Hello My Friend,
Thank you so much for checking in! I am creating this (private) blog
to keep our close friends/family updated on this Infertility journey.
Many of our loved ones have been so kind to always check in and ask how
we are doing and what the latest is— and I’m sure there are some others
that would like to inquire but don’t always feel comfortable asking; so I
thought this would be a good place to share.
To recap where we have been.. we are 16 cycles, 3 failed IUI’s
(artificial insemination’s), and unfortunately one early miscarriage in.
Oh and I have maxed out my lifetime of clomid cycles(!?!?). The road
has been bumpy for sure and it’s taken us through some pretty dark times
but these last few months I have really been able to put my faith in
God and so many prayers have been answered.
I do have to give a shout out to D, who has been so good to me.
The poor thing is a natural “fixer” of problems, so I know how much it
hurts him and frustrates him to not be be able to solve this situation
for us. He is just the person to go to when I feel anxiety taking over
and I think there is no place to hide. He has handled everything with
our insurance, finances and has even chased after test results from
doctor’s offices for me! <3 He is my sunshine.
I have found with infertility there is such a fine line between
“living” and “coping”. It’s very interesting and I think anyone who
goes through it wishes there was some type of handbook that everyone
(including their friends & family) had to read! I have certainly
found that not everyone will agree with the road you pursue in order to
start a family but in the end you just have to choose what’s best for
you and be at peace with it.
Our next (VERY exciting step) is IVF (invitro fertilization). We
just recently switched fertility clinics and will be doing this IVF
cycle with UNC Fertility. Thinking about the injections, the egg
retrieval and side effects is a little daunting but it’s a small price
to pay for the possible outcome! Here is a great (and simple)
explanation of IVF in case you are curious: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oNg6Lm4ZJ4
Leading up to this point has been lots of testing, signing paperwork,
reviewing financials– so we are excited to officially be IVF patients!
After all that testing our diagnoses is “unexplained infertility”….
which is annoying and worrisome at the same time. But anyway, next up
is our IVF class so D can learn how to give me the injections and
how we mix the medications. This should be interesting considering he
started feeling faint watching me get blood drawn last week! I will
update soon and let ya’ll know how that goes 
In the meantime I will also amuse myself with random postings just
about life in general, this might just be a great little way to pour my
energy into something other than trying to have a bambino and work!
Lastly, thank you to everyone who has been
so supportive through this journey. Just thinking about it has me
holding back tears. And to my friends who have been through this or are
going through this now– we will be parents together someday.
God is so good.
Mrs. P
