We talked a lot at our last meeting about finding balance and happiness during infertility treatments. It’s very easy to let all the doctors appointments and tests and procedures take over your life. But as Lily likes to remind us, you have to find happiness and peace with the life you currently have; a baby isn’t magically going to make you happy.

For a long time I wanted life to stop and wait for me while I progressed through this journey. I didn’t want to see anyone else’s kids, including my niece and nephew. I didn’t do a very good job of keeping up with my friends or family. I was just so frustrated by the whole process and all the failures we’d had.

When we switched to a new RE, we were forced to take a break while he did some more testing. I suddenly had a lot of time on my hands and realized how out of touch I was with my own life. I started scrapbooking again and got caught up with some of my friends. And I started feeling a lot better. So when we started fertility treatments again, I made a real effort to keep doing those everyday things I really enjoyed, like monthly dinners with my friends. It has really made a difference and I feel much less stressed.

So I’ve made a resolution to be more grateful and appreciate all the things I do have, and work on not letting infertility take over my life. So far I’ve been successful, and this summer has been a lot more enjoyable than last summer.