She feels lshe feels like kicking out all the windows and setting fire to this life

[2boysJustOneGirl]

And just like that another woman in my circle has their daughter, gets that perfect pigeon pair. Just like that another dream has come true. What do I do? I spend the day grasping onto sanity by a thread. I want to cry. I want to scream. I do both, a little, but it never really helps. By mid afternoon I have unfriended her on Facebook so I don't have to endure her happiness.
I am the ONLY one with only boys. Every other woman in my circle has either all girls or the perfect pigeon pair, which literally
f$%!*ing sickens me. I want to kick out all the windows and set fire to this life. 🔥😡😞

[covered in blue]

Big hugs xxx I'm sorry :( GD suxs doesn't it! I've had too many days like this to count. It's so unfair. There are heaps of us here with all boys. You are not alone.
Hopefully one day we will all finally get our DG but until then your little boys need you xxx

[nuthinbutpink]

You are not alone. All of us here are looking for something.

The only thing I have to offer is the older your kids get, the easier it gets, I think. When they are little and you are in "baby world", it's just all you know. It's all you think about. As the kids get older and get their own lives, you have to find something for you that doesn't have anything to do with your kids when your happiness is concerned. Girl or boy, one day, they are gone from your nest and they have their own life. What then? You can have an awesome relationship with your sons just as easy as you can a daughter. My son and I are super close. I can't imagine him ever hot being close to me.

2 boys and one girl is THE dream for many people, I'm sure. What you have now, 2 boys, is someone else's dream I assure you. I am sorry you are sad but you are not alone.

[Kittybear]

Hi Hun, I absolutely understand how you are feeling as it is the same situation for me (only person I know with 2 boys)... All the 'perfect' pp everywhere just drive me crazy! I have no advice, just please know that you are not alone xx

[HopeandDreamG]

Funny as much as I wanted a girl a pigeon pair is totally undesirable to me. Neither one of your children get that special brother/brother bond or sister/sister. I think 2 if a kind with 1 opposite or 2 & 2 is the perfect combo. My boys are 16 months apart. I would have loved to have a sib like that growing up-it's amazing for them!
A pigeon pair does not look perfect to me at all!

[2boysJustOneGirl]

Thank for all your replies. I realize that I do have somebody else's dream (my friend has secondary infertility) but I selfishly want it all. I cannot help it. My mom always tries to reassure me that I am "lucky" to have two boys. I love my boys and like everybody else on this forum, i carry guilty around because I don't feel lucky. I feel cheated, grief stricken and isolated.
It is hard to accept the things we lose, dreams included. My baby is almost 10 months old and my GD had only gotten worse. I am desperate. I feel like my happiness and satisfaction with my life is lost in all of this somewhere.
Thanks again for listening.

[nuthinbutpink]

Can you do IVF?

[2boysJustOneGirl]

I want to do IVF. I have a lot of fears though. Like what if it doesn't work? And the expense.

[2boysJustOneGirl]

I also worry about the length of time we would have to be at the clinic. We live in northern Canada and we would be travelling to Minnesota for treatment.

[lemonade]

I know exactly where you're coming from. It really feels like they have suddenly received an all access pass to an exclusive club we can't get into just out of pure luck. They lose their title of "boy mom". I always hear women who have pigeon pairs describe themselves as "blessed" because they have the best of both worlds. More often than not they are "done" too. For me it's not so much that they have the perfect family. I don't think big brothers are often close to their little sisters (or vice versa). It's more that they never have to worry about never getting "their girl". Whereas we, all boy moms, will always have that fear at the back of our minds. They can fit in with both boy moms and girl moms. They have given their husband a son, and they have their daughter. They never hear the stupid comments.

However I have slowly come to the conclusion that an ideal family (for me) is actually boys followed by a little girl at the end. How cute is that combination? That way the boys always have each other but also grow up with a little girl in the house to nurture and protect. It's the worry, however, that I'll never get her in the 3-4 children I hope to have that makes it hard to relax.

[2boysJustOneGirl]

Yes! I wish I could just relax and enjoy making my family. There is too much pressure involved when you are 2/3 boys in and there is no sure bet except IVF!

[nuthinbutpink]

Well, it won't work for sure if you never try. There's risk with IVF and there is risk to trying naturally. There is only one way to get a guarantee.

