Just wanted to put in a quick post to update everyone on our journey for Baby Kunkel.
We met with a specialist in Austin last Thursday. She is awesome! She did an exam and had me go to a lab and do some extra blood work. On my exam, she saw a decent egg that she thought may grow this week and that there is actually a chance for us to still conceive this cycle even though this is later than a normal cycle. If we don't get pregnant this month, she wants to do the provera/clomid for two more cycles but with a higher dosage and for a long period of time. If those two cycles prove to be inadequate, we will move on to IUI - intrauterine insemination.
According to the American Pregnancy Association, Intrauterine insemination (IUI) is a procedure that involves placing sperm inside a woman's uterus to facilitate fertilization. This fertility treatment does not involve the manipulation of a woman's eggs; therefore, it is not considered an assisted reproductive technology (ART) procedure. For more info: http://americanpregnancy.org/infertility/iui.html
Although we would love to become pregnant without IUI, we have faced the possibility that it may come down to that or even something more advanced like IVF. We have learned on this journey that knowledge is power and we will keep learning!
Speaking of infertility, have I told y'all how much I HATE that word? I think it is an unfair label given to people. To me, infertile means you are not fertile as in NO eggs or NO sperm. Infertile in medical terms means you could not become pregnant within 6 months of not taking precautions. Being told you are getting treated for infertility is a hard pill to swallow. I never thought I'd have to go through this and it is very isolating. I hope that I can provide some sort of support for those in the same journey.
I'll leave this post with a quote I reference everyday - "Tough times don't last. Tough people do." We will face our challenge with courage and conviction. Before long, we WILL have a Baby Kunkel!
Hang in there Mel! I have a sign in my kitchen that I look at everyday. "God doesn't give us what we can handle, God helps us handle what we are given" You may not understand it now, but there is a reason for everything and the end result will be WAY MORE than worth it!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sandy! Means so much to hear that from you! Hope little Case and yall are doing great!
ReplyDeleteI came across your blog from a link on Paula's Facebook page. I just wanted to wish you luck on your Baby Kunkel quest. We went through the same stuff you and Michael are experiencing, the infertility specialists, the ups and downs, all of it! We had a lot of time, tears, and money invested but it finally paid off. It finally happened and I can't imagine life without our little Zophia. Hang in there!
ReplyDeleteI am just now seeing this, so please forgive me. Thank you so very much for the words of encouragement & prayers. I pray one day we will get to experience having a child. :)
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