The IVF Yellow Brick Road

We're off onto the yellow brick road of starting our IVF journey! 

These last few weeks have been full of information, paperwork and labs for both David and I. I've already started my birth control pills to prepare for next tuesday, For my saline sonogram (SHG) to check the lining of my uterus for scarring or polyps. I'm praying I have no scar tissue as I've had a few abdominal surgeries that can cause uterine scarring. I definitely do not want to go through another surgery. I have a lot anxiety about this but I'm trying my best to stay as positive as I can. 

Since Dallas and Sophia had to accompany us to the clinic they naturally were curious of why we were going. We explained to them the best we could that this doctor was going to help put a baby in mommy's belly. We have always been honest in age appropriate terms of new things happening in our lives and they are handling everything very well. 

We decided to do a fresh cycle of IVF instead of a frozen transfer as we aren't doing genetic testing at this time. However we are freezing any remaining embie babies for future use and may decide to PGS test them then. This was a really hard decision for us as we have a history of recurrent miscarriages but felt the risks out weighed the cons for us at this time. 

We have so many emotions but most of all we know we are making the right choice and we have so much hope. I truly believe with love, prayer and a little science we'll be adding our third bundle of joy in 2020. 

Thank you to all our friends and family for being so supportive since we announced that we were taking a leap of faith and trying this IVF thing. The outpouring of love has been amazing and I don't think David or I can say thank you enough! You all mean so much to us.