Everyday Life

Life is definitely different since Lindsay arrived. I wouldn't change any of it for the world. She will be 4 weeks old in 2 days. I have no idea where the time had gone. She is getting into somewhat of a routine, which helps with getting things done around the house. I try to follow the rule of getting some sleep when she does, but that just doesn't happen. I have to get ready for the day during one nap, pick upo the house during another, and get dinner ready during another. She is now awake more between naps. It is fun to see her look around and explore her surroundings. I've tried Boppie time in the past few days. She doesn't like it for too long, but that is ok. She is getting really good at picking up her head. Everyone says that she is so little. To me, she is getting so big. She is almost too big for her newborn clothes. I will have to return to work in about 2 weeks. I will cherrish these next 2 weeks at home with Lindsay. I'm sure she will keep changing before my eyes.

The battle continues... Chapter 2

I never thought I would have to see a fertility specialist. My mother and sister had no trouble getting pregnant, so I thought there would be no problems for me. I guess that is what I get for assuming. It took me a few weeks to actually make the appointment. I didn't want it to seem real that there was a problem. But finally I made the appointment. I was pretty intimidated walking into the office. Thankfully I had my husband by my side to help me through it. They started off by taking my history and doing some blood tests of their own. Again, things came back normal. After that, they mentioned surgery to rule out endometriosis. That diagnosis had never crossed my mind. I new people who had endometriosis, and they experienced painful periods. Other than a few cramps, my periods were pretty painless. After finding out that the surgery would be covered by insurance, my husband and I decided to go through with the surgery. I had to do anything I could to figure out what, if any, problem that might exist.

Coming out of the surgery, I was pretty groggy. My husband tried to explain to me what the doctor found, but I wasn't really getting what he was saying. We went to the doctor for a follow-up appointment and he explained the findings. The had found endometriosis. The end of one tube was almost closed off and the other tubes' opening was stuck to the side of my uterus. That would explain things. With one tube being non-operational and the other being pretty much closed off, that would explain the problem. The did what they could to correct the problems. With everything else being normal, they told me to try for 3-6 months to see if I could become pregnant. Roller coaster #3


We had a new ray of hope. (or so I thought) We tried for a month or 2 and nothing had happened. I received a call from the fertility office letting me know that there was an opportunity to participate in a study to test a different drug for invitro fertilization. Participating in the study would give us a free cycle of invitro. After all the waiting, we felt like we hit the lottery. We hadn't tried that long, but we didn't have anything to lose.


Some blood work needed to be done before the procedure could you begin. On my way to the appointment where they were going to explain everything that was to take place, I received a call. They told me that my blood work came back and it showed an increased Prolactin level. (The word Duh came to mind) I new that my Prolactin levels were elevated. They told me that this disqualified me from the study. They told me that they should've never offered me the study because I had a history of increased Prolactin levels. I was crushed. Invitro fertilization (IVF) isn't cheap. I didn't know how we were going to afford to do the procedure on our own. I guess we were back to trying the old fashioned way. Roller coaster #4

This was the start of IVF for us. More of our adventure will come later.

Nobody's perfect

Up to this point, Lindsay has been pretty easy. She hasn't been fussy, except when she wanted her diaper changed or wanted to be fed. The past few days has been a different story. She has been fussy, even after a diaper change and feeding. The only thing that settles her down is to be held. At least she can be soothed and isn't constantly crying. But that makes it hard to eat, catch a few minutes of sleep, or even go to the bathroom. But I wouldn't give this up for the world. She is my precious angel. I thank God every day for her. I can't believe she will be 3 weeks old on Friday.

The hard fought battle, Chapter 1

For most couples, having children is as simple as stoping all forms of birth control. Usually, within a year, they have become pregnant. I never knew what a miracle children were until I was faced with the possibility of not being able to have them. I thought I was in pretty good health. I didn't have any major health problems, I went every year for my routine medical exam, and nothing out of the ordinary was ever diagnosed. So when the months went by and we hadn't become pregnant, I started to wonder why. Given that I didn't have any medical problems, to my knowledge, and I was only 25, I had to wait a year before they would start any testing.

Testing..... Round one The testing started out with blood tests. They wanted to see if there were any hormone levels that were off that might be causing some issues. Right off the bat, they found an increased level of Prolactin. High enough levels could interfere with ovulation. That avenue was pursued, but that turned out not to be the problem. Rollercoaster #1.

Round two When that turned out not to be the problem, they tried an HCG. This was a test to check to see if the fallopian tubes were blocked. When the test was performed, the dye was slow to go through the tubes, then it seemed to flow freely. They thought this may have been the issue. They told me to try another few months and see what happened. After 3-4 months of trying, still nothing. Rollercoaster #2.

Round three When all the tests came back normal for both of us, we were referred to a fertility specialist for treatment.

This started the long road to our special miracle. More of the story will be coming soon.

My angel is here!

I still can't believe that I am a mother. I thank God everyday for being blessed with this little miracle. For Mike and I, she is quite a miracle. The road to parenthood was quite a bumpy one for us. But like they say, the best things in life are worth fighting for. On January 4, 2008, we were blessed with Lindsay Catherine.

The road to Lindsay began back in 2005. Mike and I were married 8/28/2004. I was working as a personal trainer. I wanted to have a steadier income before having children. I accepted my current position and started January 2005. We started trying for children the same time. 3 years later, our hard work and faith blessed us with our beautiful baby girl.


Edited by Jill
1-22-2008 at 7:55 PM