another relationship that would lead to someone willing to go through the kind of time and emotional pain that drug treatment would entail, much less anything beyond that. I came to the realization a couple of months ago that my dream of becoming a natural mother would never happen without giving up something that I find equally as fulfilling and important. The grief that I now have is occasionally overwhelming and rather than wallow in it (well, much
) I have been looking for a support group or other venue for women in my position.
While I find most boards like this helpful, its very hard to ready about women ttc or succeeding when I am at my low points.
I am working through it the way anyone would work through a death or loss, but I was hoping to find a specific support group, online or in person (I am in Atlanta) so that I would have someone to talk to. Anyone have any suggestions? Or, is there someone else reading this in a similar position who might want to talk?
My partner had a vasectomy after the birth of his first child because of a desire to only bring one child into the world. Without drastically altering my relationship with him (we are poly) it would be difficult for me to engage in another relationship that would lead to someone willing to go through the kind of time and emotional pain that drug treatment would entail, much less anything beyond that. I came to the realization a couple of months ago that my dream of becoming a natural mother would never happen without giving up something that I find equally as fulfilling and important. The grief that I now have is occasionally overwhelming and rather than wallow in it (well, much
) I have been looking for a support group or other venue for women in my position.While I find most boards like this helpful, its very hard to ready about women ttc or succeeding when I am at my low points.
I am working through it the way anyone would work through a death or loss, but I was hoping to find a specific support group, online or in person (I am in Atlanta) so that I would have someone to talk to. Anyone have any suggestions? Or, is there someone else reading this in a similar position who might want to talk?
