Many have been asking us when our next baby will be coming or if we are thinking of having one soon. The answer is we have been trying for 1 1/2 years now with not good results. We do have two sweet boys already that I became pregnant with quickly and easily, so it was somewhat surprising that we were unable to get pregnant after a few months of trying. After trying for almost a year I went to my OB doctor and told him what was going on. He did an ultrasound and found several small cysts on each of my ovaries. It seems that since my last pregnancy I have developed poly cystic ovarian syndrome. My doctor was very optimistic and put me on Clomid for 3 months stating that most people have success on that. Well we didn't. So then my option was to go to a fertility specialist and pay out of pocket or go to another doctor that does surgery for women with PCOS. So we decided to try surgery before going to a fertility specialist. In preparation for surgery this doctor wanted to have another ultrasound done. This ultrasound done last week showed that I only have a few cysts now, but that I have a another problem. A heart shaped uterus that makes it more difficult to get pregnant and stay pregnant. The other down side to this condition is that it is more risky for me to pursue fertility treatments. If I became pregnant with twins there would most likely not be enough room for them both to grow. I am still having surgery next, hoping that it might still help. But I am starting to think that we might not have another baby come to our family. I am so thankful for the two wonderful boys I have. My Ethan is so smart and sensitive, it amazes me to see so much of my personal traits in him. My Joshua is full of energy and still lets his mom hold him like a baby sometimes. No matter what the future brings I feel so blessed for the family that I have and pray for all those have or are experiencing the trial of not being able to get pregnant.
Thank you for sharing such a personal thing. We'll definitely keep you in our prayers.
ReplyDeletei am sorry you are still working on this "heart-ache", how frustrating! you and michael are excellent parents and any child would be lucky to have you, so if that means more kiddos, then good for them, if that just means e-man and joshy then at least you already got 2 AMAZING little guys! :)
ReplyDeleteOh, Leslie!! :( My heart aches for you too! I truly hope that this upcoming surgery goes well and that it all works out. Susanna has a heart-shaped uterus too and had posted on her blog that she didn't even know about it until she got pregnant with her 3rd (you may have already read about that a while back). I hope it all works out. It's so hard when the first two came so easily. We really struggled with that as well. Best wishes! Please let me know if we can do anything! My kids need Ethan and Joshua around more often so that they don't drive each other crazy! :)
ReplyDeleteLeslie, it hurts my heart also to hear of your struggles. I have PCOS also but didn't know it until after I had Brynn. I got pregnant right away after we got married, but lost it a few months later. Then we tried for over a year to get pregnant again and after a few months with clomid we got pregnant with Brynn. When we were ready again, we found out I had PCOS and the Dr. put me on metformin. About a month or two later I was pregnant with Porter. Brooklyn was just a complete surprise. Go figure! My sister in law has PCOS also and has had the surgery at least twice I believe. She's always willing to talk to anyone dealing with this because she knows how they feel. If you want me to give you her phone # I will. I've given it to many people who are dealing with these issues, just like you. I will be thinking of you guys!
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