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[quote=Anonymous]I saw this via Recent Topics so I'll reply.  Let me caveat that I never faced IF issues so I probably don't know the same level of worry and definitely not the same feelings of sadness that many of you do.  That being said, it was still scary and wasn't exactly worry-free.  My pregnancy was relatively easy but I was in my late 30s and did worry a lot about miscarrying and/or having a child with some sort of developmental or physical challenge.  I was very nervous leading up to the nuchal test and the 20wk u/s, and always had my heart stop in those few moments before the doctor could find the heartbeat with the doppler.

My cousin went through many rounds of IUI and in comparing notes we noticed that one difference was she [i]knew[/i] her due date because she knew exactly when she conceived whereas DH and I could play the more light-hearted "hmm, wonder when exactly it happened" conversational game.  DH and I also occasional had "oh shit, are we really ready for this" conversations as we got closer to delivery.  A friend who was pregnant via IVF at the same time told me she and her DH definitely didn't talk like that, it had been so hard to get pregnant that they knew whole-heartedly that they were ready for and wanted parenthood.

I guess what I'm saying is that having a "natural" pregnancy (as you put it) doesn't mean it's all rainbows and sunshine, but I think there are some natural differences.  At the end of the day, all that we all want is a healthy baby, and there's no guarantee regardless of how you end up conceiving.[/quote]

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