Thank you so much for the out pouring of support and well wishes! I have received multiple emails asking why we made the decision to seek out IVF. I have been in the IVF world for so long that I often forget many people have never heard of or know of certain terms I use often. So to answer the question, "why IVF," it's because IVF is the ONLY way I can become pregnant with a child.
Our IVF life started after we suffered our 3rd Ectopic pregnancy and I was left with no Fallopian Tubes. For those of you that don't remember high school sex-ed, you need Fallopian Tubes to get pregnant, the traditional way that is. An Ectopic pregnancy is when the baby grows outside the Uterus. Ectopic pregnancies are extremely painful and is the leading cause of death during pregnancy.
My 1st Ectopic was quite scary as I lost 6 quarts of blood and was in unbearable pain, as a result my right tube was removed. My 2nd Ectopic occurred in the little area between my Uterus and where my right tube previously was (this is rare according to my previous OB, lucky me). The 3rd Ectopic was beyond heartbreaking as we had found out we were pregnant right at 4 weeks we were super excited and were waiting until my scheduled doctors appointment later that week to tell our family. I started cramping a bit and then the pain hit and I just knew, if you have ever experienced an Ectopic then you know that the pain is out of this world. The baby was growing in my left Fallopian tube, which was later removed after making the decision that I could not handle another Ectopic and the odds that we would have another were extremely high.
And so my IVF life began. We met our wonderful doctor, Dr. Dodds and off we went. Since dealing with our infertility issues multiple close friends and family are now dealing with infertility. Infertility cones in so many forms however I can say without doubt the emotions are usually the same. I would give anything to not be in this situation, but since I am and at this point am ready to share, I hope to be able to help others.
So agonizing, this process of not being able to have a child the "normal way" as everyone else. We didn't talk about it much when we went through it--good for you, sweetie, for stepping out and letting others in on this journey.
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