tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212719622964373671.post6326467503923241860..comments2023-10-24T05:34:23.276-05:00Comments on April Foster: ivf - day 44 - confessionsaprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566026317825841659noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212719622964373671.post-1487314113633839642010-03-03T19:05:49.014-06:002010-03-03T19:05:49.014-06:00April, It took me nearly 5 years, thousands of dol...April, It took me nearly 5 years, thousands of dollars, a hormone roller coaster ride of a lifetime, an amazing dr. (and staff) and a strong supporting husband and family. I would do it again in a blink of eye to have my two beautiful children. My prayers and thoughts are with you though this journey and I pray that you and your husband find happiness with your own little one.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18110358100072265356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212719622964373671.post-13148891303877978182010-02-25T20:40:27.191-06:002010-02-25T20:40:27.191-06:00I'm sitting here with tears in my eyes and so ...I'm sitting here with tears in my eyes and so much love in my heart. I am so moved by your sharing, particularly the gift of fertility medication. That message from the "mamas" was one of the most beautiful sentiments I've come across in a long time. It was just the message I needed to hear today.<br /><br />We are struggling with infertility issues as well and unfortunately I am not a good candidate for IVF. I feel like I am sharing this journey of emotion and love and grief and HOPE with a friend as I follow your progress. <br /><br />Thank you for sharing! I can't wait to celebrate your pregnancy.<br />JennJennLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16607733525536925593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212719622964373671.post-39776542478079242142010-02-25T18:48:12.304-06:002010-02-25T18:48:12.304-06:00I'm really hoping and praying for you.I'm really hoping and praying for you.Mary Jo https://www.blogger.com/profile/08366620610455613997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212719622964373671.post-77363302797874758722010-02-25T16:50:20.605-06:002010-02-25T16:50:20.605-06:00i just loved reading your thoughts here april.
yo...i just loved reading your thoughts here april.<br /><br />you've been in my prayers and will continue to be so.Kimber-Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868316866491561515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212719622964373671.post-34533603234910025052010-02-25T13:05:56.509-06:002010-02-25T13:05:56.509-06:00I just wanted to thank you for your raw honesty. ...I just wanted to thank you for your raw honesty. I cannot relate and really don't know what to say other then I hope your dreams and hard work come true!Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12237895514925121339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212719622964373671.post-23398116226525213162010-02-25T10:47:20.268-06:002010-02-25T10:47:20.268-06:00i just recently started following your blog (found...i just recently started following your blog (found it when i joined studio calico last month)...i'm not sure if i ever commented before, but i'm really trying to be better about that this year.<br /><br />anyway, i just wanted to say that you and your husband are in my prayers. and i think it's absolutely amazing that you're sharing your ivf journey here on your blog. i'm sure it's so helpful to many couples - to know they're not in it alone.<br /><br />also on a lighter note: your house is AMAZING. the concrete countertops are FANTASTIC and all that tile is awesome. i especially love the tile in "exhibit b" of your post from sunday. gorgeous :)sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07158348655939570065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212719622964373671.post-56508320564810513122010-02-25T10:44:23.386-06:002010-02-25T10:44:23.386-06:00IVF was the next step for us after 4 years of tryi...IVF was the next step for us after 4 years of trying. Then it just happened. I like to tell people it was the little fertility God in Sweden.<br /><br />We had been tired of going through the who 'trying' process and having miscarriages, fibroids and all kinds of complications.<br /><br />We booked a 2 week trip to the Baltic and just decided to relax. While we were there, we took a tour of the Royal Palace. There was a little metal statue sitting outside the kirk and the tour guide said you could run his head for luck. When I went to touch him, he freaked out and said that its good luck for men but a fertility god for women.<br /><br />We came home and a month later I was pregnant.<br /><br />NOT saying it was the little fertility God but its a funny story. Maybe you and Greg need to plan a trip to Sweden.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing this journey with us.Erica W.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212719622964373671.post-75600494053561395432010-02-25T06:23:19.242-06:002010-02-25T06:23:19.242-06:00april, you are so very brave for being so open &am...april, you are so very brave for being so open & honest with your emotions here on your blog. you seem so genuine.<br /><br />while i personally don't know what's it's like to go through IVF, and i know couples end up doing IVF as a result of many different medical complications, i do understand a lot of the process having been friends with a few women who have gone through it.<br /><br />i hope it's an encouragement to you for me to share that both of these woman went through IVF for their first baby (after 10+ years of infertility) and chose not to take birth control after having their child considering they couldn't ever get pregnant without medical intervention......but, SURPRISE....they both went on to get pregnant on their own and safely carry & deliver healthy (non-IVF) children in the future. :) <br /><br />one of these woman was my sister-in-law. she experienced a few successful transfers and miscarriages along the way. i remember the pain & heartache we felt for her all too well.<br /><br />i'm so thankful you have a strong support system already. please know that while you don't know me at all, i'm still praying for a successful outcome.<br /><br />that whole insurance situation just bites! ((((HUGS)))) and lots of prayers for your procedure tomorrow.taniawillishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14913589739176314819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212719622964373671.post-39732271563613728782010-02-25T05:29:03.682-06:002010-02-25T05:29:03.682-06:00Well, I have tears in my eyes and a huge lump in m...Well, I have tears in my eyes and a huge lump in my throat. I truly am speechless.Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06940758838551162467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212719622964373671.post-31114364377090002832010-02-24T21:59:48.511-06:002010-02-24T21:59:48.511-06:00Thank you so much for sharing everything. It reall...Thank you so much for sharing everything. It really helps me understand what many of my family and friends have (and are currently) going through. :)justemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07572503138300430587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212719622964373671.post-33701109328731992222010-02-24T21:48:51.683-06:002010-02-24T21:48:51.683-06:00you really inspire me april. you keep my fighting....you really inspire me april. you keep my fighting. 2010 = mama april.Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01097542206965859049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212719622964373671.post-12418767513804066782010-02-24T21:05:00.923-06:002010-02-24T21:05:00.923-06:00I love reading all that you share. I think your bu...I love reading all that you share. I think your bump fairy is amazing too! Thinking many many "positive" thoughts for you..<br />And when you put it the way you do I am astounded that your insurance don't cover any portion, that just seems so wrong :(Luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14947526376305261232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212719622964373671.post-32715734542270996382010-02-24T20:44:45.616-06:002010-02-24T20:44:45.616-06:00i love you both.
