Focus
I knew sharing about our most recent attempt to conceive meant opening a very vulnerable door. I don't usually share about such sensitive things until after I'm pregnant for a lot of reasons. In the past, when others were aware of our attempts to conceive, I was often bombarded with questions about updates, if we were successful, etc. It's already so exhausting and draining to get bad news from the doctor, but it's even harder to have to "report" the failed attempt to others. I quickly learned when to share and who to include in such intimate parts of our journey. I know, know , the questions from others were from places of complete love and support, but it was just very hard to tell them. Somehow I was more focused on their feelings and emotions than my own and I can see now how harmful that can be to my mental health. Just the other day an acquaintance that is aware of us trying to conceive asked me for an update on my situation. While it came from a good pl...