2/10/2012

This is a story of infertility, perseverance, and hope.  My husband and I have been married for five incredible years, and trying to have a baby for three of them. For those us going through struggles with fertility, we know this large increment of time, the year, becomes an abstract, nearly meaningless concept. For you I say…we have been trying for 36 cycles.  36 go-arounds on the rollercoaster of trying at all the right times, 36 two-week waits to get that “Positive”, 36 big, crushing “Negatives”, and then digging down deep to find the courage to start again the next month-36 times.

It has been journey filled with happiness, pain, struggle, and resilience.  Our first IVF cycle will officially begin sometime during the next week (February 13th-20th, 2012).  I am starting this blog in order to help me process the experience (and give me something to do besides climb the walls during that dreaded two-week wait for the results!), as well as a way to keep our friends and family updated on whats going on.  A part of me hopes that others going through this experience will somehow find their way here.  My wish is that it can be a source of comfort, camaraderie, humor, and information to them; as so many of their stories have been to me along the way.

So….Here we are, and here we go!