Back in early December, I mentioned in a post that Corey and I would be going to see an infertility specialist in mid January.  Exactly one week ago today, we made a trip down to Little Rock to do just that.  This has been a long time coming! We kept hoping with each new discovery (luteal phase defect, PCOS, endometriosis, etc.) that once we treated it, we would get pregnant.  But here we are, having to face the facts that our many attempts have been unsuccessful.  It has been almost 4 years since we began trying and almost 2 years since I was last pregnant.  We've done everything from trying on our own with no help to taking a vast array of medications to surgery to artificial inseminations to taking breaks....and we have still been unable to conceive. So, it is time. We have been praying for God to lead and guide us and we both agreed that we feel this is what He wants us to do at this point.  We feel that He continues to give us the desire to be parents and to pursue having our own child, so we are going to keep continuing on that path until something changes.  

The appointment was a long 4 hours filled paperwork, waiting, talking, waiting, ultrasound, waiting, physical exam, waiting, bloodwork, waiting and finally more talking.  When it was all said and done, the doctor said I was a good candidate for IVF and that it is what he would recommend for us at this point since we have already done anything else he would have otherwise suggested.  He told us that the rate of success for someone my age and in my condition is 50%.  I guess that's pretty good, but I'd prefer 99.9% personally!!!  The process would involve 3 more trips to Little Rock.  Thankfully I would be able to do all of the necessary ultrasounds and bloodwork at my doctor's office here locally, so that saves us from having to make 8-9 trips down there in a 6 week period.  The cost of doing IVF is approximately $15,000.  Thankfully we have a $15, 000 lifetime infertility benefit on our insurance that would cover most of that. Somehow we have only used about a thousand of it so far.  So basically, we would just have to pay our deductible out of pocket and possibly a little extra.  Praise God!  I know many people do not have this benefit so I feel very fortunate.  Once we have used it, in the future we would have to pay any and all infertility costs out of pocket. I will definitely give you a whole lot more details about the whole IVF process if and when we get there.  

As for right now, we are focusing on the present and praying for a miracle this month!  We've been to the fertility specialist and we are planning to start the IVF stuff next month, but we would love for God to wreck that plan with a positive pregnancy test in a few weeks!  I took clomid this month and I ended up showing 3 mature eggs/follicles on ultrasound Monday.  So, I took the HCG trigger shot and we are doing timed intercourse and hoping for the best!   We know our God is a great big God who is fully capable of giving us a baby at any time.  Will you please join us in praying that He will answer our prayers this month!? With God, ALL things are possible!