Thanks and love, might be off topic but...

After five years of TTC, 3 IUIs, 2 IVF rounds, three transfers, 3 miscarriages, I decided to definitely take a break from TTC. I have read so many stories here of women disperatly trying to have a baby, myself included. This is more of a confession to all you brave ladies who keep hoping and going through this journey. I realised in all these years I forgot about myself and now when taking a break from it all, I just wanted to take the time and give a big thank you to my body, to my ovaries and uterus especially and to this community ♥️. I have put myself and my body through so much stress that recently the Dr discovered a cyst on one of my ovaries. They say it's probably from stress and all the hormones going crazy after all my treatments. Hopefully it's just that and not something worse. Only at this point have I realised I am the most important in all this journey, my body should be or become my priority. I have rushed myself from IVF to FETs, I was angry with my uterus and ovaries for not responding to treatments when I wanted in the month I wanted. I was angry with my body for not recovering faster after D&C's, even if my grief was still there, so that I could try again as I was missing my baby, I wanted to be pregnant again sooner and sooner no matter the cost. I forgot about my husband and his feelings and our love. And I was wrong. So now while waiting for my tests for my cyst I realised I need a break, a long one. I need to love myself, I have to be ready again truly, to take time and connect to my body and my relationship. Chances of having a baby are small for the future, but with or without my baby I'll have this body for all this existence.

So be kind to yourseves ladies, take a break, even a long one if needed. A little bit of self love won't hurt or change anything for the worse. Hugs!