[Petal]

Sorry you are feeling so bad right now, ive had many years of feeling the way you do now, even though my boys are my everything there was always the thought of a little girl to accompany them. I have put almost everything on the line to finally be pregnant with mine now, the money was a huge issue and at the time I was obsessed, I just put more and more on credit cards and caused many arguments with my dh for taking away what we could be spending on our boys. Now we are finally out the other end and are paying off the debt and hoping to safely meet or daughter next jan!!
Anything is possible, I promise!!! I was 100% the person that could have bet my life id never get a girl and look at me now!!! it can happen for you too!!
Most of my friends with all boys who didn't even sway are slowly but surely getting their girls too, you just never know!!
Good luck and don't give up!! x x

[2boysJustOneGirl]

What bugs me most about pigeon pair moms is that they get the best of both worlds. Regardless of gender, all loving mothers sacrifice almost everything for their kids. PP moms get such a special return for those sacrifices. And they know it! They seem to act superior to me and have often made my role and my boys feel so unimportant.
Feminism has really added to this. In my family I have a sister and a brother and my sister has two girls and a boy. My mom and my sister, likely without even realizing it, place more value on the girls in our family. It hurts me tremendously. To the point that I haven't spoken to my sister in over a month because of some harsh realities I faced while home visiting this summer. She really made me feel inferior, especially her outspoken feminists ways. Makes me realize that my little guys aren't respected by her as she has very little respect for men in general. Very hurtful.

[monkeysnuffer]

I have a PP but I still wanted all girls. Trust me, a pigeon pair isn't what some of those women wanted anyway.

[2boysJustOneGirl]

Perhaps not. Everyone has their ideals. My point was that having kids is a gamble in many ways and those who are fortunate to have at least one of their "preferred" gender are pretty damn lucky. I always wanted one daughter. Just one. And the gender of the others didn't matter.

[atomic sagebrush]

That is the one thing that still bugs me...a lot some days...about my gender disappointment is when my brother and sister's friends who are all 10-15 years younger than me, all have pigeon pairs without any effort at all. Took me 20 years, 5 kids, and so many hours of research to manage it and here are all these people (who BTW are also way richer and look way happier than me too) who just do it easily. :/

[atomic sagebrush]

I have a PP but I still wanted all girls. Trust me, a pigeon pair isn't what some of those women wanted anyway.

It wasn't meant as a slam on anyone who wants all girls or all boys, but it just hurts to not even get ONE of the desired gender.

[monkeysnuffer]

Sorry

[atomic sagebrush]

NO, not at all, don't even worry about it. :)

[Kittybear]

What bugs me most about pigeon pair moms is that they get the best of both worlds. .

Hey Hun, I was thinking of what you wrote here and it occurred to me that maybe the PP mums get the best of both worlds, but maybe that's not the case for the girl and the boy as perhaps they would prefer a sibling of the same gender to play with, probably have more similar hobbies and interests with, similar issues etc...? Maybe just something to bear in mind :) x x

[2boysJustOneGirl]

I think you are right, my boys (21 months apart) will be great playmates and hopefully friends for life. I get tired of hearing that from ppl tho😜I don't think it's too selfish to want or wish for something for myself. It's always about "my boys". It's all I hear. That alone sends me off into a very lonely place...😢


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[trifecta]

I'm sorry you're at such a low point right now. I've been there. You're not really alone at all in this struggle. It only appears that way because of the people you know. There really are plenty of all boy moms out there and if you're not done you might get your girl, yet (and appreciate her all the more because of this).

[2boysJustOneGirl]

Thanks trifecta. I am in a better place now. I think PMS really plays into how depressed I feel about my GD. We are planning on another. Just not sure which way to go...sway or HT. I have only lately even considered swaying, maybe that is my conscience telling me it is the right time. I don't know what to do!


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[jmomof3girls]

You could very easily get your daughter. Most people with 3 kids have mixed genders. I know TONS of people that had 2 boys and then a girl! Good luck!

[2boysJustOneGirl]

Thanks Jana. The fear is what if I have ANOTHER boy?!? OMG I don think I could handle that...but I have moments where I think I would just deal with it, love him (of course!) and move on.


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[jmomof3girls]

You would love him and you would deal with it. There seems to be something quite special about the 3rd child of the same gender with a lot of the ladies here. I know my 3rd daughter is my most affectionate and gives me the most love. My husband wanted her to be a boy very badly and he had GD while I was pregnant with her and now he just absolutely adores her.

