Faith, Hope, and Sorrow

After my laparoscopy in June for endo, the dr. gave us 3 months to get pregnant. Well, 3 months is up, so today we met with the specialist to decide what to do next. We were given three choices (I know many of you have been there, just wanted to give some info for newbies). Option 1 is clomid and IUI (~$650/cycle), Option 2 gonadotropins (I think it was $3000-5000/cycle), Option 3 IVF (~$14,000/cycle). The dr. recommended, and we had previously discussed, option 1. The prices are just what I was told, so they probably are not standard. I just find it helpful to have some idea what I'm up against, so thought I'd include it in case it gives someone else a baseline to work from.We missed out on timing for this cycle, so we actually have 1 more try at the old fashioned method, then we start clomid next month. Apparently the chances of a procedure working are best in the first 3 months, so we're really hoping this next step is it.

In July i knew something was up when i wasnt having any ovulation pain(normally will put me in bed for the day) and on the 20th i took a pregnancy test..3 actually, all positive. We were absolutely shocked! We went and did the regualr appointments and baby related things. On our unltrasound appointment on Sept 15th( 12wk appt) we learned that the baby had stopped growing and measured 7wks 4ds. We then had to induce a miscarriage since it had been 5wks and it hadnt happened on its own. We knew we didnt want the D&C. I feel defeated. We spent a ton of time trying to get pregnant, then it happened, and it failed. People have been telling me that being able to get pregnant is a good thing, even if you do miscarry, and i keep thinking that the doctors can help get you pregnant but what do they do to keep you pregnant? The first thing people asked when we told them was when we were going to try again and to me the trying was slightly more devestating than the miscarrying. We cant possib...

I have been to the doctors office 6 times this week, man this baby makin' stuff is much more complicated than I thought it was. I got pregnant with my son on the pill a few months after we got married then started trying a year later after he was born. Its been 2 years and still nothing...... I am really excited and have super high hopes that all this fertility stuff will work. I'm scared to have so much hope cause I know I get my hopes up so high that its a long way down afterward. We are on clomid for the first time and had an IUI both Friday and saturday night. Got that shot to make my eggs drop and through the ultrasound we know I have 3 eggs that are the right size and 2 smaller ones. The doctor is so optimistic about it saying this is the month but I know the Lord might have a different plan, we'll see. My husband said "I'm gonna be a little sad when we get pregnant cause then you are not going to want to have sex all the time anymore". haha I think th...

After a highly scientific drawing (thanks to my almost 3 year old) the winner of the give away is: Katie! Katie can choose whatever she would like from the list of items (I found a few more things) and whatever she doesn't want, I'll put up for grabs again.