12.7.11
So this is our first entry in the IVF blog... exciting! I guess that means it's finally real. So to make a long story short here we go...Chris & I married August 7, 2010. When we married we both already knew that "fertility" was going to be a challenge for us. We were very proactive in managing our infertility and went straight away to medical intervention when we were ready to add to our blended family.
We have done 3 iUis all failed, by December of 2010 we were told our last resort was IVF. That was a devastating blow. But wouldn't you know exactly one month to the day of that horrible news we were pregnant! That's right we finally had us a positive HPT and a baby on the way. And we did it by God's hand after we were told only a doctor could make it happen.
We had betas done one after another and every thing was looking good. Then came time for the u/s to see the heart beat...nothing. The doctors tell us maybe it's still to early let's check again in a week. Longest week of my life passes...still nothing.
Sadly the precious gift from above returned to our heavenly father before know their earthly father. Was this hard, heck yes. Did we understand heck no. But did we realize God was in control and had a plan for us absolutely.
The miscarriage was a struggle in it's self. We lost the baby at 5wk 6d that was end of January. We opted in the beginning to let nature take it's course and let the pregnancy end naturally. However, that did not work. I was then but on medication after medication to induce a "abortion" (hate that word!) By mid March we were under the assumption that the pregnancy was totally over and done.
While waiting for a cycle to start, I tested with an HPT prior to beginning some medication. It was POSITIVE... could it be already we were pregnant again...oh no not even close. After several beta draws u/s and appointments it was determined there was still a significant amount of "genetic material" left in the uterus. What a slap to the face.
So here it is...we would have been almost 20wks into our pregnancy and finally it's decided "maybe" you need a d&c. MAYBE you think! Heart broken, scared, frustrated and angry we schedule the d&c. April 20, 2011 will be a day I never forget. After the d&c the doctor comes to Chris and tells him "most of the (here's that great verbiage again) genetic material from the pregnancy was still in the uterus. Yip your, thinking it. I carried my angel baby with me for 20wks. Fortunately no harm came to me.
Chris and I took time to recoop and heal we casually began to try again. Fed up with month after month of no baby we re-evaluated our options for IVF. We had LOTS and I mean LOTS of test done. We found out that I suffer from a blood clotting disorder and that my egg quality is not great. We met with Dr. Ke in October and scheduled our retrieval for January.
So, here we wait for the December cycle to start. Should start up here just in the next day. I called into the nurse to day to get our ball rolling. I will start my blood thinner Heparin and birth control as soon as "the witch" gets here.
I am totally excited, worried, and stressed over the journey that's about to begin. But I have the most terrific husband you could ever ask for, a loving family and great friends to help us through this.
So with that I guess really our journey is about to come to and end and hopefully come February there will be a new Lil' Loudenbeck (or 2) on the way.
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