After some time passed, Kyle and I finally opened up to many people about our problems with having more children. At our age, it is natural for people to ask, "When are you having another one?" So, here's the story...
We knew we always wanted a family, there was no doubt about that. So, Kyle and I first started to "try" in the Spring of 2006. At this point we had been married for almost three years, so we felt we were ready. We conceived in September 2006. We had our first miscarriage the next month. We were totally devastated! I was somewhere around 7 weeks. We waited the recommended 3 months before we started trying again. Finally, in November of 2007, we conceived Kathryn. While we were so excited, we were also scared due to our previous miscarriage. None the less, this pregnancy was perfect! I felt great the entire time and had an easy labor and delivery.
Since everything went so well with Kathryn, we assumed our first miscarriage was a fluke, and that all was well to try for baby number 2. We were wrong. We started to try for baby 2 in the summer of 2009. We knew we wanted Kathryn and her sibling to be close together in age, so we began trying right before her 1st birthday. It took us a few months, but we conceived in November 2009 and had a miscarriage on New Year's Day of 2010...not the way we wanted to start out the new year. This miscarriage resulted in me having to go to the ER and having an emergency D & C (this is another long, scary story...doubt I will blog about this one). None the less, after this miscarriage, we waited the recommended 3 months before trying again. Then, we ended up pregnant in June which resulted in a July miscarriage with a scheduled D & C. At this point we were feeling very down, discouraged, sad, and the list goes on. While we were not trying to conceived, we ended up pregnant in late August. We thought since we weren't trying, that maybe this was the one to work out. No, wrong again, we had a miscarriage in October. At this point, my OB/GYN, who is wonderful might I add, referred us to Nashville Fertility because after lots of testing, nothing came back irregular. Which honestly is even more frustrating. When things don't work out, I want to know why. I guess this is a natural reaction.
So, our new (and costly) journey began at Nashville Fertility in November of 2010. I underwent tons of testing and had surgery to remove a mass from my uterus in December. The results of the testing showed my blood clots a little on the fast side. At this point, we had 3 miscarriages in one year, and I was ready for a break. Honestly, I felt like I never wanted to be pregnant again. 2010 was such an emotional roller coaster! Kyle and I had several trips planned for 2011, so we decided to take a break from trying. During this break, we went to Vegas, Cabo, and Playa del Carmen. We also did some long weekend trips to Tunica, Athens, Memphis, and Chicago. Yes, we decided to spoil ourselves just a little. None the less, in August of 2011, we decided to start trying again. I felt like my body was back to normal, and I felt like emotionally I was ready to try again. I told Kyle that this would be it. If we got pregnant and it worked out, great for us! If we got pregnant and it didn't work out, that I was done.
So, we started up with monthly appointments at Nashville Fertility. During these appointments, I would have an ultrasound to see if I was ovulating and the quality of everything going on inside there. I would also take Clomid prior to this appointment. After each ultrasound, I would get a shot in my stomach. The shot would help to make me ovulate. Then, we would have timed intercourse. Two weeks later I would take a pregnancy test, and each month it was "Not Pregnant" so I would begin this process all over again.
In November, we decided to take the next step. We planned to do IUI, which is basically taking sperm and injecting it directly into the uterus. During my November appointment (which was on Black Friday), I went in for my ultrasound and was told my numbers looked a little low for IUI. Basically, they want the uterus wall to be at a 6, and mine was below that. The nurse said there was no reason to pay for IUI unless the conditions were optimal. And, I totally agreed with her on that. We decided for December, I would go on a different medication, since after taking Clomid for several months can cause the low numbers, and then see how everything looked and go from there.
My scheduled date to take a pregnancy test was last Friday. That morning I got up and sure enough, it said "Pregnant." So, the rest of this blog will document this pregnancy and hopefully all the good things to come!
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