April’s Journey to Fertility: Week Thirty Nine
Week 39: Trusting Fate I have learned many lessons along the way and have even embarked on some different adventures, like writing to you weekly. Although the thought of approaching year three is daunting and scary, it is also exciting! I have read so much about what can be done during the IVF process to increase pregnancy chances (assisted hatching, ICSI, etc.) that I am in awe. I have looked over CNY’s financial packages and am grateful. My journey is not over and there are many, many reasons for me to be hopeful and trust fate. Just the other day, I was watching the February 25th episode of The View (I highly recommend watching this), which completely focused on fertility challenges and treatments. One of the broadcasters of the show went through IVF to achieve pregnancy, one had switched to a gluten free diet and Barbara Walters adopted her daughter. However, Barbara Walters adopted because there were few options for women that many years ago. I try to consistently remember how fortunate we sub-fertile couples are (I refuse to believe we are infertile!) simply because we have choices. There was no IVF years ago, no egg donor option, no ICSI or even recognition of infertility as a disease! I know my husband and I are about to begin our next whirlwind of emotionally and physically demanding appointments as we “turn it up a notch” and begin the IVF process. But I know my chances of becoming pregnant are much better, and we know this is what we want to do. Enough is enough, and it is time for us to move on! A year ago, I was not sure I would ever be ready for IVF even though I never thought the IUIs would work. I wanted my pregnancy to just happen – who doesn’t? But part of my journey has been about letting go of the way I think life should be and embracing the possibilities that still lie ahead of me. I am letting it all go so that I can peacefully, and even excitedly, move forward and know that we are doing everything we can to create our family! Fertile Blessings, Below are links to April’s past articles in case you missed any of them: Week thirty eight: A Little Review Week thirty five: Groundhog Day… Again Week thirty one: Feel Fabulous Week thirty: Counting Your Blessings Week twenty nine: The Holidays Week twenty eight: Making yourself a priority Week twenty seven: The truth is… Week twenty six: Making a Plan Week twenty five: Attitude of Gratitude Week twenty three: De-cluttering Week twenty two: The Voice from Within Week twenty one: Marital Bliss Part II Week twenty: Marital bliss and infertility Week nineteen: The changing seasons Week seventeen: Trust your place Week fifteen: Keeping the faith Week thirteen: Maya Abdominal Massage Week eleven: A little bit at a time Week ten: Well-timed reminders Week five: The right path for us Week four: Our fertility treatment “break” Week three: Deliberate choices 2 Responses to “April’s Journey to Fertility: Week Thirty Nine”Leave a Reply |
 
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April,
Thank you for sharing your journey! This is just what I needed today!
Peace,
Denise
April, Would you be interested in doing a guest post on Parenthood for Me’s blog?