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Our Story
Like many young newlyweds , my husband and I didn ’ t want children at first . As a matter of fact , we did everything we could to prevent it . But , after five years of marriage , we knew the time had come – we were ready .
With a bit of arrogance ( after all , we never thought we couldn ’ t conceive ), we jumped headlong into the quest to get pregnant . Only it didn ’ t happen . Why ? We wondered after several months . Sure , by now I was in my mid-30 ’ s , but I was healthy and strong and had never had any indication that getting pregnant would be a problem once I decided that I was ready for a family .
What should have been easy suddenly became very , very difficult . Being the goal oriented couple we are , my husband and I found it especially difficult to find ourselves on the losing end of our quest . We had never failed at anything before , and let me tell you that this was not something we were prepared to fail at ! So we kept trying … and trying … and trying ….
Sex was now just that – sex with a purpose . Done when my temperature dictated , it had become a means to an end result , lacking the excitement and the passion it had once held for us .
After more than a year of frustration our relationship began to feel the strain . I was moody and short-tempered , often on the verge of tears . I couldn ’ t bear to watch other women ’ s pregnant bellies grow while mine remained an empty tomb . My every thought revolved around what I was doing ( or had done ) wrong . What was wrong with me ? Why couldn ’ t I do what every other woman could accomplish so easily ?
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