A reader weighs in on depression after IVF

In the beginning of the month, I wrote a post about IVF and depression (Depression during pregnancy following successful IVF)

One of Womb Within’s visitor left an interesting and thoughtful comment that I thought was worth highlighting in a post. Stacey graciously granted her permission for me to do so.

Here is the point of view of someone who has been there. Please consider leaving a comment or message for Stacey; I’m sure she’d appreciate it.

I am 28 and my DH is 29. We had been trying to conceive (naturally and with treatment for this last year) for 6 years. During this time I often had bouts of depression, particularly when an attempt to realise our dreams failed however, this was not the only factor in my depression. The fact that my life had changed irreversibly meant that I lost friends as I was no longer “as much fun”…sorry but my world came crashing down when I lost my fallopian tubes last year and “fun” just wasn’t high on my list of priorities - I needed time to re-evaluate my dreams and, as incomprehensible as it seemed I had to try and think of a future without children.

I had a unsympathetic employer and, after much discrimination, I was forced to resign and begin legal proceedings.

We had IVF back in March of this year which was successful but sadly I miscarried at 7 weeks.

We had FET (Frozen Embryo Transfer) in September and thankfully, we received the joyous news we so craved.

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Tags: pregnancy blog, infertility, IVF, depression and pregnancy, fertility treatment, frozen embryo transfer