[hotdogz&boyz]

While pigeon pair parents may seem to get "the best of both worlds," there are things they miss out by not having multiple children of the same sex. The biggest one of those, and I am sure plenty of people notice it, is that PP parents tend to attribute ALL differences to gender. "Oh, she is talkative because she is a girl." "Oh, he is running around like that because he is a boy." "He likes those toys because boys like building toys." They don't get to see the awesome personality differences that come with having two of the same sex. Someone on here a long time again said its like getting two unique presents in the same wrapping paper. And that really does kinda explain what two or three or four of the same is like. Just because the one factor is the same, doesn't mean anything else about that package is similar. And, in that way, I do think PP parents miss out on something special. Seeing just how different two boys can be from one another, how activity level and likes and socialibilty are totally different despite the child being the same sex as his brother. And I do agree that the kids get unique benefit from that as well.

I do think that it's tough to feel that left out feeling. And it's maddening to watch people get their "ideal" family without any effort or even really caring that much. I do know that folks on here and those who deal with GD appreciate when they do get that DG even more. And it probably is that same old thing people always said "You appreciate things more when you have to work for them." I hope it happens for you.

[carmella_marie]

Sorry! I feel you but like some pp said I really never wanted a pigeon pair. I love my boys TO DEATH but if I were in some alternate universe my top choice would be all girls, if not all girls than 2 of each so they could have a sibling their gender.

[2boysJustOneGirl]

The truth is I likely would have been content with two kids if I had one girl and one boy. Kids are expensive! Pregnancy is exhausting and let's face it kids change things. Once you realize they are actual little ppl (takes awhile for some!) it becomes scary and unknown territory is something that is stressful for me! Especially having boys, I have struggled to relate to my kids and that makes me sad. All I hear is how lucky my husband is for two fishing partners. Where do I fit in? I don't. Simple.

When I get my girl, Likely though HT, I will be able to have that connection with my kid that I crave. And I won't be so outnumbered by penises!


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[hotdogz&boyz]

I get that desire to "fit in" somewhere. But out of curiousity...why do people (including yourself) assume that because they have penises they will enjoy fishing? Having a penis and liking to fish are two completely unrelated things. As is having a penis and liking sports. Or having a vagina and enjoying painting ones nails. I can assure you, one of my boys very much enjoys having his nails painted. And I can also assure you that neither of my boys is patient enough for fishing. Nor does my husband like sports. Nor does my mom like painting her nails. I do "get" that gender stereotypes are so hard to break free from, since people seem to love to perpetuate them. But I also get a little bent out of shape when people pigeon hole their children by assuming they will be a certain way because they are a certain sex. Yes, you are outnumbered by penises, but that doesn't mean that one or both of your children won't enjoy many of the things you do. Both of your kids could hate fishing. And your daughter could love it.

[2boysJustOneGirl]

I agree with you 100% and I try to convince my PP friend of the same thing. It's other peoples reaction to my family imbalance that irritates me and the assumption that my hubby has it all because he has two sons.

When you receive pity from ppl for being daughter-less you cannot help but begin to feel pity for yourself. It's just reality. Society sucks.

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[jmomof3girls]

People like to say to me "your poor husband" because we have 3 girls. I couldn't care less because my husband has 3 little girls running up and giving him hugs and kisses everyday after work. There is no "poor husband" about his life! Try not to care so much what other people think. I know it's hard but they don't even know anything about your life. Just keep visualizing yourself with a daughter. It will happen!

[atomic sagebrush]

After we had two boys, my husband actually had a weird kind of GD where he wanted more 'BOY' boys because my older two are not really stereotypical manly men at all. I agree with hotdogz that just because you have a male kid, doesn't mean you won't have tons of stuff in common. :)

To be honest, I never got any bullshit from people when I had two boys though. People think it's WAY weirder to have 5 kids than to have 2 boys! :)

[coocoobananas]

I have fought the "you must have your hands full, 3 boys!!!" when they know or see me with 3 boys! How the heck would they know? It's so true that pp always point out how one sex is vs the other. It's not true and I am constantly letting them in on the secret that that's not the case. They are individuals that all happen to sport a penis. My boys are all over the map with personalities! What they all have in common is they are very affectionate. It's too bad society tries to take this away from them.
Hotdogs you spoke so well about this that I won't begin to try lol! But you read my mind but write it so much more eloquently than I ever could:)

[EmileeJane]

