Seeing a picture of “Mr. Cocoa Allard” made me think this is what some of us feel like after a few months of TTC. Anyone that has decided to have a baby and it is the right time to “start trying” knows exactly what this is about. The frustration that comes along with trying to conceive can be overwhelming and many times leads to marital discord.
For those that have had the tubal reversal procedure it can at times become overwhelming. Traveling the tubal ligation reversal journey can be a very emotional trip.
When a couple is trying to conceive they will hear over and over to just relax and it will happen. Heck, those that are just ttc hear this all the time. But with tubal reversal there seems to be so much more at stake. There is the regret for deciding to have the tubal ligation (tubes tied) to begin with. Then there is the actual surgery for reversal and repair. The countless OPK’s and pregnancy tests that are being used on a daily basis (yes, I said daily and it happens) which leads to dreaming about taking pregnancy tests.
It does take time to get pregnant after a tubal reversal and it surely doesn’t happen for everyone right away. Couples hear about those that get pregnant the month following surgery but that is not the majority. And the couples that are trying to get pregnant are genuinely happy for those lucky couples. And in their hearts they are asking when it will be their turn.
The Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center message board is an excellent resource for support while trying to conceive. Because all of the couples are going through the same journey it is easier for them to understand the actual emotions that another couple or woman is feeling.
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