Sunday, September 9, 2007

right on time

on to #11. it seemed like this last cycle i saw more pregnancy & newborns than i have in a long time. i remember noticing them more when we first started trying, but it was so much more hopeful. much more of a - that will be me soon- kind of feeling. now it is much more of a desperate feeling. i hate seeing them. i got an e-mail yesterday from my cousin that i haven't actually spoken to in over a year. i get random mass fowards & the occasional update on her 10 year old daughter, but yesterday's was the worst. "Introducing" her brand new baby daughter- complete with adorable picture. i had to delete it immediately. this woman can not even really properly care for her older child, she is being kicked out of her apartment & can't afford to pay rent. her boyfriend has no job & her daughter felt like she wasn't wanted because of the new baby. what is fair about this? why does she get this wonderful gift? why not me?

i am having these horrible thoughts about why i can't seem to get pregnant when it's all around me. i am wracking my brain as to what i have done to deserve, or not deserve, this. while my rational side knows that there is no reason, there is nothing i did or didn't do that has or will have any affect on whether i can get pregnant or not, my emotional side is conviced that the universe is punishing me for something. i am being told that i shouldn't be a mother. it's horrible to have to fight yourself like this. to keep from slipping into a pitiful depressed state of mind. because it is far too easy to do. as much as i hate hope, i also miss it. at least then i could still think i will be a mother, i will get pregnant. i will be the one to hear the heartbeat & know what it is like to create a life.

of course, i do have a shitload of hormones running around at the moment. they could be influencing these thoughts as well, you think? next week will be better. it always is. after this week i can start to look forward again. to the next round of temping & opk's. to another chance for hope. but today is about a good wallow in self-pity. making popcron & watching sappy movies that have nothing to do with my real life at the moment. pretty woman is on. perfect!

1 comment:

Birdee said...

Today, my heart cried for the both of us... Thank you so much for being my friend and for your kind words. Its the only thing that gets me through this. ~*Hugs*~ for you too.