2boysj1g- :) :) I'm late to this post so just read it. And it made me smile. Not because you feel/felt bad But because of how you said it! Kick stuff down and setting life on fire! That is exactly how I feel a lot. I'm a bit dramatic and that is how I would express myself as well. I am also feeling a lot like this these days. Have quite a few friends getting their PP lately and it hurts. One close friend who I've been avoiding but saw the other day is pregnant with the girl both her and DH desperately wanted. She said how glad she was about leaving an old neighborhood full of boys before she got pregnant again! She said, ' there must be something on the water there. ' that set me off. Then had a client at work yesterday tell me her daughter is newly pregnant and they both just know she's having a girl and she told me names. Finally I said what if she has a boy? She stopped and looked up at me like I was crazy! 'Oh she's NOT having a boy.'
Society/culture sucks and most certainly makes me feel like I have an inferior family for having boys. People really need to think before they speak especially friends who know how you feel.
My whole pre kid life, I thought I'd have 2 girls. Was shocked and sad to hear boy at my 5mos ultrasound. I thought after that okay next time. I can do a boy if I get a girl next time. I also only planned on 2 kids. Now here I am hoping to conceive baby 3. The only way I was able to convince DH on #3 is because DS2 is such a different baby from ds1. He's very chill, happy and affectionate. DH was hoping for a girl when we were pregnant for 2nd time and is also hoping for that girl this time.
Anyway sorry I just high jacked your post. Clearly I'm having my own sadness issues these days.
I feel you lady! You not alone! I was most certainly kicking an screaming yesterday:) Xoxo!

[2boysJustOneGirl]

Glad we have each other! I love this site for giving us common ground in a world full of pp assholes. One thing about GD is there are ups and downs but eventually I believe it will get easier and easier to accept and live with.


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[Orchidia]

I feel you. I am mostly surrounded with ppl who have 1, 2 or 3 boys, so that def makes it easier. Are you really sure there aren't any boys moms you could hang out with? I know a girl with a PP who wanted a third child and had a preference for a boy. HEr DH was on the fence about a 3rd child and ppl just talked her into not having a third bc she already had one of each, but reading between the lines, I know she was longing for a second boy.

For the month of June this year, I though I was having a DD, but miscarried. I'll tell you this: when I tought I was having a DD, it strangely became less of a big deal for me. Maybe bc once something is not unattainable anymore, it's just not as desirable. I could not believe I was feeling that way, after yrs of GDe. I was def happy, but not AS over the moon as I thought I'd be. Now I struggle a lot with cycling again or not, for various reasons. Bc my GDe is not as strong now (altho still there), bc of the cost, bc of my age, bc I'm afraid I'd be pushing me luck and there'd be something with the baby.... It's just an icky frame of mind to be in.

[Peebell85]

I find it utterly repulsive how some people react to boys. As like most of you mums, I have a sweet, caring and VERY affectionate little boy that adores both his mummy and daddy and is always hugging us and giving us cuddles.

It's how CHILDREN are brought up, not about gender. I know some little girls who are royal pains in the $%#^ and thank my lucky stars that I don't have one, but then it has nothing to do with her being a girl, it's that her parents have treated her like a spoilt princess and now she acts like it.

We all would love a daughter (or son), that is why we are here, but no one should ever make anyone feel less of a person because they only bare one type of gender. I truly believe there is a reason why we don't get to 'select' the gender of our babies.... We are blessed with a CHILD, whom we love no matter what is between it's legs.

I think Western society has glorified girls with beautiful fashion, pagent shows, modelling shoes, etc... But years ago every mother wanted to have boys! Funny how fashion can affect how we feel, even about our kids...

[LacePrincess]

I get that desire to "fit in" somewhere. But out of curiousity...why do people (including yourself) assume that because they have penises they will enjoy fishing? Having a penis and liking to fish are two completely unrelated things. As is having a penis and liking sports. Or having a vagina and enjoying painting ones nails. I can assure you, one of my boys very much enjoys having his nails painted. And I can also assure you that neither of my boys is patient enough for fishing. Nor does my husband like sports. Nor does my mom like painting her nails. I do "get" that gender stereotypes are so hard to break free from, since people seem to love to perpetuate them. But I also get a little bent out of shape when people pigeon hole their children by assuming they will be a certain way because they are a certain sex. Yes, you are outnumbered by penises, but that doesn't mean that one or both of your children won't enjoy many of the things you do. Both of your kids could hate fishing. And your daughter could love it.

THIS x 1,000,000!!!

