Thank you girls
It's weird - Lindsay. My Father and his wife adopted two girls when I was 18 (I had been sent to live with my Mother when I was 14 going on 15). The younger had her first daughter from one Father six years ago next month. Her second daughter from another Father in November last year. She has a messed up life and in the past, I have criticised (to my Father) a lot ... but when I see her with the girls, she is a great Mother and I told her this - because I believe in being fair and honest. DH doesn't get why it doesn't bother me nearly as much, as with my sister-in-law. And I adore her little ones! I guess you're right, it's not as much in my face.
Also - I really wanted to be able to make the "gift" to say to someone "you are going to be a Grandfather, Grandmother, Grandparents". Well - can't say it to my Dad. He already is. Won't be able to say it to PIL ... in November they will be ... and Mama died in May - so can't say it to her.
I know, in the great picture of things, it is not important... silly thing to upset me so much.
Mo ... I know you are right - and I know you have gone through hell and come back to look forward to holding your LO in April next year (ours would have been April too

) ... Deep down, I know you are all right!!
Allika - you made me grin. Of course we aren't going to wait for 2014 to try again ... But realistically, our next try will have to be mid-November once we are back from vacation. DH put a lot of love into organising our romantic weekend away, last weekend of September (the place belongs to a michelin star chef, who might even be there ... my heartthrob *grin*) - so I don't want to endanger that weekend, by it being when I might have to have ER if we go with the next cycle. And if I go with the following cycle, ER might be when we are on holiday to Florida ... I am OK with having a couple months break. After having a failed fresh cycle, it makes sense. Unless the doctor suggests thawing our singleton frosty for transfer - which we could do next month - I would like to give my body a couple of months. Hell, I am starting to look like a whale! With each cycle, I put weight on, but can't get it off *lol*
That was pretty much what I was yelling at my SIL in my "dreams" ... that she should just shut up. And I know you are right - making her feel bad would just make me feel even worse! It just gets to me that she is so superficial. She used to drink so much and every time she would say, we ought to get together bla bla bla ... and never, ever contacted me! And I hate that sort of behaviour. 2010 she quit and didn't work until autumn last year ... for about three months... didn't look for a job, got pregnant right away (so obviously not looking for one now) ...
Ahhhhh.... I hate feeling so negative and so angry and frustrated. For the few days before I knew I was pregnant and even the days before the sinking levels were confirmed - I felt so happy and so peaceful (and lloooooovved the aching boobs!! *lol*). Perhaps some of the anger is also part of the grieving process for Mama (and this LO)... I know that it comes at some point after denial - perhaps it is just another phase I am going through and that I have to go through to accept that she is gone... and I am just struggling with how to channel that anger and pain?

to you all!