Our Journey

I have decided to start blogging for a few reasons. One is, because some people like to know what we are currently going through in our Journey of secondary infertility so they know how to pray for us. Another is, I am learning that there are so many women out there who have secondary infertility and feel alone. We aren't welcomed always with people with Primary Infertility because we already have a child. (However, I never say or think that I have it as hard as these amazingly strong women!) Then we have the people who don't have any issues getting pregnant and think we just need to relax, do it a certain way, try this, eat that or have you heard of doing this? I hope for those that are looking to not feel so alone that you find comfort through our story!

I married the love of my life (and yes an ex from high school!) on August 11, 2007. I had a Dr tell me I may difficulty getting pregnant, and it may take a little longer due to a tilted cervix. So we decided to go off birth control on Jan. 1 2008. We figured if it happened right away that would be fine, but that it would also be OK if it took us awhile to get pregnant. We moved into our house on April 15, 2008 and found out I was pregnant on that Mothers day. So much for taking awhile to get pregnant! ( Was later told, I didnt have a tilted cervix and my OB had no idea what my Dr had seen.) After a crazy pregnancy of Fibroids, appendicitis at 12 weeks, and a stubborn breach baby leading to a c-section, I had my Amazing son on January 8, 2009.

We knew we wanted our kids close in age like my husband (Aaron) and his brother. So we went off birth control once again in April 2010. No problem we thought, it takes 3 months to get BC out of your system and return to normal. I will be pregnant by September or October and it will be no problem. Well September came, followed by October and many more months. In February of 2011 I went to my OB for a check up. That was the day I learned about secondary infertility.

My Dr was concerned because we were tracking our Ovulation, we had our son recent enough that age should not be a problem, and yet no baby. She told us maybe we just needed a little longer however wanted some test ran just to be safe. After blood work, tests and ultrasounds, it was determined that the basic stuff was ruled out. I was still ovulating, my thyroid was fine, fibroid hadnt changed from when I got pregnant with my son, and Aaron tested fine. We then began saving money for our HSG tests to check to see if my tubes are blocked. 5 months into waiting, Aaron got a new job and we now have infertility insurance. Allowing us to move forward with our testing and treatments.

So where are we now in our journey? I will be going for a test in about 4 weeks to see if I have blockage in my tubes. If I do, we will first have to figure out what caused it, and then decide on treatment. We are looking at several things coming up that are scary but exciting because getting us closer to having our second child. We are so excided to be moving forward and that you are interested in following our journey. We covet your prayers and feel them daily as we go through the ups and downs that come with infertility.