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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do you even need to tell your child they were an IVF baby? I barely remember it myself, two years later. We mostly did it to select gender (wanted one of each)[/quote]

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In my case, the source of infertility (PCOS) is likely hereditary.  I want my 2 DDs to know that they may also experience infertility, as well as other medical conditions (possible links between PCOS and heart disease, type II diabetes, endometrial cancer, etc).  So, yes, I plan to discuss my infertility diagnosis and our experience with IVF once they are old enough to understand.
My mother dealt with infertility, multiple miscarriages, and other health effects of what was likely undiagnosed PCOS, but none of that info was shared with me until I was a year into infertility treatments myself.  Having that info earlier would have been very helpful ( I would have prioritized pregnancy earlier in our marriage and not waited until I was 33 to start trying, had I known it would take several years).[/quote]

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