Karen, Miracle,
Don't give up yet.
Like you, I did the hpt to have some mental preparation - don't think I am up to waiting for my "sentence" at the clinic. But hpt can be inaccurate. My good friend, who did IVF at SGH, even after she bfp on the bhcg, still tested negative on the hpt! Not kidding you!
Miracle,
I agree with Flowers - our desires for a child are so strong, we would not give up hope. I took a paycut to work part-time since February last year in the hope that with less stress, we can conceive but our 2 SOIUI attempts were both unsuccessful. The paycut meant that I had hardly any savings (think it's none
) last year - as you all know, these fertility treatments are not cheap and there are the supplements and TCM too. And in exasperation, I had told my hubby one day - forget it la, we are a case of unexplained infertility. Maybe it's just not meant to be. We'll give IVF one shot and if it fails, I will just return to full time work. If we cannot have a baby, we might as well save more money and spend it on travelling instead.
But after I bfn, I never thought like that again. Rather, I am determined to persevere though even my mom felt very xin teng to see me suffer and told me not to try again. Let's encourage each other and press on, ok?