Yesterday we finally made the big announcement at our church that we are having a baby! I would have put a better pic but my mom only took a few and none of them turned out very good so out of all my choices this was the best....not very good I know.
I thought I would recap what I said Sunday and kind of go through our story again for anyone who might have missed a link. I was kinda nervous standing up in front of our church telling our story but they have been so great and supportive through this whole journey I knew God would give me the strength to do it and he did just that and more! I don't know how people make it through life w/o a church family, ours is awesome and we have had so many people praying for and with us through this whole thing it has been so uplifting for us.
Ok on to the story....
After a lot of testing and going to four different doctors, Brad and I found out last June that IVF (Invitro Fertilization) was our only option/chance to have a baby. We were both excited to finally have a plan and to be able to look forward to something that would help give us our baby.
Our first IVF cycle was scheduled for September. It didn't go exactly how we thought or hoped it would. Our doctor ended up canceling our September cycle because my body wasn't responding fast enough to the injections I was taking. They couldn't really give us much of a reason on why my body didn't respond to the injections other than sometimes younger girls may need a higher dosage of meds for IVF to be successful. I was producing a lot of follies, they just weren't getting big enough.
So, our next move was to start this process all over again in November and the doctor was upping my medication to make it more effective. I had an appointment in the middle of October before I started any meds just to make sure everything looked ok. Unfortunately, this appointment was not a good one for us. The doctor told me that my uterine lining looked like a 40 year olds and it was way to thick to start any meds, the nurse also told me that it appeared that I had some sort of mass and that more than likely I would have to have surgery to remove it all and wait to do IVF in January. This was very scary news not just because I knew this meant we would once again be pushing back our chance to have a baby in November but because I had no idea what exactly the nurse meant by mass and to be honest at the end of my appointment that day I didn't really want to know. The doc told me to come back Oct 31st so they could look again and make a final decision on what we needed to do but my doctor told me I would need a miracle to be able to start my meds by the 31st.
I remember the Sunday before my appointment one of our associate pastors specifically calling me out to pray over my womb so that I could have a baby. I also remember going forward that Sunday night and being prayed for. A lot of people knew the basic story of what we were going through but Brad was the only person who knew about the mass. I always felt refreshed after church on Sunday (still do) even with the bad news we had gotten and my appointment coming up that would decide what direction our life would be heading for the next few months I still felt a peace come over me like everything was going to work out.
We got our first miracle at my appointment on the 31st my lining had thinned out and whatever mass was their was gone! I was so excited I could barely stand it. For once I thought things are heading in the right direction...no bad news!! Yes, I had spoke to soon. As I started my injections (more this time) my body was having the same effect, the only difference was we had more days to play with this time around. Once again I was producing a lot of follies they just weren't getting big enough fast enough. I went in my last appointment before I was supposed to have the egg retrieval and my nurse said that I only had about 3-4 mature eggs and they prefer that you have 5. She said the doc said it was up to us on what we wanted to do but that I probably wouldn't get very many eggs. Of course we wanted to do it!! We had been waiting forever it seemed like and been through injections twice now, we were more than ready.
Our second miracle came after the egg retrieval the doc called Brad and said that they had retrieved 14 eggs and that some must have been hiding. I said no, I believe in a higher power that is far more powerful than injections!
From then on it was nothing but great news for us! They transferred two embryos that we were told were at the best stage they could be at 5 days later, and 6 days after the transfer I was testing positive!!! Today I am 9 weeks and 1 day and am so happy and proud to be able to claim this miracle. I know it was God's faithfulness to us that turned everything around and I will forever be thankful. Brad and I are so excited to start the journey of parenting and thank everyone so much for all your prayers and support.
I thought I would recap what I said Sunday and kind of go through our story again for anyone who might have missed a link. I was kinda nervous standing up in front of our church telling our story but they have been so great and supportive through this whole journey I knew God would give me the strength to do it and he did just that and more! I don't know how people make it through life w/o a church family, ours is awesome and we have had so many people praying for and with us through this whole thing it has been so uplifting for us.
Ok on to the story....
After a lot of testing and going to four different doctors, Brad and I found out last June that IVF (Invitro Fertilization) was our only option/chance to have a baby. We were both excited to finally have a plan and to be able to look forward to something that would help give us our baby.
Our first IVF cycle was scheduled for September. It didn't go exactly how we thought or hoped it would. Our doctor ended up canceling our September cycle because my body wasn't responding fast enough to the injections I was taking. They couldn't really give us much of a reason on why my body didn't respond to the injections other than sometimes younger girls may need a higher dosage of meds for IVF to be successful. I was producing a lot of follies, they just weren't getting big enough.
So, our next move was to start this process all over again in November and the doctor was upping my medication to make it more effective. I had an appointment in the middle of October before I started any meds just to make sure everything looked ok. Unfortunately, this appointment was not a good one for us. The doctor told me that my uterine lining looked like a 40 year olds and it was way to thick to start any meds, the nurse also told me that it appeared that I had some sort of mass and that more than likely I would have to have surgery to remove it all and wait to do IVF in January. This was very scary news not just because I knew this meant we would once again be pushing back our chance to have a baby in November but because I had no idea what exactly the nurse meant by mass and to be honest at the end of my appointment that day I didn't really want to know. The doc told me to come back Oct 31st so they could look again and make a final decision on what we needed to do but my doctor told me I would need a miracle to be able to start my meds by the 31st.
I remember the Sunday before my appointment one of our associate pastors specifically calling me out to pray over my womb so that I could have a baby. I also remember going forward that Sunday night and being prayed for. A lot of people knew the basic story of what we were going through but Brad was the only person who knew about the mass. I always felt refreshed after church on Sunday (still do) even with the bad news we had gotten and my appointment coming up that would decide what direction our life would be heading for the next few months I still felt a peace come over me like everything was going to work out.
We got our first miracle at my appointment on the 31st my lining had thinned out and whatever mass was their was gone! I was so excited I could barely stand it. For once I thought things are heading in the right direction...no bad news!! Yes, I had spoke to soon. As I started my injections (more this time) my body was having the same effect, the only difference was we had more days to play with this time around. Once again I was producing a lot of follies they just weren't getting big enough fast enough. I went in my last appointment before I was supposed to have the egg retrieval and my nurse said that I only had about 3-4 mature eggs and they prefer that you have 5. She said the doc said it was up to us on what we wanted to do but that I probably wouldn't get very many eggs. Of course we wanted to do it!! We had been waiting forever it seemed like and been through injections twice now, we were more than ready.
Our second miracle came after the egg retrieval the doc called Brad and said that they had retrieved 14 eggs and that some must have been hiding. I said no, I believe in a higher power that is far more powerful than injections!
From then on it was nothing but great news for us! They transferred two embryos that we were told were at the best stage they could be at 5 days later, and 6 days after the transfer I was testing positive!!! Today I am 9 weeks and 1 day and am so happy and proud to be able to claim this miracle. I know it was God's faithfulness to us that turned everything around and I will forever be thankful. Brad and I are so excited to start the journey of parenting and thank everyone so much for all your prayers and support.
2 comments:
What a wonderful story! I can't wait for the ending...
I'm with Allison! The best is yet to come...A beautiful little baby to love and cherish. Thank God for his faithfulness to you. 9 weeks and goin strong!! :)
Love,
Mom
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