Anyone else struggling with Infertility?

[Krysstyllanthrox]

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Building on this, my best friend (who is truly like a sister to me) gave me a wonderful, wonderful gift this year when I called to tell her that I was diagnosed with PCOS and may not ever have biological children. She got real quiet and then said she would be a surrogate for me. (Her husband in the background yelled out "What?!?!?!" And then yelled out I would owe him LOTS of whiskey. Apparently she is NOT a happy pregnant lady.) She has her two kids and considers her family done. We've agreed that if I haven't had kids (through pregnancy or adoption) by the time I'm 35, that we'll pursue surrogacy.

 

[Nava]

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I CRIED like a baby reading this not out of sadness but you some how opened my eyes. you truly are blessed. and very well deserved. Thank you for sharing. If you don't mind I would like to hang your story up in the entrance of my house. Just for my friends to enjoy. a lesson in life and what they have been given, and if it's meant to be it will. thankyou

 

[nop169]

Nava - yes we were & are blessed regardless of the economy, the rough patches in life & disappointments. I am glad my life story touched you. Obviously we went through some really tough times both before & after the children came (including burying both in-laws from cancer at ages 52 & 59). Life is tough at times.... but you have to keep hope faith & most of all Love alive. If God took everything I own except my wife & children - I would be blessed. I only hope anyone who reads the post will be encouraged to hold on when life throws those curves because you can never really know life until you experience the depths of dispair. Good Luck & yes you may print it off if it helps you in your journey....

 

[Nava]

 

[redhen]

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Aww! beautiful babies! Thanks for the pics and support.

 

[redhen]

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Thank you very much for sharing your beautiful story with us. It gives me hope..someday..maybe it can happen for us too. Thanks again.

 

[redhen]

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Awesome Miss Prissy..just awesome. What a selfless thing to do for someone. You made some couple SO very happy for the rest of their lives. No greater gift could have been given to them.

 

[kelseygirl707]

Just found this Thread, and thought I would jump in. Please if you are on my facebook, don't bring this up, only my mom knows we are TTC.

DH and I have been TTC for 18 months now. I was afraid to see a doctor because I honestly thought he would send me away until I lost some weight. But DH got tired of getting no where so he took the weight of the worry and made us an appointment. The doctor never once brought up my weight, except when I did, and even then he just said it could only help to lose weight, but we have been TTC long enough and he was going to do his best to help us conceive. He ran tests, and had me do a Gluclose test (That was fun....), and everything came back perfect except that my testosterone was elevated, but he said that was because I have PCOS. So he prescribed Provera to make AF come which I finished the pills on Wednesday, now I'm just waiting for auntie flow, then he has me taking clomid on days 5-9. I have only taken provera once and it was when I went 14 months without AF when I was 18, and I don't remember feeling this emotional! One minute I'm happy the next angry and the next crying. Poor DH is scared of me, LOL!

Anyway, just wanted to share my story. Also if you want some more support, I am part of a Infertility Yahoo group called Infertility_Friends, and the women there are awesome, and welcoming to anybody, no matter if you have been TTC for a month, or 10 years.

Here's the link http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/InfertilityFriends/

Baby Dust to all,
Kelsey

 

[Livinzoo]

Kelsey- Thanks for telling your story. Hopefully the Clomid will work for you. I now lots of woman with PCOS also use Metaform (sp)

My husband and I went to the RE last Wednesday. I took a years worth of Basel Body Temp charts with me. Had all my blood draw records sent. She was shocked at the fact of all the records and said that wasn't common to get everything like that. She was also shocked at all the research I had done. She suggest to do a HSG and then clomid and a IUI. She said we could do them all in one month or do the HSG this month and the Clomid and IUI next. Since we are under a lot of stress with this new house we have been trying to buy since November (should close in a week or so) I decided to wait till next month for the IUI. I'm getting the HSG on Tuesday. I am also avoiding something that everyone seems to think isn't part of the problem, but I feel it is a contributing factor. It is driving the forklift in and out of trucks at work. Driving in and out of the truck at 1-2 mph (slow) is like hitting speed bumps at 15mph in a car. It jolts you around! It has so much force it has actually broken parts of the metal frame of the forklift. Imagine hitting over 300 speed bumps in an 8 hour period at 15 mph. I have doubts that implantation could take place. So I finally got some help and they will allow me to avoid the forklift. I'm really hoping we conceive naturally this cycle and don't have to go the clomid and IUI route.

Hoping for baby dust for all!

 

[debilorrah]

I have no experience in this area, but I just wanted to say that I will keep you all in my prayers. Wanting a child and not being able to is something that is heartbreaking at a minimum. I am with you gals!!! I am too old to be a surrogate...