Praying for an IVF miracle
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When trying to start a family you never think you’re going to struggle. You see friends and family happily sharing the great news of their littles bundles of joy they will soon be excepting. It’s beautiful, magical, and awe inspiring when you think about it. Sadly not everyone is able to conceive the old fashion way, no matter how hard we try.
Struggling with fertility has been one of the hardest things we have faced in our lives. As individuals and as a couple. Right after John and I got married in 2015 we knew we wanted to start a family,( we aren’t getting any younger!) We tried, for a year we tried. We thought maybe we were just those folks who would take a bit longer to get pregnant. After a year of nothing we finally went to the doctor after admitting to ourselves we really needed help. After undergoing many tests on both of us I was diagnosed with PCOS and referred to an infertility specialist to see if we could make our dream a reality. More tests, and. many medication, and none of them fun, after stabilizing hormones and getting my body back in working order we decided with the advice and guidance from our doctor to undergo a few rounds of IUI. Man, that was hard. More medication, more hormone fluctuations, more tears, more heartache. More of us crying together when we found out that another round didn’t work. There have been many tears and so much heartbreak.
Not to mention, the financial strain. No one talks about infertility or how much it really costs! It’s not cheap. But when you want something bad enough you find a way.
After taking a year for both of us to regroup and gather ourselves we decided to head back to the doctor. More test, why didn’t the 3 rounds and all those shots and pills get us pregnant?! Endometriosis... nice, let’s add something else to the mix, right! (Sarcasm) ;) after going over more treatment options with our doctor and trying to get into an infertility study but not getting in, the doctor finally tells us what we have been fearing. IFV is the only way we will have children. That hurts. It’s like another knife being stabbed in your gut where 5 other ones are.
So now here we are, trying to figure out a way to make this happen. I look at John with his nieces and nephews and just the love that radiates from him. I can’t want to see him hold his own child with that love and glow. That pride and happiness. Anything you can do to help us reach that goal is appreciated more than words can describe.
We are so grateful that there are people who are willing to help and any way possible.
Struggling with fertility has been one of the hardest things we have faced in our lives. As individuals and as a couple. Right after John and I got married in 2015 we knew we wanted to start a family,( we aren’t getting any younger!) We tried, for a year we tried. We thought maybe we were just those folks who would take a bit longer to get pregnant. After a year of nothing we finally went to the doctor after admitting to ourselves we really needed help. After undergoing many tests on both of us I was diagnosed with PCOS and referred to an infertility specialist to see if we could make our dream a reality. More tests, and. many medication, and none of them fun, after stabilizing hormones and getting my body back in working order we decided with the advice and guidance from our doctor to undergo a few rounds of IUI. Man, that was hard. More medication, more hormone fluctuations, more tears, more heartache. More of us crying together when we found out that another round didn’t work. There have been many tears and so much heartbreak.
Not to mention, the financial strain. No one talks about infertility or how much it really costs! It’s not cheap. But when you want something bad enough you find a way.
After taking a year for both of us to regroup and gather ourselves we decided to head back to the doctor. More test, why didn’t the 3 rounds and all those shots and pills get us pregnant?! Endometriosis... nice, let’s add something else to the mix, right! (Sarcasm) ;) after going over more treatment options with our doctor and trying to get into an infertility study but not getting in, the doctor finally tells us what we have been fearing. IFV is the only way we will have children. That hurts. It’s like another knife being stabbed in your gut where 5 other ones are.
So now here we are, trying to figure out a way to make this happen. I look at John with his nieces and nephews and just the love that radiates from him. I can’t want to see him hold his own child with that love and glow. That pride and happiness. Anything you can do to help us reach that goal is appreciated more than words can describe.
We are so grateful that there are people who are willing to help and any way possible.
Organizer
Krystina Wymer
Organizer
Washington, UT
