We have lots to catch up on! It’s been a while since I have had the courage to write a post. So much has happened since our transfer failed in January.

January 2021

After our transfer failed, Eric and I decided to take the next few months off. We didn’t know why (at the time) but something was just telling us to breathe and back off for a little while.

February 2021

I decided to start working out again. I signed up for Villasport in mid-February and to be honest, that has been the best decision I’ve made so far! It has been so nice to have Brynn at the kids club while I get a workout in or even just sit in the sauna or whirlpool.

March 2021

Everything was going great and I was finally starting to feel like myself again. We went to Galveston for Spring Break. Brynn and I went to Pleasure Pier and to the beach. She’s definitely a beach baby! It was nice to get out of the house.

My brother, Mason, closed on his first home on Friday March 19th. We drove back home from Galveston on Saturday March 20th to celebrate with him!

On Saturday and Sunday, I started getting asthma symptoms. My mom said that I had asthma my whole childhood so I didn’t really think anything more of it. I made a virtual appointment with doctor on Monday March 22. He said that what I was describing sounded like allergies, so he prescribed me Singulair and I was on my way.

Later that day, I had a feeling that I should go get covid tested. There was an available same-day rapid test appointment (which was hard to find at that time). I booked it and drove straight over.

Long story short, I got the call that night that I tested positive for COVID-19.

Eric, Brynn and I went into quarantine immediately. It was awful. I kept telling everyone that it was like I was breathing through a straw. I couldn’t get enough air. My only other symptom was a headache. No fever, no cough, no sore throat. Just could NOT breathe.

I had another virtual appointment with my doctor on Tuesday. He told me I was eligible for the Antibody IV Infusion treatment. You had to be high risk and not have been to the hospital for covid symptoms. They had me at a Memorial Hermann Infusion Center the following morning.

The IV infusion went great! I went home and rested the following 2 days, waiting for the antibodies to start working. I still had difficulty breathing so I continued to monitor my oxygen levels and pulse at home.

Finally on Friday March 26th, my oxygen reading came back at 90. I really needed help breathing so Eric drove me straight to the ER around 10am. They had me back in a room and doing breathing treatments within 30 minutes. It was a huge relief to be able to breathe again. It felt like this rock was being lifted from my chest allowing me to get a full breath in.

They sent me home with a ventilator, steroids, and a steroid inhaler to keep me comfortable. I was doing breathing treatments at home every 4 hours.

Everything started to turn around finally and I strongly believe it was because of the IV infusion treatment. I am very grateful that I was eligible for the treatment because I don’t think I would have gotten better without it.

I tested negative on Tuesday, March 30th. Eric and I decided to do some yard work on the following Thursday and then Friday I was back at the ER due to asthma.

They said that my lungs had not fully healed yet from Covid so I needed to continue my breathing treatments and STAY INDOORS!

Also, it was a HUGE RELIEF because every few days while we were in quarantine, Eric and Brynn were going for covid tests and every time they tested negative (thank you GOD). Brynn had to stay out of school for a whole month. 2 weeks while we were in quarantine and 2 weeks after I tested negative.

April 2021

The next few weeks I was in and out of my allergy doctors office. He prescribed me a different steroid inhaler and more steroid pills. That new combination seemed to do the trick and I’ve been out of the hospital since!

Eric and I were so thankful to have waited on the next IVF cycle because I would have had Covid during the cycle and we would have needed to cancel it anyway and lose money from all the meds.

Vacations

We went on 2 vacations after all this was over with. In April, we went to Camp Gulf in Destin with Eric’s family.

In May, we went to Hawaii with my family. At this point, my body really needed the break so I’m glad we took this time off and made memories with our families.

IVF Transfer Cycle Starts

Eric and I were finally ready to continue our IVF journey.

I’ve seen my fertility doctor a few times to get ready for our next cycle. Today was my last appointment for ultrasound and bloodwork. Eric was FINALLY allowed to come back to the ultrasound room with me (first time since the pandemic).

Everything looks good so we are scheduled for IVF Transfer #3 on Wednesday June 23 2021. We are feeling so much more hopeful this time around. It’s like stuff keeps trying to bring us down and it just can’t! We are strong and resilient. We are so excited for transfer day and are going into it in a really good headspace.

Thank you guys so much for following along. We appreciate everyone’s prayers and well wishes as we go into this next transfer.

This time next week, we will have our sweet embaby on board.

Until next update,

Jess <3