Alan and I thought long and hard about whether or not to post our fertility experiences. It's an extremely personal subject and I wasn't sure if I wanted the world to read about it. Then we thought about going private, which we still might end up doing in the near future. However, as this is the closest to keeping a journal that I've done in a long time, I thought it would be nice to a) keep everyone up to date on our progress and b) be able to look back on our journey. So, here we go!
We had our first consult with the doctor today to discuss my body and the wonder it is. As many of you may or may not know, I had a miscarriage a little over a year ago at six weeks. We had decided to start trying in October of 2007 and much to our surprise, got pregnant that month. However, in early November I ended up losing the baby and then having some other problems. They found a benign tumor on my ovary that was causing pain. It wasn't the reason of the miscarriage and the doctor advised it shouldn't affect us getting pregnant again, it was just painful and annoying. In August we felt like the time was right to start trying again, but even with the ovulation kits, haven't had any luck. Actually, it was due to using the ovulation kits I found out I wasn't ovulating (I know, tmi, but it's my blog!) Even though we haven't been trying long, I decided to make an appointment with the doctor to see what was going on and what are options are.
We met with the doctor today who ended up doing an ultrasound to see if there was anything else maybe going on. The only problem with the fertility treatments are they are all out of pocket. To try and keep costs down the doctor's office won't bill insurance. So, it can get kind of pricey. After looking over the ultrasound the doctor advised it looked like I had either just ovulated or was in the process of doing so. It kind of surprised me.....one month I took an ovulation test for the entire month with no positive hit. So, now it's a waiting game. I've made an appointment for the beginning of December. If I'm still not pregnant at that time, we start the follicle checks (again, I know, a lot of tmi) and start on meds. Oh the joy! Everyone keeps teasing me I'm going to have more than one, and that's actually okay. For some time know I've felt that maybe twins are in our future. More than that, I think I would probably cry!
So, there's the update for today. If after a while the meds don't work, it's off to other various types of treatments that help in the baby process. Alan and I have also talked about adoption. If for some reason I'm still not pregnant by January of 2010 we'll start the process and are looking at South Africa. I think it would be the neatest experience to be able to adopt from another country. If there's anyone out there who'd like to offer advice, leave a comment. I'm new to the fertility game!
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Good Luck!
Hey, good luck! Those stupid ovualation tests don't work anyway, I bet you'll be just fine. We are excited to hear when you have some news.
I have had many many family members go through fertility treatments. Just relax and be patient. My cousin went through it and ended up with twins. She didn't take any birth control afterwards thinking she wouldn't get pregnant on her own and ended up pregant three months after the babies were born. I am a firm believer it was because she was relaxed and not stressed anymore. So, that is my advice (is that tmi?)You guys are amazing and I know you are meant to be parents to your own child or through adoption. The Lord always finds a way to get you the children you are meant to love!
Thanks for sharing with us, Marisa! I hope it works out for you soon. Keep us posted.
Hope all goes well for you guys. Children are wonderful and I know that you will be parents one day and you'll be great at it. Just remember the lord knows things that we don't and he loves us and does what is best for us!
Oh that's so exciting! I didn't realize that you had issues in the past besides the miscarriage. How frustrating. I know, I've had 4 miscarriages. Derrick and I will keep you in our prayers for a December pregnancy!!!
Thanks everyone! You guys are the best!
I also say..Don't stress!! I see it all the time at work.. Luckily there is options!! Hope everything goes well and I take care of invitro babies all the time if you have questions I can tell u what I know ;)
Thanks for putting this out there, Marisa. I know how difficult the waiting can be, especially in the LDS culture, and when it seems you're surrounded by people that get pregnant by looking at each other. But by sharing it out in the open, I do think it makes it a much less-scary monster. I know there are plenty of people out there that have had a much more difficult time getting pregnant than I have, but it did take us two years to get pregnant at all, and I have dealt with the loss of a pregnancy. I have a problem with not ovulating regularly as well. Everyone's issues are different, but if you ever want some info about what I've learned through my own journey, I'm more than happy to share it with you. If you don't have my email address, you can always find it on the MyFamily website. Best of luck! - Karli
Thanks for your post. We love you guys and hope it will happen soon for you guys. I have a few of my own theories on what works (since its worked twice) but I am afraid it would be TMI if I were to post it onto the blog, so if you want some ideas give me a call or email me. Good luck-we love you guy!
Good luck with everything! We'll keep you in our prayers. Steve and I somewhat know what you're going through. We for sure have had our issues with infertility and it's a long emotional process but turned out so wonderful in the end. We are soooo glad we went through the adoption process and got little Annika. We couldn't imagine loving a child more! Feel free to let me know if you have any questions about what we went through and I'd be happy to share with you. I know it'll turn out great for you! Love, Rachel
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