…arrived today – 8 days early! I should have known she was on her way. DH and I have been nagging at each other and I had all the normal symptoms, but damn if I didn’t have a bit of hope.
Sigh.
So here I sit – crampy, depressed on a Saturday night. I have TONS of work to do this weekend and just sent a big presentation off for review. I’m headed to Pittsburgh for work on Wednesday with a new co-worker for a new client.
SIL cancelled our get together with nephew tomorrow and spent 15 minutes complaining about how hard it was being a mom. While I am certain that it is difficult – doesn’t she get it? I want nothing more than to be there…
Since I am clearly in a (to be read sarcastically) fantastic mood, I sent DH off to hear his friend’s band alone and as I was logging into my work email, I came across Waiting for Baby Bump‘s Today Show segment (from a few weeks ago), which is being featured on msn.com!
I think it is amazingly brave to do what she did – and seriously appreciate someone giving voice to exactly how I’m feeling on such a large stage. I will say that, though I saw it coming, it was totally unnecessary to have the reporter, Megan Meany announce her pregnancy at the end – especially since she is only 15 weeks along. She even acknowledged that her news would be a ‘body blow’ to those still dealing with the challenges of IF.
Now off to brood on the couch…
ugh. i’m feeling in your mood too, just in a funk. sorry AF arrived, and a week early. nasty lady.
i hope your last night and today were/are a bit better.
I saw that Today segment and loved Waiting’s part but was seriously annoyed at the pregnancy announcement. I guess it’s good she knew it would be a body blow, which is an appropriate term but still….It just gives the lasting impression that fertility treatments work! For everyone! even if the real-life non-celeb person just talked on about how they hadn’t worked for her. Anyhoo, I’m sorry about AF, it sucks.
We’ll be in your neighborhood in two weeks–staying in Brooklyn the first two nights for a music conference and then on into Manhattan for a week of much needed vacay. Love love Brooklyn!
Thanks for the shout out Brooklyn!! I was ok with Megan announcing her pregnancy~ she had called me beforehand to let me know that she was announcing it on air. What I was irritated with was when Amy (who has never had infertility issues) cheerfully said that 65% of couple who do ART get pregnant… and “those are good odds…” UHM… what about the 35%… shit outta luck?
Anyways, it was a scary thing for me to do the segment, but I feel so passionately about advocating awareness and offering support for those (of us) going through the infertility dizzying madness.
Wishing you luck~
Sorry AF showed up. Especially early…what a witch she is.
I think it was awfully brave of her to announce a pregnancy at 15 weeks when she suffers from recurrent loss. And I agree that it gives a hope (maybe false) of success, but it’s still not easy to hear for the rest of us. Waiting’s portion of the story was excellent. I don’t think I could go on national TV and talk about my issues.
Kudos to her!
I hope you have a better week.