Never Give Up...(pg and baby ment)

[KrissyM]

Just wanted to share my story and hope it gives hope to those of you that are having a hard time dealing with maybe multiple losses or multiple failed cycles or told you have old eggs, bad eggs etc. I've been through it all. We struggled for 5 years to have our 1st baby. Started trying when I was 30 years old. We went through 6 failed IUI's, 4 miscarriages, 4 failed IVF cycles, at one point told I have bad eggs, told I have immune problems - went through immune treatments, yoga, meditation, blood thinners, herbal therapy, acupuncture - you name it I went through it. After many years of heartache and my IVF doctors advice we decided on our 5th IVF cycle to have our embryo transferred into our "angel" my sister. Nine months later our first miracle arrived. A 8lb 1oz baby boy - who is the absolute love of our lives. When that love of our life was about 3 1/2 months old, low and behold I found out I was pregnant! The good old fashion way, just as everyone predicted would happen and it did. Five days before my son's 1st birthday I delivered our beautiful baby girl!! She is healthy and amazing and the best surprise of our lives!! So, please don't ever give up on your dreams. Sometimes they don't come the way you originally dreamed but they come the way they are suppose to.

Best wishes to all. Keep dreaming, keep believing and it will happen!!!!!

[waitingonice]

Congratulations, this is a wonderfull story and enjoy your irish twins. How wonderfull of your sister as well.

[Deswife03]

Congratulations! That is a wonderful story

[smithnamy]

Two miracles!

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This is a rather long story but I will be as brief as possible.

My husband and I had been trying to conceive for over 5 years when we finally agreed to seek help. I starting see an endocronologist in Bethesda at Columbia Fertility. First we tried Clomid but that wasn't working so we went to IUI which failed twice. Okay, on to IVF. First cycle failed.

I was very disappointed and really felt like giving up because I didn't want to face the hurt of not conceiving again. Hate the phone calls when they say "sorry Mrs. Langley." However, on my way to work from the doctor's office one morning, I got stuck at a red light. The Lord told me to look over to my left. There was a consignment shop called "Consider It Done," and I took that as a sign that the Lord was telling me that it was okay to try one more time.

Thank God for good insurance coverage because this was getting to be quiet costly.

My second IVF try was a success. Imagine how I felt the morning I took a pee test and saw two lines immediately! Went in for blood work and went to work to wait for the call. This time it was, "Congrats Mrs.Langley!" we need you to come back in because your numbers are very high. Went in the next day and the numbers had tripled. First sono, we saw two sacs! I was carrying twins! OMG talk about God giving you double for your trouble. All was well and went through Thanksgiving and Christmas in a daze.

January 4, 2010, I went in for my 19-20 week check up and the technician left me in the room for about 10 minutes. When the door opened and I saw my doctor my heart dropped. He explained to me that it appeared that I was having what they call a second trimester miscarriage and that my cervix had open and the membranes from one of the bags was lodged through the cervix. I was admitted to Holy Cross in Silver Spring on bedrest and was tilted in my bed with head pointed towards the ground (Lord help me!). My husband rushed from work to be by my side and all I could do was pray and call on people that I knew could pray.

Everyday I had a sono done and everyday my cervix opened more and more. The Perinatologist didn't think it wise to try a cerclage for fear that it would pop the bag for baby A and we would lose both babies. So I just had to wait it out.

My doctor told me that I had to at least be 23 weeks before they would even consider resusitating my babies. The neonatologist told me that they would do everything possible to save them if that was what I wanted. Thank God for Dr Picard. On Wednesday, January 27th my water broke for baby A, it was the day before I was to be 23 weeks and the day before they would give me the steriod shots to mature their lungs. I was devastated. Again, I called my praying family and friends. I didn't have any contractions so they decided to just let me be so that they didn't disturb baby B. They told me that baby A would likely die since she (my baby girl)was already in my vagina and that they would leave her there so that baby b (my baby boy) would have a better chance of staying put. Thursday, no baby. Friday, no baby. Saturday, no baby. Three days went by and still baby A had not come out.

