Our IVF baby turns 4 months today
Putting this out there to encourage others through their journey…
Almost a year ago today we got the call that our beta was positive… we were finally pregnant!!
After about a year of trying led to an ectopic pregnancy and laparoscopic surgery, then 4 heartbreaking months of trying with no luck, then 2 egg retrievals and then finally a transfer. Before we got the results I was trying to prepare my heart for disappointment and gear up for another try (I still have the note I wrote to myself to read after I got bad news). When we got the call and they said those beautiful words “you’re pregnant!” I was beyond grateful and so hopeful and still so nervous and scared…
Now he’s here! And he’s everything I could have imagined and more. My heart is full, I’m free of the heartbreak and despair of wondering if i would ever get to look into my babies eyes. Now I wake up to him every morning (and multiple times a night) and I’m so incredibly grateful. Even though I’m sleep deprived and there’s an endless amount of work to be done, my heart is so much lighter and our home is so much happier with my dream come true baby
My IVF journey was relatively short compared to others but each day was hard and I was heartbroken from our loss. I constantly read through these threads looking for hope and praying that I’d hold my own baby someday
I genuinely hope anyone still struggling through their journey gets to hear those words “you’re pregnant” and gets to bring home their own precious baby as soon as is possible for their timeline.
Sending love and baby dust to all of my fellow IVF warriors ❤️❤️❤️