http://www.tearsandhope.com/
Please watch this video. Especially if you are waiting and waiting for your day to come when you can hang that plus sign triumphantly on your fridge.
Never Giving Up,
Halley
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- * 1 in 10 women has PCOS.
- * It is the leading cause of infertility in women.
- * Some common symptoms are: irregular periods, excessive weight gain, excessive hair growth, hair thinning, and acne.
- * It cannot be diagnosed with only one test.
- * Carbohydrate cravings are more intense.
- * It lasts your entire life.
- * It can result in the inability to get pregnant or maintain a pregnancy.
- * There is no "cure."
- * The "exact" cause is unknown, but it is usually genetic.
Celebs Who Sympathize...
- Christie Brinkley- suffered three miscarriages
- Courtney Cox Arquette- suffered many miscarriages
- Demi Moore- suffered a miscarriage
- Jennifer Aniston- suffered a miscarriage
- Kirstie Alley- suffered a miscarriage
- Marilyn Monroe- suffered from endometriosis and a miscarriage
- Nancy Kerrigan- suffered many miscarriages
- Nicole Kidman- suffered a miscarriage
- Oprah Winfrey- suffered a miscarriage at 14 after being sexually molested
- Pamela Anderson- suffered at least two miscarriages
- Tori Amos- suffered a miscarriage
- Vanna White- suffered a miscarriage
- Victoria Beckham- suffers from PCOS symptoms
- Whitney Houston- suffered a miscarriage
2 comments:
Oh, wow Halley. There are no words to describe how that made me feel, but it touched my heart, and I will be praying for you tonight.
I found your site linked on Jeff and Melissa Berrett's blog. I don't know if you know them or not. I know exactly what you're going through and I'm sorry for your pain. My fertility journey started four and a half years ago. We "tried" for about 7 months. I had a feeling something wasn't right. We saw an OB and he tried one round of artificial insemination. You know, a dose of clomid and then the procedure. When it didn't work, I didn't feel great about going back, so I scheduled an appointment with a fertility specialist (and thank goodness, we would have wasted a bunch of money had we stayed with that clueless OB). Once we got in I was diagnosed with polycystic ovaries (not the syndrome) and my husband with low sperm count, we tried several more rounds of AI with no success. We took a break for 3 months from more fertility procedures, and started our paperwork for adoption. (figured we may as well try everything we could, and we felt really good about adoption). We tried a few more rounds of AI and after those failed, I was done and we decided to try in-vitro. When that failed, I was really done. We then decided to put all our focus on adoption. A year into waiting (and 3 months after the failed in-vitro) for a baby, we got a call about a baby in Oregon. We flew out there, met the birthmom, waited for a week for her to deliver, then the birthparents decided to get married and we left without a baby. That, by far, was the hardest thing I have been through. Harder then all the failed fertility treatments. About 5 months after the failed adoption, we got an email from another birth mother. We met her, she was only 2.5 mo. along in her pregnancy, she chose us to be the parents to her baby and so we started waiting. We felt different about this situation. We went to doctor appointments with her, we went to the ultrasound appointment with her and found out we were having a boy. We were thrilled!!! Our son was born almost exactly a year after our failed adoption and after 3 years of "trying". He is the light of our lives.
I only tell you all of this because I wouldn't trade any of what I have been through for anything. What I have gained as a result of our infertility has been a great blessing to me. It is something I treasure and hold dear. I kind of feel sad for those that can get pregnant with no trouble because I feel like they are missing out on a wonderful journey. I have learned and grown and become such a better person because of all I have experienced. It has made me a better mother, wife, friend and daughter. If I could get pregnant tomorrow but I had to trade all that I gained from this trial, I would turn it down in a heart beat.
Recently I have jumped the hurtle in this whole infertility journey that if I never conceive a child in this life, I am ok with that. Our adoption was such a wonderful gift and I can't wait to do it again.
This is just my experience and I hope that you and your husband find joy and success in whatever route you feel is right for you and your family. I was recently reading a blog post about infertility that I thought summed up my feelings about this whole journey perfectly. She wrote:
"It has now almost been a year since my stalled infertility. I came to know that pregnancy carries with it it's own special bag of insecurities and anxieties. Should I be blessed with that once-assumed ample fertility from here on out I will be ever so grateful. If not, and my months of wishes return I will also be grateful. And this is why: Something still grows inside a woman who doesn't conceive a baby. In her grows character that is consumed with confidence, humility and desire. A symbolic embryo that is hers to nurture and others to behold.
And its birth is phenomenal."
Nurture your symbolic embryo. Because it's there and it's growing. And it's beautiful and something to be proud of.
Cling to your husband and grow together through this and together you will be stronger then you ever thought you could be. (I'm sure you already know this). You seem to have a really good attitude and perspective on everything you are going through and I think you're brave to be so open about everything. I was really scared for a long time to be open about my struggles. I now see that it really helps to talk to people who have been through or are going through it too.
Whoa, this is the longest comment ever. I hope what I wrote doesn't sound dumb. I guess I just wanted to say that I know it's really hard, but it can also be a blessing. Enjoy what the Lord has given to you in this trial. I don't think every woman could endure what it takes to stay strong and positive through it all. You seem to be both.
ps. I'm with you that polycystic ovaries stink!!
oh and that quote came from this blog: www.blog.cjanerun.com
scoll down to the July 21st entry.
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