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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I couldnt care less if my parents conceived me thru IVF, though I might think it was kinda cool. To the PP, your kids are probably at an ideal time to let them know.[/quote]

This is a little embarassing, but I was talking with friends a few months ago, and the subject of "test tube babies" came up (we couldn't remember the name of the first one - it is Louise).  I remember that it was such an exotic procedure, and what a bid deal was made of it - I think I was 6 or so at the time it happened).  And for the first time, I realized that my son, who is 5 and conceived through IVF, is a test tube baby.  Never thought of it before.  (Remember the old joke:  What did one test tube baby say to another?  "Hey, a womb with a view!")

The point, OP, is that while it might have been unusual 30 years ago, it's commonplace now (especially if you have lots of friends who are twins).  It's not like there's a stigma attached, either.  By the time your kids are old enough to ask/understand, it'll be a non issue - in fact, it's one now.  [/quote]

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