After we got married, Jeremy and I agreed to wait a few years to start a family. We wanted to get to know each other and enjoy each other. As I was finishing my Master's degree, we decided it was time to start a family. I had everything planned out just perfectly to have a baby at the end of April because this would be perfect timing as a teacher. This didn't happen just as planned, but we didn't get discouraged. After a year had gone by, we visited the OBGYN to speak with him. We trudged through a battery of tests and discovered several concerns but was told that with the use of different medicines and several procedures, we should be able to get pregnant. At this time, I began going through fertility treatments, with the amount and types slowly increasing.
After several years of this, on Mother's Day of 2011, I found out I was pregnant. We were SO excited! But the excitement didn't last a long time as I had a miscarriage shortly afterwards. Although this experience was very hard, we were also encouraged because 1) the medicine was working, and 2) I was able to get pregnant! Three months later, after another positive test and yet another miscarriage, we were heart-broken and discouraged. After many prayers and advice from our doctor, we decided to continue to try. This year, however, seemed like an eternity, as I experienced increasing pain, ruptured cysts, an ER visit, and more negative pregnancy tests. In June 2012, I had a Laparoscopy, was diagnosed with Endometriosis, and followed that up with six months of treatments.
Jeremy and I now faced some major decisions. We met with a fertility specialist but were not given great odds. We spent a lot of time praying and asking for guidance, but we felt we should continue the fertility treatment for the suggested five to six additional months. The first month was not great. My body did not respond to the medicine like the doctor had wanted. The second month, after the doctor tripled the medicine, my body did not respond at all. God had just answered our prayers, closing a door and a chapter in our lives.
