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May 14, 2005
BLISSFULLY HAPPY!!!!
Hi momma Kath, here is my story....
Over two and a half year's ago we started treatment for female infertility factor. I wasnt ovulating on my own and my lining was to thin without the help of estrace (estradiol) pill's. My re decided to put me on Metformin even though my insulin resistance test came back normal... she said it would still help me to ovulate anyway. I started with clomid but suffered from visual disturbances that made me see flashing strobe lights that didnt exist so I was taken off of that pronto! Then we tried many cycles with femara... to no avail. I was sent for a HSG and the results showed no free spillage from my right tube :( I was floored! The worst part is that for some reason my right ovary is the only one that wants to make good follicles for me. Needless to say we decided to keep trying since me RE assured me it was still possible to get pregnant with only one tube... even if you ovulate on the opposite ovary, Imagine my surprise!!! Dh and I continued treatment only we moved onto injectable follistim. Well after two months of trying with shots I developed a mature follicle but of course on my right ovary. Well, going along with what my RE said about being able to get pregnant anyway with only one working tube we watched that follicle very closely and when it got to 21mm I gave myself an hcg shot and we bd'ed like there was no tommorrow!!!!
Well, two weeks passed and I wasnt feeling any symptoms except on and off sore nipple's not bad at all. Time came for my betta and I did not want to go because I was having strong af cramp's and convinced she would be here any moment. I didnt want to hear another bad phone call but I had to go since I was taking progesterone suppositories and needed to stop if I wasnt pregnant. I told the nurse that morning to leave the message on my cell phone because I had to work all day and didnt want to cry all day at work.
I finished my day at work and drove home pulled to the side of the road and listened to my message. The phone call was different than usuall, the nurse sounded happy as she told me MY BETTA CAME BACK POSITIVE!!!!!! Oh my goodness our first positive betta in two and a half year's of trying!!!
Our prayers to Saint Gerard and Mary worked!!!!! (I figured God was to busy right now with other thing's... didnt want to bother him with my problem.) But still he gave us this blessing!!!! I cannot put into word's how excited we both are, our families are estatic!!!! It's early yet but I am keeping my finger's crossed, along with praying for everyone else suffering from infertility to be blessed with a pregnancy as soon as possible.
Well, there's our story, I hope it is helpfull to other's on your wonderfull site!!!! I cant thank you all enough for your stories, it got me through some very tough time's and Momma Kath God bless you, you are an angel.
Love and much Baby dust!!!!
Jeannine and baby E.D.D. January 16th 2006.
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5/8/05
Zoe, aged 36. ttc 9 months, BFP!!

After starting to try to conceive, my nonchalant assumption that it would happen in amonth or two started to turn to angst ridden despair! After 5 months we finally conceived but suggered a miscarriage at 6 1/2 weeks. Like nearly getting to the last square at the end of the snakes and ladders game and suddenly finding you have slid down a snake back to square 1! We plunged straight back in trying in October and found out we were pregnant on New year's eve 2004! The most wonderful news! It's now May and I'm 23 weeks and feeling baby move has put a smile on my face that was absent for so long.

I NEVER thought it was going to happen to me back in those dark days. I had had abortions in the past and thought God was punishing me. Don't buy into this. It's not true. I used to go out running and hear Anastacia's "left outside alone " going round in my head and think-that's me. shut out of the wonderful world of families and babies. But the door is opening now and it will open for you too. Just hang in there.

Things I did: I took vitex and raspberry leaf up to ovulation. I took epo and flaxseed and prayed all the time. exercise really helped me stay sane and balanced. I read Ben Elton's "Inconceivable" and Cathy Moriarty's "The Baby Trail" because they were in the same boat as me and they were hilarious.
Good luck and heaps of baby dust to you all ~~~~*****~~~~
Zoe, 36 ttc 9 months
I posted my success story recently but forgot to tell you on important part of my story which illustrated that spotting in early pregnancy does NOT neccessarily mean that you will go on to miscarry.
I am 23 weeks pregnant. During this pregnancy I spotted at 6, 7 and 8 weeks, each time for 3 days or so until it finally went away and I haven't had a speck since.
I asked for a scan a few days after the first spot because I was hysterical with grief- i had miscarried in the previous [regnancy at 61/2 weeks after similar spotting and feared the worst. However, it was only when we saw our darling baby's heartbeat on the screen that I was overcaome with tears of relief and joy.
Good luck. It can happen. baby dust to you all ~~~~***~~~~
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