I’m the Mom to one beautiful 4-year old boy who worked on trying to get pregnant with #2 for longer than I’d like (just short of 2.5 years). 3 IUIs, 1 failed IVF, 2 early miscarriages, 2 laproscopic surgeries, one lost ovary and tube, 3 months of Lupron Depot putting me into temporary menopause, $30,000 and one FET later, we’re expecting #2 AND #3! Surprise! (Well, not really. We put back 2 perfect 5-day blastocysts.) Surprise, again, they’re both boys!
Construction on the estrogen room to commence ASAP. Babies due around March 15, 2011, but will probably come a little earlier than that (hopefully no more than 2 weeks earlier!)
We have 5 “frosty tots” left on ice, but let me answer the question here, no we will not be “trying for a girl.” Did you read all that crap above we had to go through for these boys? No thanks. Did you see how we’re going to have 3 kids? That’s a full house! Plus, little boys are awesome. Having girls is nice too, I’m sure, but I do prefer playing with trains over princesses.
I started this blog before my first IVF because there seemed to be so little out there about secondary infertility besides “why don’t you just adopt?” Now, as I suppose many IF blogs do, it’s mostly about pregnancy. Pregnancy of the ultra-paranoid, post IF, twin variety, but PG nonetheless. We’ll see where it goes from there. Life with 3 boys, I suppose! Or maybe I’ll close this chapter when they’re born. We’ll see!
This is such a brave and wonderful blog. It’s inspiring for you to be so open and personal about such a deeply personal issue. I am sure you are helping people be informed and feel the support and comfort that comes from knowing others are struggling with similar issues. Christine and I have been doing a lot of research about adoption, so if you change your mind or even just want more information, let me know.
Thanks Steve. I’ll keep that in mind! I wish you the best of luck if you go forward with adoption.
I came across your blog by “accident”–though after reading a few entries, I realize it was no accident at all. We are currently on the same crappy IF boat ride. It has been comforting to me to read your thoughts as we both travel this (misnamed) journey through secondary IF. Let’s keep the hope alive!
Sorry you’re on the roller coaster too. I hope the blog can be of some help to you.
Hi- I found your blog today and it was quite inspiring the way you handled the entire ordeal. It really is a very painful journey and I speak from experience as I have 4 failed IUIs, 1 failed IVF, 1 chemical pregnancy, 1 Laproscopy to diagnose grade 4 endo and shitty tubes. I am currently on 3 month Lupron Depot shots. Will be attempting IVF#2 early next year. Gives me a lot of hope to see your ET worked after Lupron shots. I wish you all the best.
Hi- I found your blog today and it was quite inspiring the way you handled the entire ordeal. It really is a very painful journey and I speak from experience as I have 4 failed IUIs, 1 failed IVF, 1 chemical pregnancy, 1 Laproscopy to diagnose grade 4 endo and shitty tubes. I am currently on 3 month Lupron Depot shots. Will be attempting IVF#2 early next year. Gives me a lot of hope to see your ET worked after Lupron shots. I wish you all the best.
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Congratulations on your twins! I have unusual infertility in that I can get pregnant, but miscarry often due to a balanced translocation. We’ve done 3 failed PGD cycles in addition to trying naturally. I’ve lost 9 pregnancies in all. In the end we did “just adopt” x2 (we both know there is no such thing) a son and a daughter in addition to having a bio son. All in 3 years!
Congratulations on your family.