I am in a complete state of shock right now. I don’t even know where to begin. I don’t even know how to announce this. I know that there is no easy way for me to break this news to those who are suffering from IF right now. I know how it feels. But I also know that there is a certain amount of hope that comes from reading these kinds of stories. So I will dive right in and tell you that I am pregnant. Infertile me. Wife of infertile DH. Pregnant. Naturally. Us who have less than 1% chance of conceiving naturally based on DH’s sperm count alone. Add my problems in there and…. you get the point. We were not trying. I wasn’t sure we had even BD on ovulation because we weren’t trying to hit that day. I guess we did!!
Total shock. This morning I woke up feeling crampy like AF was coming any minute, or already here. The way I have felt for days now. I looked at my calendar and was actually able to remember when my last AF was. June 18. That makes today CD 34. I think I have been ovulating late, maybe around CD 18. Which makes me almost 5 weeks. Anyways, I remembered some OPKs I had bought last week that were still out in the truck. I got out of bed and went to get them. I had read that sometimes OPKs could be used at HPTs if the hCG was high enough. I was praying that if God wanted me to be pregnant, then good and if not then I would just go about my day waiting for AF.
Positive! 3 hours after obsessively googling (yes, 3 hours), and reading that OPKs are possibly more likely to be positive if you are pregnant using FMU than later in the day, I took another. Fainter but still there for sure. I finally got off my butt and went to the dollar store to get a $1 HPT. Brought it home and positive! I immediately called my RE, MFM and regular GYNO trying to get ahold of someone who could order me a beta.
I drove to town and waited in the hospital parking lot. Almost an hour (!!!!) after calling, they all called me back at almost the same time. I almost hung up on the nurse at the GYNO because my REs office was calling in. I got my beta, progesterone and estrogen drawn almost an hour (!!!!!) after I talked to them. My MFM wouldn’t order the beta for me so I am glad that the RE’s office did. The nurse at my MFM’s office said that with 3 positive tests, I didn’t need any blood work and she had me schedule a U/S, intake and first appointment.
Since the RE’s office wasn’t supposed to get my beta results until tomorrow (it was almost 4pm when I got it drawn), I stopped by Walgreen’s and dropped $20 (more than I have ever paid for a HPT) on a Clearblue Weeks Indicator.
Positive 2-3 weeks. I then got a call from the RE while DH was driving me to pick up the Lovenox that my MFM ordered. (Took my first shot today.) Beta 176! A little low for 17dpo but I WILL TAKE IT!!! God brought us this far. He can take us all the way if it is His will.
I told DH by giving him a baby shower gift bag with pink, blue and yellow tissue paper with 2 tests. Utter shock!!! He kept saying “Are you serious?” He is beside himself with happiness. He immediately called his mom and we showed the test to my parents and siblings and 1 cousin. He also called his sister. We are pretty trigger happy. But we want to rejoice while we have the opportunity and be happy in the moment. I don’t want to waste a moment of this pregnancy being pessimistic, even though that is my usual tendency. I know that our first reaction is to guard our emotions, but that doesn’t change the outcome.
To those IRL, sorry I didn’t have the time or energy to call you individually. I know that your pants are shocked off either way! Love you guys. Pray for us please. 🙂
It is still so crazy early. 4 weeks 5 days. Please pray for us that the beta will double appropriately and that God will continue to watch over this precious little surprise. I am just praying that God will sustain the life of this little one according to His will. Please God! In Jesus’ name, amen.
Wow! I am excited for you that you don’t have to worry about IVF for number two! ARe you ready for another baby yet? What a miracle! I hope and pray that the beta will more than double! This is so exciting!
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Thank you for commenting. It is shocking!! But yes, I am definitely ready. I had filled out paperwork and was getting ready to fax it for another IVF. Our last shot at it with some insurance coverage. I was planning to try again in Jan but I am REALLY REALLY hoping that this baby sticks around and we can forgo that IVF. Thank you for praying. Me getting pregnant certainly proves that with God, all things are possible. 🙂
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Oh SNAP!!!! Congrats!!!!!
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Thank you!!! 🙂
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Holy crap! Congratulations! If you need extra lovenox, I have a bunch of 80mg that wii expire soonish, I was going to donate to my RE.
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Thank you. And thank you for the offer!! 🙂 I am on 40mg right now. My insurance lets me have the off brand for only $5 a month!! So, if you still want to donate it to your RE, that is fine. 🙂 But thanks again.
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Wow, congrats!
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Thank you! 🙂
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AAHHH!!! So excited for you! And so glad it’s you and not me haha. How wonderful!
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LOL!! Thank you. 🙂
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And that’s awesome about the lovenox. I was technically taking the off brand too and I still have a couple boxes left. I really need to find out if my RE takes donations.
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Yeah it’s good. I just wish I had known sooner so I could start sooner.
I donated a bunch of stuff to my RE a while back. They seemed happy to get donations. 🙂
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Yeah!!! What amazingly wonderful God-filled news!!
So happy for you guys!!
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Thank you! I know, it’s quite a miracle!! 🙂
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Congratulations!! Such amazing and exciting news. I think it gives hope to us infertiles. Not that I’m even thinking about a second pregnancy at this point! I hope you continue to get good news! Xoxo
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Thank you! 🙂
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That is awesome!! Congrats! It gives me hope for our future!! We also were given a 1% chance of natural conception.
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%s don’t matter to God. He can do the impossible. I hope you will get the same great news in the future! 😉
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That is wonderful news! Was it the fertile NY air???
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Haha! No, it happened after we came home. 😉 But God sure did throw a surprise our way!!!!
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I am crying tears of joy for you!! What a blessing! I think God loves to blow statistics like a “1% chance” out of the water! Congratulations!!!
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Amen to that! God can do anything. It doesn’t matter what the chances are. Thank you!!!!
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Oh my gosh, what great news!!!!!! So excited for you both!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats!
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Thank you! 🙂
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Congratulations!! So happy for you! And I am happy it was not me 🙂 but i remember the feeling of getting two lines, undescribable!
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Thank you! Yes, it certainly is. I sure wasn’t expecting that!! 🙂
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Another miracle baby? I am beyond words with goose bumps. I guess we know what you were doing while in N.Y. Will be praying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
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Thank you! HAHAHA!! 😉 No, it wasn’t in NY. I was having my lovely lady curse while we were there. I think it was probably in early July that I got pregnant actually. 🙂 I am beyond excited right now. 🙂 My stomach flips every time I think about it!
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Congratulations! So exciting!!!!
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Thank you! 🙂
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Wow! Congrats on your fabulous news! Hope everything goes smoothly and you start feeling just the right amount of nausea soon 😉
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Thank you. Yes!! Bring it on. 😉
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Congrats and best wishes
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Thank you. 🙂
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Very exciting!
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🙂
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Did you have any prego symptoms other than the “my period is about to start” feeling? Has it affected nursing at all?
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I thought I was maybe sick because of having nausea for a few days. Metalic taste, extra spit. I guess I just didn’t pay much attention. My body has mostly dried up my milk in the last few days. I’m not really feeling let downs any more. I still hear baby boy gulping a little but only for a few seconds and then it’s gone. I started giving him bottles last night followed by a few minutes nursing.
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OMG! How did I miss this post?! WHAT!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!! This is amazing wonderful news!!!! So exciting!!!
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Thank you! 🙂 It’s pretty shocking and amazing! Certainly didn’t see that coming….
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