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I want to start by saying sorry for being that person but since TTC consumes me I can’t not think of my own TTC journey in the context of our political climate.

I am currently set on starting IVF in January, all tests done and everything tentatively scheduled. I am now concerned that maybe this is not the best course of action because of laws that may come in place that give embryos the same rights as humans? As in I may not be able to discard aneuploid embryos and other implications on my leftover embryos etc.

Has anyone else been thinking about this? My husband is more concerned than I am, I just desperately want a baby but I don’t want to pour a bunch of money into IVF if it will somehow backfire on us (we will only be able to afford 1-2 cycles max and I may not even get any viable embryos so this may be a moot point).

Any insight is appreciated! Concerned for our road ahead but hoping to stay on the course

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This thread is a safe space for people who have been trying a while, but it's not meant to limit discussion only to this thread. Discussion of long haul issues are always welcome in the Daily Chat.

What's going on in your life? With TTC? With parenthood/your LO(s)? Do you have a TTC question? Let's chat!

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Welcome! Are you new to TFA? Tell us about yourself! Make it as long or as short as you'd like.

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This thread is a safe space for people who have been trying a while, but it's not meant to limit discussion only to this thread. Discussion of long haul issues are always welcome in the Daily Chat.

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TW: miscarriage A few weeks back I posted in the BFP thread how I’d found out I was pregnant with my second child shortly after having what I thought was a ‘period’, and how I was over the moon to be getting the 2.5 year age gap I’d been dreaming of. I had been feeling cautious about posting about because I’d already had 2 previous CPs, and part of me was thinking ‘don’t get too excited yet just in case’, but by this point my betas were looking great and everything else seemed to be okay. I even booked my ultrasounds and midwife appointments for the rest of the first trimester. But then the following week I started bleeding again while I was at work. Heavy bleeding, with clots the size of my palm, and awful cramping that radiated from the right side of my uterus through my hip and down my leg. I knew something was wrong but by the time I got to the hospital, the bleeding has stopped, my betas were still good and the bedside ultrasound still showed a gestational sac and a yolk sac. They couldn’t see a defined foetus or heart beat, but assured me it could still just be too early anyway, seeing as I was only 5+6 weeks. So they booked me for a formal scan 1 week later, where my worst fears were realised. My baby had stopped developing, there was no heart beat, and the sac was on its way down, out of my uterus. They spoke to me about my options, and because I already felt traumatised by the bleeding and the pain from the start of the MC a week prior, I opted for a suction D&C which they performed the following day. I haven’t stopped crying since.

It’s been a week since I lost the baby and I’m processing it all, but I do know I’m feeling so devastated and depressed. I know they say that MCs happen for a number of unavoidable reasons, but I can’t stop blaming myself and feeling like I jinxed it by getting excited before we knew for sure that everything was okay. Don’t count your chickens before they hatch, they say. And here I was, choosing names and planning announcements and figuring out maternity leave plans, for my baby I’ll never get to meet or hold 💔 After my D&C, the hospital gave me a little heart memento with a card that reads ‘I carried you for every second of your life, and now I’ll carry you in my heart for every second of mine’. It absolutely wrecks me.

What else is going on in your life or is on your mind other than TTC? Do you have triumphs and tribulations of having a toddler or navigating being a (relatively) new parent to share? A question on what car seat or toy to get? A sleep training challenge? An awesome new recipe? This is a space for us to talk about things other than TTC with others in the same life stage!

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What's going on in your life? With TTC? With parenthood/your LO(s)? Do you have a TTC question? Let's chat!

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No mentions of positive pregnancy tests or ongoing pregnancy allowed outside of the BFP thread. Please report any comments that break the rules.

A weekly dedicated space for members who have been trying for another for 12 or more months, experiencing infertility. Talk of treatment, testing/diagnosis, or tough feelings are welcome here. While this is a safe space to vent, please consider how other long haulers in different circumstances may feel about your words.

This thread is a safe space for people who have been trying a while, but it's not meant to limit discussion only to this thread. Discussion of long haul issues are always welcome in the Daily Chat.