Thank You Kellie

First of all I want also would like to thank Kellie for putting this wonderful blog together. The WAITT support group is just full of extraordinary women whom I admire so much. My journey started 3 years ago. As soon as I got married my clock was ticking….I was 30 years old and I really wanted to start a family with my husband. At first I didn’t want to stress about it and let it happen when it was going to happen. Then I became impatient and decided to “really” start trying. Soon after that I became pregnant. Needless to say we were thrilled but…. 9 weeks later we lost our little one. I had a DNC and really took it hard. I just moved to AL and did not know the WAITT group yet. My friends back home did not understand my pain and as IF crept into my life my real friends became more apparent and I was hurt to realize I had only one or two left. After 3 rounds of clomid, we too went to see a Reproductive Endocrinologist. At first they found nothing wrong with either one of us. We even got pregnant again on our first IUI, but that ended up being a chemical pregnancy and lost that one too. Suddenly the RE found things wrong with both of us and this only heighted our stress and fear. Five IUI’s later still no luck. We then decided to try a shot at IVF. We did the whole 45 day treatment of BCP, daily injectables, mood swings, weight gain and all that fun stuff. Only to reach the end and be told I only had 3 good eggs and a 30% success rate of achieving a pregnancy with this cycle. So in lieu of spending major cash for a 30% success rate, we decided to take our losses and do yet another IUI instead. Well due to the large amounts of medication I was taking I ended up with Overhyperstimulation Syndrome which resulted in no IUI and a one night stay at the hospital and more than a week off week on bed rest. Needless to say my husband and I were so frustrated, we looked for ways to find support and then I found the WAITT group. I too was contemplating adoption when the idea of being a foster parent and adopting that route seemed like a good plan. So my husband and I took a break from IF treatment and decided started our 10 week Foster Care Course. Three months into the class I found out I was pregnant. Yes! Pregnant! All by ourselves!! At this time I am 6 months pregnant with some hurdles that came along the way. I am considered high risk and had a cervical stitch put in. So we are hoping all will be ok. I hope that my story helps anyone who reads it. WAITT is a wonderful group of women and anything you say here will never be judged. No-one understands the pain of pregnancy loss and/ or infertility like some-one who has gone through it. So just know that you can open you heart here. We’re all ready to listen

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