WAITT

Are you all still meeting?

waitt — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 02:57:00 +0000

I just found this site but it looks as if there hasn’t been a lot of movement in couple years, so I was just wondering if you’re still active?

I have been trying for 8 years. Ten IUI’s, one laparoscopy which diagnosed moderate to severe (I feel severe since it’s effects are earth-shattering)endometriosis, and two very emotional IVF attempts later I finally had my FIRST EVER positive pregnancy stick! So exciting, right? Saw the heartbeat, saw fetal movement of arms and legs, only to come in for ten week ultrasound to find a missed miscarriage. When I thought I was pretty safe and my odds of this happening had gone way down, utter devastation. And just today I had a D&C to remove the baby that had given me so much hope. So, in my hopelessness I went searching and found your site. Are you still there?

Wendy

Hi wondering about the Casa Blanca Support Group…

waitt — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:38:26 +0000

Hi. I live in Huntsville and I am currently going through infertility treatments. I was wondering if the group still meets at Casa Blanca. I read this but wasent sure how old the information was. I would love to join. Please let me know. Thanks.

Hi, I’m new to the group

waitt — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:10:41 +0000

Hi everyone, I just found this site and it looks like something I’ve been looking for. I live in Huntsville and I’ve been looking for an infertility support group. My husband and I have been trying for almost 2 years and have gone through 2 miscarriages, 1 being ectopic, and surgery. It’s been extremely frustrating since everyone I know (including my sisters) seems to have no problem having babies and it is something we want so badly. Plus it is hard to find anyone that you can talk to or wants to talk about this type of thing. I’m new to all of this so hopefully this posts to the right spot Looking forward to reading through all of the posts and so excited that I found this today!

Michelle

My Fertility Quest

waitt — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:58:12 +0000

Hi, My name is Charlene. I’m new to this group and to Alabama. I am 34 years old (talk about clock ticking!) About 2 years ago, my husband and I found out we were 6 weeks pregnant. We were so elated, only to find out at the appointment to see our baby’s heartbeat that we were ectopic, and would have to undergo emergency surgery. In the process, not only did I lose the baby, but lost my left fallopian tube also. Almost a year and a half of trying later, we found out we were pregnant again, by some sort of miracle. We were progressing along quite nicely in the pregnancy (almost 5 months) when we were hit by an irresponsible driver, and I ended up losing our twins we were carrying. Despite all this tragedy, we still keep trying.

egg donation

waitt — Fri, 30 May 2008 06:46:06 +0000

Hi! My name is Alexis and I was born and raised in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. I now own an egg donation agency in the southern California area, but have a few donors that are local to Alabama. If any of you need a donor in Alabama just contact me! Also, I know a lot of fertility treatments take place in California, so I would be happy to refer or make recommendations if you do have to reach outside the Alabama area. I know it can be overwhelming, so I thought having a girl from back home help if ever needed would be a good thing. I wish all of you so much happiness. (805)222-5006 goldeneggdonation.com info@goldeneggdonation.com

We Missed You

waitt — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:46:13 +0000

Hi ladies! We missed those of you who weren’t able to attend our last get together but boy did we have fun. I think that , with a little bit of prodding, we would have all happily stayed and closed the restaurant for the night. To take a peek at what you missed, zip over to sharah’s blog when you get a chance.

Hope all is well with everyone. If you get a chance, be sure to post here and either introduce yourself (welcome to our new members) and/or let us know what’s new in your world.

Happy Spring! ~ Kellie

Will you be there?

waitt — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:44:25 +0000

Tomorrow’s another dinner out for us ladies! Do you plan on being there?

You can count me in!

To see details click on the “Our Next Gathering” page on the right.

Anyone got a match?

waitt — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:45:28 +0000

’cause I need to light a fire under my social worker! (BIG Sigh!) The hurry up and wait part of this whole adoption thing is making me grumpy!

~ Kel

Thank You Kellie

waitt — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:41:25 +0000

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

Kellie’s Story

waitt — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:32:00 +0000

Since I was 3 years old and held my infant cousin Eric for the first time, I’ve wanted to be a mom. Of course, at that age I didn’t understand how that all worked. I just knew that whatever Eric was, he was pretty swell and I wanted one.

I met my husband when I was 35 -one of those “love at first sight” things that you see in a Nora Efron film – and we were married 8 months later. We spent our first couple of years together just enjoying our life , not worrying about starting a family, even as my biological clock ticked louder and louder.

I’ve always had “problems” in that area – extremely sporadic periods, thick uterine lining, blah blah blah. I think on some level I knew that once we started trying to get pregnant, we’d quickly be moving into the world of “Assisted Reproductive Technology”. (Actually, there’s no “think” about it – I was reading infertility blogs a year before my husband and I ever started trying to conceive.) Sure enough, after several months of “trying” and three rounds of Clomid, we were knocking on the RE’s door. We had plans for an IUI, but for seven months I was unable to start a cycle because my uterine lining was “slightly too thick” for the doctor’s liking. I can’t describe the frustration as I went in hopeful every month only to be told that my body had failed once again, in yet another way. I was finally fed up last summer and after some long, heartfelt conversations with my husband we decided to go in a different direction.

We spent the winter doing everything required to become certified to adopt a child through the state of Alabama. Gosh, what an up & down, hurry up & wait process it’s been. We think (fingers crossed) that we’re done with our part after our final home visit with our spical worker earlier this week. The way I understand it, she will type up the study and forward it along to the state DHR office so we can be put into the statewide computer bank of potential adoptive parents. Who knows how long THAT process will take, given how overworked DHR social workers are, but at least we’re seeing some light at the end of the tunnel.

So, that’s the Reader’s Digest Condensed Version of my story thus far. I am anxious and hopeful and excited and scared all at the same time. Let’s hope this story has a happy ending.