[Boble]

Hi everyone,
I just want to share this little story about a friend of mine in the hope that it brings someone something positive.. i think sometimes we all too easily get caught up in our own little "woe is me" sagas and sometimes we forget that A LOT of people have it worse.

A friend of mine... lets call her K... found out she was preg. It was a surprise pregnancy but the minute she saw those 2 lines come up on the test K's life was changed.. that baby was so very wanted.

A few weeks later K had a miscarriage and she was devastated (we have all been there and know the feeling). It was a natural m/c and there were no complications.. After around 2 months her af had still not arrived.. she had always had a regular af prior to her pregnancy and m/c so she was very perplexed by what was going on.. after many dr's, many appointments and many tears.. she was diagnosed with PCOS - and a very serious case.. she did not O anymore... she did not have AF ever anymore. She was told that if she wanted to have kids then she will need to go through IVF. She was heart broken once again... they were not in the situation to be able to do that.

they came to terms with the fact that they were not going to be having a child any time in the near future.

Month later she had been feeling constantly "bloated" and felt it was all just part of the PCOS. Her partner eventually convinced her to do a pregnancy test as she was starting to look a bit rounded in the belly. 2 lines.. 2 beautiful lines.. she was so worried and confused - she wasn't meant to be able to fall pregnant naturally. An ultrasound showed she was 16wks a beautiful healthy baby. 4 weeks later they found out they were having a little girl

Alex was born in May... a true little miracle baby. Mum, Dad and Bub have adapted to their new lives beautifully... and her story has always given me some hope and has often made me remember that others have it worse then what I do...
for K - her story ended with a very happy ending. For a lot of other people they do not get their happy endings.. they may go through round after round of IVF and still not ever get to be parents.. they may be ttcal for 25 or more months.. they may be a quiet person sitting in the corner offering love, advice and support to other ladies while never asking anything in return (not that it is a bad thing.. but it is something that we sometimes take for granted) and they may be suffering in silence with their "journey" being one so heartbreaking that they do not share the details so not to have to put it on to others.

anyways.. there are my and my novel for this sunday evening.

sending lots of positive vibes to everyone and I hope one day your dreams come true.

[missy123]

Thanks for sharing your story. You are so right, sometimes I get so caught up in my own situation that it is hard to see past my own pain.

My family is currently doing a medical history of our family for the future generations. I found out that early menopause is heritatory in my family and my little sister went through menopause at age 29. Yup, 29! She was building her career and business and then all of her dreams of being a mom were pulled out from under her. Most of the women in my family have gone through full menopause by age 35. (every women except me and one of my cousins) I just really found this out this week and it made me sad for her. I called her and she said she never told me as it was too hard to speak about. She cried so hard on the phone with me and it broke my heart.

On the flip side, I need to tell my new doctor this in a few weeks when I go there as it may give them some insight as to why I keep losing my babies. Maybe there will be hope, maybe it is just too late. Either way, it makes me more greatful for my boys I do have.

Good Thread!

[Trish36]

Thanks Bel!

[Loving6]

Awesome story.A real eye opener.

[Celena]

WOW! That's a beautiful story... with such a miraculous ending!!!

Thank you for sharing that... I know sometimes we get so down on ourselves or our situations we lose some of the positive thinking along the way. It's good to know and hear about the miracle babies that are out there.

[Kary♥RN]

A nice story with a nice happy ending!

[Mel1979]

Thanks Bel, it's always nice to hear stories of hope

[~InHisHands~]

I love stories like that! There's a lady that I go to church with who was told she'd NEVER have children... I think her progesterone was like 0.-something & she was told if she ever wanted any children she would have to do IVF but they opted not to & instead believed God for a child. Well, she's the mom to 2 beautiful boys now! I always looked to her while I was struggling with my own infertility issues.

[sharilyn]

what a wonderful story

[KDD]

Thanks for sharing.

[JessP]

What a great story and wonderful extra stories that were added. Missy123 I am so sorry for your sister. My sister had cervical cancer and they told her she might not be able to carry since she had to have so much removed. They also told her she only had a couple years to get pregnant because they didn't know how far the cancer had gone. She was devastated at 25 to learn she was on a time limit. Thankfully she has a beautiful 10 month old daughter now. Things tend to work out how they should in the end from my experience.

[charm]

Thanks Bel for sharing that is a lovely story.