I’ve been quiet over the last several months, but for good reason and if you already follow me on Instagram you know the reason why. I’m excited to share that after five years of unexplained infertility, we are looking forward to welcoming a little girl in November 2021.
Infertility is a crushing, heart-wrenching experience I wouldn’t wish on anyone. The last five years have been a crash course in women’s medicine, teaching me above all else to always advocate for yourself, seek additional opinions, and never to give up. It’s hard to know exactly what made the biggest difference and finally allowed us to become pregnant.
After six unsuccessful iui cycles at two different specialists we decided in December 2020 to move forward with IVF at a third specialist. After being cleared to proceed I was instructed to call the office at my next cycle day 1. Much to our surprise that cycle never came and UNEXPLAINED INFERTILITY….. Miraculously became….. a natural Pregnancy.
While we prepared to move into IVF I took a few months to work on my mental health, attend acupuncture and see what else I could do to better prepare my body for IVF including visiting my primary care doctor to make sure there wasn’t any other hormonal reason I was continuing to struggle with conception. He looked through my cart and immediately asked if any of the specialists I visited previously had provided a diagnosis of PCOS. Based on my bloodwork, he felt it was likely PCOS was a factor in our infertility and recommended trying metformin, the typical PCOS treatment, as a long shot while we waited to start IVF.
During our initial consult with our third reproductive endocrinologist she shared that yes, I definitely have PCOS and I should tell my primary care doctor he was correct. Three weeks later I had my first ever positive pregnancy test. I can’t say for certain that metformin was the reason we finally conceived on our own, but I do know I am grateful to have a doctor who listens and was willing to try a new treatment path.
Over five years I’ve mentally planned a lot of different ways to announce our pregnancy, but now that we’re here I am love how we were able to tell our love story through the arrival of our little one.
Drew and I met in college at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, thanks largely to our shared membership in Greek organizations. Being a member of a Fraternity [yes, women’s organizations can be fraternities as well] is a huge part of who we both are and our experiences are ones we will share with our daughter so she can decide if she wants to continue in Greek Life when she’s in college.
Pregnancy photos by the amazing and talented Amanda at Belle Vie Photography. Amanda was a huge trooper driving all the way up from Denver to take photos with us in the 100+ plus heat! Even with all of us literally melting they came out so amazing!!!
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