January 31st around Noon hubby decided to bathe me. While doing so we noticed that something was hanging out! Nurses were called and we she came in I could tell by the look on her face that things were going to be crazy. I was wheeled around to L&D with the nurses hand literally in my vagina trying to push my daughter back in. Her cord was what we saw and they feared that the cord would get squished. My doctor was on call so there were people in there that I had never seen and didn't know my history. I was so scared and could tell by the look on his face, that my husband was too.

They wanted to do a c-section but I objected because I knew that my son's bag was still in tact so they told me to push and I did, three times and heard, "congratulations on your baby girl." I looked at the clock and it was 1:14p.m. Dr Picard, the neonatologist came over and said that they had her breathing and she was 1lb exactly. They had to take her to the NICU immediately so I didn't get to see her. We named her Logan Nichelle Langley.

They checked on baby b and he was still in tact no raised or lower heartbeats so I was sent to recovery and then back to the Peri ward where I waited for him to be born. The next day they perform an emergency cerclage because my cervix had closed back up. One week, no baby. Two weeks, no baby, Three weeks, no baby. Sunday the first day of the fourth week I started having contractions. The nurse told me that I wasn't because she didn't see anything on the monitor but I knew I was because I had never felt this kind of pain. They called the doctors and by then my temperature had went up and they said that I had an infection. The doctor came and said that I was not in labor but then my water broke. I was rushed again to L&D, this time we waited to see how I was contracting. I wouldn't dilate past four centimeters even with the pitocin and Baby b's heart rate begin to drop and it was decided that I would have a c-section. Baby B was born at 3:15pm on Sunday, February 21st weighing 1lb and 14 oz. exactly three weeks after his sister. We named him David Joshua James Langley. David and Logan were in the NICU for 130 and 109 days. They both came home together on 6/11/2010. It was a long journey with both having surgeries and all kinds of illnesses. They are now 14lbs and 11lbs and as healthy as two micro preemies could be. God had smiled on us.

[Miracle78]

Thanks for sharing this lovely story and they look so sweet..

[MaritsaM]

they are soooo adorable. those big brown eyes... so cute. God Bless them!!!!

[photomomma]

My husband and I tried to get pregnant for a full three years before we finally had IVF. About eighteen months in we started having infertility testing done. I was determined during my HSG that my right tube was blocked. My left was open but it did take a lot of pressure to push the due through. These same results were repeated during my laparoscopy. Our RE said that my left tube was likely narrow and damaged, and that IVF was probably our only hope.

We had IVF a few months later when I had just turned thirty-five. We conceived twin girls. The pregnancy was very difficult from the very beginning with lots of bleeding, cramping, severe morning sickness, anemia, and gestational diabetes. I was taken off of work and put on bed rest at home when I was around twenty weeks.

Unfortunately I went into premature labor that was apparently unstoppable at only twenty-five weeks. I was rushed from the Napa Valley to UCSF by ambulance. They did everything possible to try and stop my labor but nothing even slowed it down. Only twelve hours after showing up at our local hospital, I had an emergency c-section. Both girls weighed only 1 lb. 7 oz. at birth and were immediately put on respirators.

One of our daughters died only 7 days later of an infection. Her name was Nova Rae. Our other daughter, Celeste Marie, is still with us and is now two years old. She spent a full three months in the NICU before coming home. I boarded at UCSF to be able to be with her every day.

Due to our experience, I have serious mixed feelings about IVF. I don't regret any of it, since we do have a beautiful child. However, I wish that our Nova hadn't had to suffer.

Now, I am pregnant naturally! I am only ten weeks along and it was a complete surprise. I had just been starting to think about trying to conceive again, and bam...pregnant. I am thirty eight years old, so it's extra special! I really thought I would never get pregnant again without IVF, and I wasn't keen on doing IVF ever again.

[KrissyM]

So Happy To Hear Your Wonderful News!!!!

[alwyne]

I love the stories, ladies! It's very encouraging to know that all the heartache, sweat, tears, and hope pay off in the end! My husband and I are expecting our first in February after 3 years of trying to conceive. I remember going in for the follicle counts and being distressed that only two follicles looked promising while another was "alright". I took a home pregnancy test at home the days that my RE told me to, and both tests were negative. Lo and behold, a week later than expected, I took another pregnancy test because I hadn't started my period and here we are, almost 13 weeks into the process!