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[quote=Anonymous]PP here - I originally opened this just to respond and then got sidetracked responding to PP.

I got married late in life - 35, so of course, it was always at the back of my mind that having children may not come easily for me / us, yet I could not see myself going through what PP above so painfully and articulately recounted, plus I've got a HUGE thing about trying to be as natural as possible (within reason) about everything in my life. Yet, I have a feeling if it wouldn't have happened, we would have taken an aggressive approach. DS1 was conceived quickly so we never had to make the call. Now I'm pushing 40 and just starting to try for number 2. I know it may not be easy or even possible and I believe I am at peace with that; it was part of the equation we considered when spacing so much time between DC1 and a hypothetical 2 (who will be four if we conceived now when DC2 would be born). However, I know a lot of people think that and then change their minds. Still, because I have one already, and given our situation, I think it would be really disruptive for us (that's not to assume it is for anyone else) in a damaging and negative way for our family. So I think I'm generally not into getting too scientific this time around.

I admire both the people who made their peace with IF and either adopted or simply moved on, as well as those who have moved heaven and earth to conceive. As I said, I'm pulling for all of you. Neither path sounds easy. [/quote]

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