So for those of you who need a recap, our 4 year journey with infertility ended last July with the birth of our amazing son.  I always tell people that he is a product of hope, love, faith, and science.  In October of 2012, we did one last IVF cycle.  I must admit, I was done.  After 1 failed 3 failed IUIs, 1 failed Fresh IVF, and 1 chemical miscarriage after an FET– I really was just going through the motions.  Our clinic, NCCRM (which I love), offered a significant discount up front if you payed for multiple cycles.  We chose to prepay for two.  Although going into the last IVF I put on a hopeful smile, a hidden inner me had begun to accept that children were just not in the cards for my husband and I.  That IVF cycle went perfectly- 12 eggs retrieved…10 fertilized…and 8 made it to grade A 5 day blasts.  I attribute this significant improvement to acupuncture and diet, but I will go into that more another day.  Two were transferred and 6 were frozen.  And after years of waiting…we finally had a successful pregnancy.  Now my son is approaching a year old.  It has been a whirlwind! We have loved every minute of it.  Finally coming up for air, we recognize that those 6 embryos are still there..waiting….Dare we roll the dice again with an FET?  Absolutely!

Next week we will slowly start to delve into the process.  Slowly.  I am going in for a saline ultrasound to check for polyps and such.  Booooo.  I must admit, walking into the clinic to have our first consultation was like walking into a past war zone for me.  Can I really do this again?  All the nurses smiled, called hellos, and cooed to the baby.  The Dr.  talked about how promising our chances were and laid out the potential schedule.  All I could see ahead was blood draws, probes, 2 week wait anxiety, and potential heart ache.  But then I looked at my son playing with fistfuls of brochures and thought, “It was worth every painful moment and then some!  Lets go for it!”.  So here we are…brave faced ready for probing 😉

I will try to blog more often during this experience as a lot of readers have reached out wanting a better understanding of the process.  Maybe we will be double blessed and our family will grow.  If not,  I am forever grateful and joyous to have this adventure of life with my husband and son!!!!