Planning your life and IVF

[luvmyponies]

My job generally gets busy in the summer and events and commitments are planned months in advance... anyone else have advice on how to handle generally having your life up in the air while going through IVF? I don't want to let anyone down, but I know this has to come first... and I also don't know how much of my life I want to disclose to other people. It's just been weighing on my mind lately... how I'm going to manage the uncertainty and my work commitments.

[vh2014]

I've just been making plans. If it turns out it's a bad time I'm planning on telling people I have treatments to go to and leaving it at that. People I'm close to can know... everyone else I like the "female issues" response... they back off at that. LOL

[dream2be3]

As far as work, I scheduled our IVF around one thing. Other than that, they're just going to have to deal with it. The 2 people I report to know what's going on so they understand. You have to do what's right for you and not worry about pleasing everyone else.

[lolbraun]

Hi, I agree with the other ladies. DH and I just signed up for IVF as well and although it would be easier for me to wait until the summer (I'm a teacher) I feel like this is our priority right now. At 41 I feel like every month counts at this point!!! My principal is extremely supportive about family/health issues so that isn't an issue.

[luvmyponies]

Thanks everyone! I just need to relax and take it as it comes. This has to be my #1 priority and I really don't owe anyone an explanation - they'll all just have to take my word for it and accept that I have something more important to do.

I always worry way too much about what other people think!