I am very late coming to this thread, but I couldn't not reply. Hotdogz, you truly have a magical way with words and so perfectly profoundly stated. I find myself agreeing SO MUCH with everything you post. Thank you.

You have just nailed what bugs me too. We have 3 boys, but we're about as far from the cliche stereotypes as you can get. NONE of mine are 'boy sports' kids. My eldest is a bookworm. He's active but can't even remember who won the game when he plays soccer or any other team sports, lol.

My middle and youngest are dancers. My middle son just joined a pro ballet school and LOVES it. He's always been a dancer, but the form of dance he has taken to is BALLET. My youngest is just starting to get into dance, and he is the most enthusiastic passionate one in his entire class of little girls. My youngest used to be in the same dance class as my neighbour's cute little girl, and while my neighbour's daughter of course had the cute little pink ballet getup, she didn't even last ONE YEAR before quitting. And my son is still dancing and still loving it! So funnily enough, I get to continue being a dance mom and a boy mom, and my neighbour doesn't get to be a dance mom at all.

They are all completely different in personality and temperaments. And I'm sure if I had a fourth boy, he'd be a unique creature too. Preconceived notions are such unnecessary limitations.

[1+2+3boys]

I'm glad I re-read this post. I am going to try a new approach next time I get the three boys comments because none of mine fit the full stereotypes either.
I think I will try saying (and this is inspired from Hotdogs post but shortened for convenience)
"Let me let you in on a secret, the stereotypes just aren't true," I think that should work. Can't wait to try it and I hope I remember to. Tips on how to improve it welcome.

[HopingForSugarNSpice]

Right from the start, I wanted 2 of each. I have one brother, and altough we are very close, there were times I wished for a sister and he for a brother. (although I am closer to my brother than dh is to his brother, so gender doesn't gaurentee closeness!) Now I have three boys, and in secret, I felt GD each time, yet they are a great "set", so cute together, such great playmates.

But I still wanted a girl. We figured we were down to our last chance, so we saved money for ivf. It seemed the only sure way. But it took so long to save the money, now I'm worried that a daughter will be lonely, almost an only child, as the only girl and much youngest. (5 years) So now I want twins. I know I am greedy, but it would be 2 boys, 2 girls plus one, my old dream, just erring on the side of abundance... Actually, even b/g twins seems better, because I want her to have a playmate.

[LacePrincess]

I'm glad I re-read this post. I am going to try a new approach next time I get the three boys comments because none of mine fit the full stereotypes either.
I think I will try saying (and this is inspired from Hotdogs post but shortened for convenience)
"Let me let you in on a secret, the stereotypes just aren't true," I think that should work. Can't wait to try it and I hope I remember to. Tips on how to improve it welcome.

Yup, I feel like I spend a lot of time debunking the myths! LOL

The running joke around here is, if I do get my girl she'll probably end up being the biggest tomboy ever, hockey player extraordinaire, and 'out-boy' all my boys. LOL!!

[1+2+3boys]

For sure! I wouldn't be surprised if that happened to me too. I was the biggest tomboy ever so even more likely. Still, no matter how much I acted like a boy I never truely was one. I love tomboys, they have such spunk. You can dress kids how you like until at least 2 1/2 so I will have to make the most of that time if I get her.

[atomic sagebrush]

For sure! I wouldn't be surprised if that happened to me too. I was the biggest tomboy ever so even more likely. Still, no matter how much I acted like a boy I never truely was one. I love tomboys, they have such spunk. You can dress kids how you like until at least 2 1/2 so I will have to make the most of that time if I get her.

I know I"m not alone in this but my experience has been that I raised my boys (esp. my first two) to be non-stereotypical boys to such an extent my husband had a weird kind of GD for a more boyish boy with DS 3 and 4 and got them. and then now I have a girl, I get annoyed at the girl stereotypes too. It's like I wanted to raise boys as girls (not really, but just less "masculine" interests) and my girl as a tomboy. Which is fine and I"m happy with, but it doesn't make a heck of a lot of sense to the outside world LOL

[LacePrincess]

I know I"m not alone in this but my experience has been that I raised my boys (esp. my first two) to be non-stereotypical boys to such an extent my husband had a weird kind of GD for a more boyish boy with DS 3 and 4 and got them. and then now I have a girl, I get annoyed at the girl stereotypes too. It's like I wanted to raise boys as girls (not really, but just less "masculine" interests) and my girl as a tomboy. Which is fine and I"m happy with, but it doesn't make a heck of a lot of sense to the outside world LOL

Actually that makes total sense to me!

