IVF Comic #2: Be Sweet to Me
Med Teach Appointment and A Bundle of Nerves
Note: This is #2 in my series, IVF Comics, where Iām making comics to process and share my experience with infertility + IVF.
Not much else to report except that I feel better about it all today! Making these comics has already been a tremendously helpful outlet. Last night when I was the squiggly bundle of nerves depicted above, I wrote out everything I wanted to include in the comic as a note on my phone. That offloading lifted a lot of the weight.
AND LO, here I am, post-drawing, a lighter being.
Hereās the song that inspired the title of this weekās comic, Be Sweet by Japanese Breakfast. I like the pattern of choosing songs as a thread to tie together this series!
Thank you to everyone who replied via email or commented on my first IVF comic. Your kind words and encouragement are so lovely and it was also quite nice to connect with others of you that are going through or have gone through similar experiences. Yāall are the best. ā¤ļø
Thanks for reading!
<3,
Christine
So much feeling for you. I had a hard time conceiving the first time. We were living in Germany and went back to the States for a month's vacation. I came back to Germany pregnant! It was the low-level stress of living somewhere where I didn't feel accepted that was inhibiting things. So be super nice to yourself. You can do no wrong. I am enjoying your comics!
You deserve nothing but sweetness and support! It'll all be fine. The nurse and the spouse are key factors in all this, it's so much to remember. Make several small milestones to fit into the big one of having a baby--look forward to a trip, a date with the gals, etc. and I loved reading The Miracle of Mindfulness by the late Thich Nhat Hahn while going through mine. Your lovely comic strips could be your spiritual anchor and wisdom:)