I have battled infertility for years. I finally talked my dr into doing a hyst several years ago, just so I could have a painfree life. I remember the days I would sit and cry hysterically because I did not have a child. I have been married to my second husband for almost 12 years now. We like our life the way it is, we have become a happy, loving couple again (infertility took a toll on our "love factor"). We can make split second decisions and we don't have to worry about the "kids". I don't have to find a baby sitter, I don't have to cook supper if I don't want to (no kids to feed), and I can buy all the shoes I want!
I guess I'm saying that we have gone from being a "child-less" couple to being "child-free". I don't feel guilty about not having kids, we tried almost everything to have a child, it just wasn't meant to be for us. We have a dog, who is quite spoiled - and she knows this! She is a tiny thing that we take with us when we travel.
Adoption was never an option for us - I have always had a fear of having a child taken away by the birth parent(s) (had this happen to friends).
So, have any of you battled with infertility and gone from being child-less to becoming child-free? I actually find it quite liberating - I no longer dwell on what I don't have and I am comfortable with my life the way it is. I like having the freedom that comes with being childless/childfree.
