Help us start a family.

We hope by sharing our love story with you will help us start our family. John & I met back in 2005. We became friends that grew closer with each conversation we had. Long night talks, movie nights & college visits were just some of the ways that showed we had lots of things in common. Five years after we met, John & I, decided we wanted to start our family. Trying to start a family naturally wasn't working for us. We decided to go to a fertility clinic to see what were our options. We started a process that would end in being poked numerous times for blood work, taking lots of different pills & several injections (That hurts No matter how gentle you try to be.) This is just the beginning of our IUI (Intrauterine Insemination). The worst part was waiting 2 weeks for the results. John & I were staying positive during  this time. We had thought this is it, we are finally expanding our family. The day comes to get blood work done & wait for the doctor to call. Which resulted into the "Sorry the test is Negative" call. Even though it wasn't what we wanted to hear. We had to stay positive. In November of 2013, we went back to the fertility clinic to explore more options. The Doctor orders more blood work & an ultrasound to view my ovaries. They had found out that I had polycystic ovary syndrome. Which is a hormone imbalance in woman that can affect ovulation. I had a hysterosalpingogram X-ray done. Which is a procedure that looks at the inside of the uterus & fallopian tubes & areas around them. This is when the doctor discovers that my tubes were blocked with cysts. February of 2014, I had a laparoscopy & a hysteroscopy surgery done. At this time, we were excited to get the process of IVF (In Vitro Fertilisation) going. March of 2014, we had a procedure to retrieve my eggs. They collected 7 eggs in total but only 4 were mature enough to make into embryos. April of 2014, we had 2 embryos transfered. Once again, we were very excited. Having gone through everything in those last couple of months, we thought this was going to be the time we got pregnant.  Waiting 2 weeks to get blood work done to tell us if we are pregnant or not is always the hardest. The phone call came & again given bad news. We weren't pregnant. We cried this was emotionally hard on both of us. But again, we picked each other's spirits up by staying positive & not giving up until we get our family. May 1st, 2014, through all of our ups & Downs during our infertility process. This day was finally here, John & I's wedding day. After being together for 9 years we decided to say our vows in front of our closest family & friends. We came together as one. It was very intimate, romantic & a emotional ceremony.  As john recited his vows tears flowing down his face, I could only see the man I fell in love with, the man I chose to spend the rest of my life with. I know John's thoughts & feelings  were mutual. One of the happiest days of our lives. Also during this time i had to wait for my hcg levels to go down to normal. We had planned to have the other 2 frozen embryos transferred. After the transferred I felt different, my sense of smell heightened. This time waiting 2 weeks seemed a breeze. I had the blood work done & waited for the doctor to call. It's positive WE ARE PREGNANT!!! We were so happy we finally did it, we are going to be a family. July 3rd 2014, we have an ultrasound & blood work. The tech printed pictures of our pea size baby Romero. We felt so much joy of knowing & seeing that we were finally pregnant. We told our close family members, we just couldn't keep all this excitement to ourselves.
July 4th, 2014, all my excitement had turned into nervousness. I started bleeding & cramping. I called family to see if this was normal in pregnancy.  I called the doctor & they confirmed this was normal. But something inside me knew I wasn't ok. We went to the hospital & I tried staying positive but I knew I had lost the baby. The doctor confirmed we had a miscarriage. I felt lost, sad, angry & even disappointed in myself. I felt like I had let my husband down. One day I'm having one of the happiest day of my life & the next day is the worst day of my life. John & his beautiful encouraging words is what kept me going. I'll never forget his words "Babe, I will always love you, No matter what happens. We can try again & if it doesn't work we can find another way to becoming a family." This is why I fell in love with him, why I married him because he is my friend, my lover, my husband who will always be by my side through it all.We only had one more IVF cycle that our insurance would cover. We had all of our hopes in one basket. Beginning the whole process all over again blood work, pills, injections & the egg retrieval. 
September 2014, we had our egg retrieval appointment.  This time we had 18 eggs removed & only 11 were mature enough to become embryos. Couple of weeks later we had 2 embryos transferred. During the two week wait I knew I didn't get pregnant. I felt nothing like the last time. The day cames, got blood work done & waited to get the call. Just as I thought the doctor confirmed we weren't pregnant. It's hard to take in such news every time it's given. We stayed positive because we are determined to continue our journey of becoming parents.  This is where our journey comes to a yield. We have utilized all of  our options with our insurance company. We currently have 7 frozen embryos left. On our own we can't afford to get medications, blood work, ultrasounds & embryos transferred  that's needed to continue our journey to starting a family. We are asking our family, friends & community to help us make this dream of starting a family a reality. Our goal is $20,000 this will cover IVF Cycles, medication, blood work & everything that's needed to continue the process. Any amount helps towards our goal & if you can't donate we ask that you please keep us in your prayers. Thank you for reading our story & understanding our struggle to becoming parents. 

  Sincerely John & Amanda Romero