Our Infertility Journey

Hi!!  My name is Sonya and I would like to tell you a little about myself.  I am 33 years old and was diagnosed with PCOS and hypothyroidism many years ago.  I have been struggling with infertility for over 10 years now.  This is how my infertility journey begins...

In September 1996 I married my high school sweetheart after 8 years of dating.  For our honeymoon, we took a 5 day Carnival cruise to Cozumel.  It was a wonderful way to start our new life together.  We had a great time and have many wonderful memories of that week.  However, things did not stay so wonderful for very long.  In December that same year, I did a home pregnancy test because I just felt as if I might be pregnant.  Well sure enough I got a positive result.  We were in shock because the doctors had told me since I was 17 or so it would be very difficult for me to get pregnant because of my PCOS and irregular cycles. 

So here we were, just 3 months after getting married, pregnant.  We still did not believe it so my husband went and bought 3 more tests and sure enough all of those were positive.  It started to become reality for us and I can not even describe the happiness we both felt.  It was as if the only thing left to complete us was closer than we ever thought possible.  Unfortunately, this happiness was short lived.  In January I had a second ultrasound done because of some bleeding.  Our babies heart had stopped beating.  Oh man, I can not even describe the devastation we both felt.  This had to be the hardest thing I had ever been through.  To make matters worse, I had to have a D&C done and I ended up in the hospital for a week because of an infection.  I was placed on the maternity ward of all places.  It sucked royally!!!!

I went through several years of depression and fear of trying to conceive again.  My husband was very patient with me but he so much wanted to be a dad.  It took a toll on our marriage but we made it through.  After a few years we decided to start trying again without any luck.  We decided to meet with a Reproductive Endocrinologist to discuss our options.  The day my husband was suppose to have his sperm analysis, I just knew I was pregnant so again I took a test and yes it was positive.  We canceled his appointment and were very cautious about getting excited.  We could not control our excitement.  It was finally time for us to be parents, or so we thought.  At around 8 weeks, I began bleeding and went on to miscarry yet another baby.  Ugh, such a painful thing to go through!!! 

After a year and a half, we went back to the RE and began injectables with intrauterine insemination.  We went through 2 unsuccessful cycles.  The third was a little different.  I got pregnant, yes I did, but guess what.  This pregnancy ended up being ectopic and I lost my right tube and ovary as a result.  I am not giving up though.  There is nothing I want more than to be a mother and for my husband to be a father.  I know that when the time is right, it WILL happen for us. 

Okay, I hope I did not bore you too much, but I wanted you to know a little about me.  I would love to hear your story!  I am hoping that this site can be a place where people dealing with infertility can meet others going through the same struggles and possibly offer some wisdom or support to each other.