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"KEEP THE FAITH"

I know too well the anxiety, grief, stress all of you are feeling.

It isn't easy, but stay strong and don't give up your dream. LIfe is about dreams without them we have no direction...

I will not tell you how to feel because this is one comment that made me crazy when someone would say "don't feel inadequate, don't worry" How do they know what I am feeling or how it feels to be in this situation! Each one of us is different and I think your feelings are totally normal, but try to focus some energy on all the wonderful things to come!

You are in my prayers!

PS- not to forget our husbands feel the strain as well, sometimes they don't quite understand, but don't forget to show them your love and appreciate for they gift you are creating together.


Deborah

Keeping the Faith...

I just wanted to say how encouraging it is to know I am not alone. I have derived strength & encouragement from you all. It's so good to hear of your continual attempts to conceive through the grief, anxiety, & same sense of failure that I have felt & continue to feel. One can not express in words how devastating & trying these feelings of inadequacy can be, unless you have been there yourself.

I will be trying this month to conceive hormone free. If we don't get the results we are hoping for, I will undergo a hystersalpingogram (HSG) next month to determine if there is any scarring in my uterus that would be preventing my pregnancies from progressing. The following month I will more than likely continue on with hormone therapy to expedite the conception process in an attempt to give my specialist the opportunity to help me carry a pregnancy to full term.

Keep us in your thoughts & prayers...as I do all of you. Thank you for all of your wonderful stories of hope & faith.


Karen

Waiting for the heart beat

I thought I was hitting my 8 weeks today but doc put me back a week. We have been seeing the doc regularly since last week (every two days). We should be able to find a fetal pole and heartbeat by now, but we have not.........

I go back on Thursday for another sonar and if things don’t look progressive, then I will be diagnosed with a blighted ovum..........

I can not tell you how emotionally drained I am.............I do not have bleeding or pains and have the morning sickness and breast tenderness. hCG levels look okay...........we are lost for words.

We get to this stage with soo much of agony but only to have further agony ahead of us.


Tazz

IVF x2

I am new to this site, just wanted to share with you my success story and encourage you all to stay strong even when things aren't so bright.

In March 2005 I had my first child, Owen born with IVF. Although it took 3 tries before I got pregnant with 2 embryos transferred each time. Before IVF I had 5 rounds of insemination and 6 miscarriages, I was sure I would never have a child! I was shedding more tears than I can imagine or express over a two-year period of hell!

Now I am happy to say that I am pregnant again by IVF due in March 2008. This time was stressful because we had only 7 embryos left. The first try in May didn't work and I transferred 3 excellent embryos - I was devastated!

On June 12th we found out that 2 embryos didn't survive, so the remaining 2 not perfect but very good embryo's were transferred. This morning ++ and blood test confirmed this afternoon!

I am praying for all of you stay strong it works and the gift of life is so precious! Love to all.


Deborah

Our Miracle

When I was 16, I had major problems. Cyst after cyst formed on my ovaries, which required surgery that was then followed
by an infection in my fallopian tube. That surgery was when they ended up removing most of one of my fallopian tubes. They told me I would probably never conceive a child. I was devestated.

I married at 20 and we decided we would try adoption. It didn't go as fast as we hoped, and while waiting we tried I.V.F. After the second try, our doctor suggested a tubal ligation, thinking that there was fluid leaking out of the one good tube that was preventing pregnancy. After careful thinking, we did it knowing we'd never have to wonder. After our third failed try, we put our dreams away. It was too much pain and disappointment to bear.

So life carried on for 11+ years without ever a thought that we'd be parents, until one morning I woke up and felt very ill. I started to throw up. What was wrong? I thought that it might have been an ulcer since my nanny had just passed away. I figured I was just having a hard time dealing with it. I went to the doctor and before x-rays, he sent me for other tests, including a pregnacy test. My mom and I both kinda laughed knowing there was no way, but I did it. The next day I got an urgent message at work asking me to come into the office as soon as possible. I thought "great, I've got cancer or something," but to our surprise I was pregnant! NO WAY! I argued with the doctor, "It can't be?! And how was it possible?" I went for an ultrasound, and sure enough, 7 weeks along I saw a life growing and moving inside of me. I was scared, so many thoughts went though my mind.

Well I'm glad to say I'm 30 weeks pregnant, and only 10 more weeks until I get to meet my son. I can't wait. Don't ever think it can't happen to you. If it can happen to me it can happen to anyone.

Donna