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Hello, first post here. My identical twin is now four months along, after conceiving with a less-than-wonderful man to whom she is not married. Yet I have been married for 3 years, have a great job, and just bought a house. However, we're not yet pregnant.
I've been feeling the baby itch for a long time now (I am 28) and we decided to begin trying in January 2007. I went to my OB/GYN in late Jan for a PAP, but got my first abnormal pap. I had a culposcopy (they snip a piece of the cervix off), then a LEEP in late March. This meant I was not able to try until my May cycle.
My DH was embarrassed about telling our families about my HPV (the reason for the cervical procedures), so now a lot of our family members think we've failed since January.
I want to tell them what's going on. My twin knows everything about what I have been through, but I can't be completely honest about my jealousy. I want to explain to other people how much it hurts to see my identical twin PG and not me. I mean, we're genetically the same--why can she get pregnant and I can't? It isn't supposed to be this way... As a twin, we are and will always be compared. This is a really painful comparison, though.
I know it has only been six months, but I feel like it has really been since January, even though I know we couldn't try until May. I know there are a lot of women out there who have been trying for years and I am afraid that I will be there, too. I don't want to wait to get help; I want to be a mother soon.
Can you relate to this? Has anyone else gone thru the LEEP or another procedure you've kept secret from your family? Is someone really close to you pregnant?
Sorry for the long post. Just trying to get some advice and a friendly "ear."
Thanks, -Scarlet
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