Where were you a year ago (Pg & Loss Stories Ment)

.:Shortcake:. · #1 May 18th, 2011, 05:12 AM

Tell us where you were a year ago in your journey.. whether you were TTC before loss, after loss, not TTC, tell us where you were.

EJsMommy · #2 May 18th, 2011, 05:40 AM

A year ago we were TTC without medical assistance. I was in a space where I needed to refocus on this other than the TTC. Now a year later were are still TTC and my OBgyn will refer to an RE (reproductive endocrinologist) for additional information on what is missing.

kaylakay · #3 May 18th, 2011, 05:51 AM

I wasn't TTC at all. I was planning our wedding... Our first pregnancy in September last year was an oopsie but very, very welcomed. So I haven't been TTC for a year yet. Only 9 months. My EDD for my first pregnancy is in a couple days actually :/

Blue_fire · #4 May 18th, 2011, 05:51 AM

A year ago I thought I was just living a life of business owner. It was not till thanksgiving that my husband asked to try and have a child. We've been together for 13 years and this was the first he ever spoke about the desire to try. He has never asked anything of me, and I wanted to try too. I never thought it would be this hard, or that there were days that felt almost unbearable in the emptiness of loss. But, this cycle is another chance!

KeepingFaith · #5 May 18th, 2011, 05:51 AM

A year ago we were waiting for approval from our final appeal(4th) to our insurance to cover IVF/PGD. We wanted to do it to rule out passing on my Genetic condition (NF1). But after 4 appeals they would only cover the PGD part and not the IVF because I'm not technically infertile. Well we can't afford the IVF and you can't do one without the other, so in July 2010 we started trying on our own, and here we are still trying for #2.

RinkMom · #6 May 18th, 2011, 05:57 AM

A year ago today I was actually pregnant and didn't know it. I was still grieving my loss a couple months earlier and we had started to TTC. I got a BFP on May 25. Found out baby's heart stopped beating in August. Now I don't think I can go thru it again so I think we are done.

*SamF* · #7 May 18th, 2011, 06:11 AM

A year ago I was enjoying being a mom and planning on TTC in about a month. I thought all was 'fixed' with my body after a successful pregnancy- that's what they told me typically happens. Everything was right in my little world.

outnumberedX3 · #8 May 18th, 2011, 06:46 AM

We were just talking about rather we wanted to expand our family or not. We officially decided in Nov 2010 that we were going to start TTC the following year and we started TTC in March 2011.

Celena · #9 May 18th, 2011, 06:52 AM

I was still bleeding from my ectopic pregnancy loss in Feb 2010, then had started going to the RE and was going thru wxtensive testing, cycle monitoring and so forth... eventuallycouple weeks later from now in June last year I found I lost my left tube and it was a devestating blow as well.

JessP · #10 May 18th, 2011, 07:40 AM

A year ago I was no where near ready to TTC. We had just had our second loss in Feb 2010 and I just couldn't bring myself that heartache. So I started running instead.

momof6lopez · #11 May 18th, 2011, 08:32 AM

One year ago today, I was pregnant with my rainbow baby, Mia. I was about 6mo along. Going through all the anxiety of PAL, and enjoying her growing inside of me. Never thought I would get pg after three loss's the previous year (2009) and being told that my chances of carrying a baby to term were 1 in 10. RE gave me the diagnosis of poor egg quality and reserve and offered no hope. This was mainly due to previous cancer treatments and my age (39 at the time, 40 now)

Here I am, one year later with a gorgeous little girl who is going to be nine months old and pregnant with my second rainbow baby. Miracles do happen, Im living proof.

BrandiJeane · #12 May 18th, 2011, 10:47 AM

A year ago, I was 3 months out after my second loss! I was single by choice and feeling rather down about life in general! Never would have imagined I would be as happy as I am today!

missy123 · #13 May 18th, 2011, 10:52 AM

A year ago I was going to an RE after 2 losses to try to get pregnant. I was doing a clomid/IUI cycle. (which failed) I was told my FSH was too high, and I had low ovarian reserve and bad eggs so IVF with donor eggs was my only option.

2 more losses later I am pregnant with our miracle rainbow baby. Hang in there girls, I went through so much heartache and depression but in the end am beating the odds!

Much love to all of you.

Twoboysmaybemore · #14 May 18th, 2011, 10:59 AM

One year ago I was pregnant with my rainbow baby and climbing onto an airplane to fly across the country to my brother's wedding in California at 33 weeks pregnant. It is hard to believe it has been a year already.

KaiyaRae'sMomma · #15 May 18th, 2011, 11:27 AM

One year ago I was counting down the days to the end of my pregnancy. I was about to become a mommy and couldn't have been happier. I couldn't wait to hold her in my arms for the first time.

StaceygirlPa · #16 May 18th, 2011, 12:39 PM

Where do I begin. A year a go I was told we couldn't get pregnant on our own that we should do an IUI. My mom passed away in March and we got married in April which pushed the IUI until June. Our first IUI we got pregnant. We were so happy. The baby was due in March. We found out in July we lost peanut. I had to have a d&c and had complications from the d&c so trying again was put on hold. Surprise, Surprise we got pregnant in December on our own. Unfortunatley I knew something was wrong from the beginning. We lost the baby almost as soon as we found out we were pregnant. We got pregnant again on our own in Feb of this year. We were over joyed. We made it the furthest with pumpkin then rest of the pregnancy. Sadley we miscarried pumpkin in March and had to have another d&c but no complications this time. Now we are NTNP right now waiting on recurrent miscarry blood work to come back. My blood work should be coming back any day and Dh just had his blood work done this week. After we get all the blood work back we will be trying. I know one day I will be holding our rainbow baby in our arms. We have gotten pregnant twice on our own when my ob said we couldn't get pregnant on our own.

Sorry this turned out to be so long.

nala139 · #17 May 18th, 2011, 02:39 PM

It was our 5th cycle ttc and I was very hopeful that it would happen soon. My DH was still nervous about the idea of having a baby lol. That seems like so long ago and things were so much simpler then.

luvmykids623 · #18 May 18th, 2011, 03:00 PM

One year ago I was coming off of BCP to prepare for ttc in July. I figured we'd get pregnant right away, and we'd more than likely lose the baby because of my pattern. I'd be devastated, but I figured we'd get pregnant right away after the loss. I was right about conceiving right away and losing the baby. I never expected that I'd have 3 coworkers that were due 2 days-2 weeks of me, and that it would take this long (for us) to conceive again. I also never thought we'd need MA. I never thought I'd feel like there was a possibility we might never conceive again, but I do sometimes.

fromustobaby · #19 May 18th, 2011, 06:34 PM

I had a 2 months old, was back at work (and all I wanted to do was be home with my baby)...was so tired, but so so happy...

we wanted to ttc again asap, but because I was BFing, it took until March to even O...

wishfulgal · #20 May 19th, 2011, 06:13 AM

A year agao, we were on Cycle #6 of TTC #2 and since it took 6 months to conceive our son, I was hoping that it would happen very soon...but for some reason couldn't shake a feeling that something was very wrong.

I was right. June 14, 2010 we found out that my DH's sperm count was SEVERELY low...1.3 million/ml with 36% motility. In December, 3 months after DH had varicocele surgery and 6 months after starting a hardcore vitamin regimine, we conceived our miracle baby, only to lose him/her a few days after we found out we were pregnant.