If you remember my posts from 4/5 years ago, I started family planning with my husband. We were very optimistic that we would get pregnant right away, but then we didn't.
I actually have drafts on this blog saved of a pregnancy announcement post, that would never come to pass. A false positive arose the first month ttc (trying to conceive). It was very hard, as month after month would come and go, with no closer to our end goal.
After the 1st year, we went to a fertility specialist, and were diagnosed with PCOS (I do not ovulate with this form of PCOS), and an acute uterine septum. One surgery later, my septum was fix, and during that surgery stage 1 endometriosis was discovered, and also corrected.
We continued to try to have a baby naturally, while also gearing up for our first round of IVF. We would go on to doing Effortless IVF, and that would fail. No embryos to use, or to freeze.
Devastation wouldn't even describe half of what we were feeling. We continued to try to have a baby naturally, as we recouped our costs. 2 more years would go by, before we were back at our fertility clinic to try again.
Many fundraisers and events would happen in between, to help get us back in the game, sooner.
January 18, 2019 we had our first appointment back. We began our 2nd round of IVF, this time regular IVF, and would retrieve 32 eggs out of my ovaries.
Day 5 would yield 5 embryos frozen, and Day 6 would give us another 7. 12 embryos frozen in total.
Finally April 9th 2019 came, and we had out first FET (Frozen Embryo Transfer), 9 days later we would get the phone call that the blood work was negative and we were not pregnant. Again, fear and devastation went through my mind.
My very supportive husband would offer the idea of taking a break, and trying again later. We still had 11 embryos left, and they weren't going anywhere. But after the tears dried and screams of defeat stopped, I was more motivated than ever to try again immediately.
May 29th was the day of our second FET, we had tried a few home remedies (wives tales) to help embryo stick, then took the plunge, again.
Another 9 days later and June 7th we got the phone call, I WAS PREGNANT!
I couldn't believe it, I cried so hard. I was so scared, I was so ready. I told my baby I loved her, and I sped to my husbands work to tell him and celebrate.
Many things happened throughout our pregnancy, but baby girl was perfect and healthy the entire way through.
I gave birth Feb 19, 2020 6:09pm to a 8lb 7oz baby girl. I was 40 weeks 6 days along, pushed for 2 hours 40 minutes, all natural, no meds birth at a birth center. It was absolute hell; I loved it!
She is as of this post 3 months 6 days old. We couldn't be more proud.
That's what I've been doing, and where I've been. I needed to step back from making newborn props for my own sanity. I still had been filing and sending out orders, but no new stuff from me, for the most part.
Now, that my daughter is finally here, I have been making so many new creations. Please watch as the are added to my shop!
I am so very glad to be back 💜💜💜
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