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We graduated the fertility clinic today!!!

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We prayed and we prayed and we prayed that one day we would get to graduate from the fertility clinic. TODAY was that day!!!

I had my last ultrasound today at Dr. Griffith’s office. I have been going to ultrasounds and bloodwork every week since we got back from California. For the last 6 weeks!

Everything has been going perfectly. We are just so thankful and grateful.

Today, i’m 10 weeks 3 days and baby is measuring 10 weeks 4 days! Heart rate was 163 and baby was just dancing all around with excitement. It was so cool to see so much movement today.

I walked out of the office and was just sobbing. I think I cried the whole way home lol We are just so so sooooo happy!

We are due May 23rd 2022! My first OB appointment is next week and this is with a new doctor. I really hope I like her! I’m also hoping we get to do the NIPT testing bloodwork to check for chromosomal abnormalities and GENDER!

Updates coming soon, but for now we are just HAPPY and celebrating this awesome day!

Jess

IVF Transfer #3 Failed

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This is news that we have known for about a week now. I had been taking home pregnancy tests since day 4 after my transfer.

We had our official blood test on Tuesday July 6th and the results came back as a blaring negative.

Even though this is not the outcome we had prayed for, we feel confident in our plan going forward.

Eric and I have decided to interview a new doctor over at Houston Fertility Institute. We have a consultation with Dr. Griffith at the Willowbrook location next week.

We are hoping that this doctor will be a good match for us. We hear that he is very aggressive in his protocols and that fact is, he gets couples their babies.

So although, we are heartbroken that our transfer didn’t work, we are feeling more optimistic than ever in what possibilities are to come.

We will have to start from scratch with another egg retrieval and honestly I’m ok with that too because I’m feeling strong and I know I can do anything with Eric by my side. He’s truly the best ❤️

Thank you all for continuing to pray for us. This blog has turned into something that is so special to me. I appreciate every one of you for following along on our infertility journey. It makes me feel like I’m not fighting this alone!

Xoxo, Jess

Heard this at church last weekend and it really has resonated with me

IVF Transfer #2 Failed

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I so wish that I was writing a different blog post but here we are.

I had a pretty strong feeling that this transfer didn’t work, last week while we were camping. I had been taking home pregnancy tests every day since day 5 after the transfer.

All the tests were coming back negative, not even a faint line was showing up.

I went in to the doctor yesterday morning, 14 days after transfer, to do some bloodwork so they could measure the exact amount of HCG in my body.

I got the call at 2:30pm yesterday that my HCG was less than 5, which is a negative in the pregnancy world.

To say that we are devastated is an understatement. It feels like we are just walking down this road that doesn’t have an end in sight.

I keep telling myself that this HAS to be God’s plan. Why would he put us through all this if there isn’t a light at the end?

I’ll get back up again and keep trying because that’s what I do.

I wouldn’t even be able to get back up again and keep trying if it wasn’t for the support of my husband. Eric, I will continue to walk with you down this road and any other road for that matter because I know that if I’m holding your hand along the way, everything will be ok. I love you.

Thank you all for your love and support.

Until next update,

Jess ❤️

Our sweet embryo. We love you.

IVF Transfer TOMORROW!

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Hi guys! This is definitely a long overdue IVF update. We have lots to catch up on.

Our egg retrieval in October went excellent! We got 28 eggs.

This time around I had no OHSS (bloating or pain). My first retrieval I got OHSS and it was terrible. I was expecting to get it the second time too BUT I started drinking gatorade and eating salty foods the day before retrieval so I think that helped a ton.

Out of the 28 eggs, we had 5 make it to blastocyst (embryo). We sent off the 5 embryos to be genetically tested and 2 of them came back normal. 2 normal GIRLS!

So quick recap, we have 1 normal girl from my first egg retrieval and 2 normal girls from my second egg retrieval.

Eric and I have decided to transfer the embryo that is graded the best, which is one of the girls from my second egg retrieval. We are so hopeful.

After my egg retrieval, we decided to take 2 months off. We could have gone straight into the next transfer, but I really needed some time to decompress.

We have been trying to grow our family since September of 2018. My body needed a break after 2 years and i’m SO glad we did. November and December was the first time I have felt like myself in a LONG time.

Today, I feel a calmness around me. This transfer so far has been less dramatic in a way. The shots don’t hurt as bad and the meds all seem routine.

I will be going into tomorrow with a hopeful heart and knowing that this all has to be God’s plan.

If you could pray for us, that would be amazing.

Let’s all pray that my next update is POSITIVE in more ways than one.

Love, Jess

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