My hubby is totally not a 'man's man' type so he really has been great about letting me encourage my sons into the dance world. Boys often face a lot of stigma especially with ballet, so having a supportive dad is really important. He does most of the driving-them-to-activities, so it's often him with our boys and a bunch of little girls and their mom's at the ballet school, LOL. I think all the other moms get very envious of him bringing his son to dance class.

We know a family with two boys, and they are a hockey family. So it's like, total stereotype 'boy sports' family, revolved around their sons and hockey and practice and games and hyper HYPER competitiveness. And truly I can't identify with them at all, their entire life is completely foreign to me even though we're both 'all boy' families.

I feel like instead of gender, it's probably more useful to sort lifestyles into interests, like sports families vs dance families, etc. I have far more in common with other dance families with even all girls than a hockey/soccer/football family for example.

[1+2+3boys]

Perhaps it is our subconsious way of telling the world that just because our child is a boy or girl it doesn't mean they have to be a certain way and can do what they want in life.

[1+2+3boys]

If I have a girl the things I do now and the way I raise my children will not change at all. We will have the same toys and do the same activities.

[lemonade]

1+2+3boys, I would be exactly the same. Even if my first was a girl, I would have been dead set against dressing her in frilly pepto pink tutus and gigantic bows and treating her like a frou-frou princess. (Although after 2 boys, a few adorable dresses might be fun for a change.) Maybe I'm unusual, but having daughters to me does NOT mean looking forward to pedicures, shopping and prom dresses. It's about raising another person who will eventually grow to be a woman. (A shared experience.) I too would raise her the same as my boys.

[atomic sagebrush]

:agree: I feel like I was able to share like 80% of life with my boys (and my first two are adults, so I have a pretty good handle on how it comes out, I think) but there was just that 20% of stuff that I couldn't share with them - and for whatever reason it was a big 20%. :)

[Magical22]

2 boys 1 girl is my dream, but will I get my girl!!??? I wish I could afford gender IVF in the USA!!

Yet I feel like I can't complain as my sister can't have any kids after years of unsuccessful ivf. This is where I come to vent as venting to her would be cruel.


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[atomic sagebrush]

There's always someone who has things worse than we do - the way I think of it is, if you hit your thumb with a hammer, it still hurts like H--- even though you may logically know that there are people who have thumb cancer or have no thumbs.

[1+2+3boys]

Precisely! Everyones pain is real for them. I always tried to imagine that someone with a broken leg shouldn't tell someone with a broken toe that their pain is not valid. (A girl in my PE class in 4th form broke her second to big toe and ended up in a wheel chair!)
Still as long as we are sensitive to those who are having it hard to have kids (which I am sure we all are). My Sis may be in that boat one day as she has bad PCOS and looks like Mum did too and she had to adopt me to have her first child.

2 boys and one girl was always my dream too Magical 22. I found some of my journels/diary's from my teen years and I was reading one when I was 14 and there were pictures of a boy and then boy/girl twins all at different ages together and thinking back I remember it being my 'future' family! Amazing huh, I was so close too getting the twins but identical ones have to be the same gender of coarse. I had my hoped for children when I still was a child myself!

[LacePrincess]

2 boys 1 girl is my dream, but will I get my girl!!??? I wish I could afford gender IVF in the USA!!

Yet I feel like I can't complain as my sister can't have any kids after years of unsuccessful ivf. This is where I come to vent as venting to her would be cruel.


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I agree with the previous posts - pain is pain, and there are no 'pain Olympics' (I think Atomic said that one!)

But at the same time, there's the concept of tact. I wouldn't go onto an infertility board and bitch about my lot in life, for example! So, know your audience.

My best girlfriend has been ttc for 3 years and has done 4 iui's (one of which succeeded but devastatingly ended in a m/c at 17 weeks). But she's been amazing in supporting me through my journey, and me on hers. Still I have to be very very careful not to rant on about my life when she's in a particularly bad place with her journey. You just have to be sensitive and aware, and tread carefully.

I once saw a GD post on an infertility/IVF board, and just cringed. I completely understood that poster's motivations and commiserated, but it was SO the wrong audience for her post!! Needless to say she got torn apart on the thread.

I find compassion and sensitivity goes a long way, and being mindful of things you say and to who you're saying it to. That's not to invalidate anyone's individual circumstances at all, but being extra tactful is never a bad thing.