enough said?
:)i love you both.<br />enough said?<br />:)Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18062823297714117774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212719622964373671.post-38149220208403484412010-02-24T19:00:01.598-06:002010-02-24T19:00:01.598-06:00You are going to get pregnant on my birthday. A s...You are going to get pregnant on my birthday. A sure sign indeed tha this is your year, I think.<br /><br />I will be thinking of you on Friday and the rest of the week until the + sign shows up!Davinie Fierohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15249028693321335008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212719622964373671.post-81577610863355542752010-02-24T16:37:56.410-06:002010-02-24T16:37:56.410-06:00Thank you for sharing. It was a 10 year journey f...Thank you for sharing. It was a 10 year journey for me to become a mother... lots of pain, loss, and money... but in the end I was blessed by motherhood twice. Never, ever give up the hope of being a mother... it may not be in the way you had imagined or the time line you had hoped (I found my daughter's on the other side of the world)...but it will happen. Hold on and believe it. I am living proof that dreams really do come true... I am walking in my own dream.<br />Elizabethgreekmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13940073032238477120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212719622964373671.post-36290149109405912662010-02-24T16:25:46.458-06:002010-02-24T16:25:46.458-06:00I loved reading this, it's an honor to see wha...I loved reading this, it's an honor to see what you're going through, thank you for sharing!<br />And I am OUTRAGED that insurance doesn't have to pay for ANY of it. That is just not right, makes me very angry.<br />Best of luck and huge {hugs}!mommy2alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367660940304978990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212719622964373671.post-12923437654255754432010-02-24T16:05:22.222-06:002010-02-24T16:05:22.222-06:00big hugs, sweetie - I know how hard it is.
I am c...big hugs, sweetie - I know how hard it is.<br /><br />I am cheering for you and Greg all the way. Felt the same way about when other people got pregnant - well I am not as nice as you, so I got a little bit sad, but I always thought "why not me too" never "why not me instead of her". <br /><br />& Purple is nice!Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02941903721464677198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212719622964373671.post-21815685007313914722010-02-24T14:49:00.545-06:002010-02-24T14:49:00.545-06:00thinking about you and the process that you are go...thinking about you and the process that you are going through alot april -- and i think its absolutely amazing that you've chosen to share the whole journey here on your blog :)Susan Weinrothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14721275168888814653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212719622964373671.post-78587583795966522462010-02-24T14:37:49.607-06:002010-02-24T14:37:49.607-06:00Ok-so here's a confession from a "non-IVF...Ok-so here's a confession from a "non-IVFer" (do you like the word I made up?)I need these kind of blogs to come across my computer from time to time (so keep up the blogging)! Reading these kind of blogs make me realize how much God has blessed me with 2 healthy daughters in which I didn't have any troubles getting pregnant with. There are certainly days I'm ashamed to admit that I got so frustrated with them that I wanted to pull my hair out. And then there is this wonderful thing called bedtime. We firmly believe in 8pm bedtime and no later. This is our time. Time to do our Bible studies, talk about the day, and pray-pray to ask forgiveness if I've acted a way I shouldn't have, to pray for wisdom, pray for patience (LOTS and LOTS of patience), pray for strength to help me get through the day and to thank the Lord for what He has given me. It's at this time I realize how blessed I am to have a friend like you who is willing to open up and tell about what you are going through. You and Greg (and the dogs-girls ALWAYS pray for the dogs) are constantly in our prayers. While I have no idea what will happen with all your treatments I am happy to say that I do know that the Lord will be with you and will take care of you. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths."(Prov 3.5-6)meaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08550810142538028381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212719622964373671.post-33967526312955374732010-02-24T14:28:37.732-06:002010-02-24T14:28:37.732-06:00You & Greg are on my daily night prayer of ask...You & Greg are on my daily night prayer of asking to Him, and also to St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina (Italy). St. Pio was with me all the during our IVF#2 journey. You may want to google him, too. <br /><br />Like I have mentioned so many times, all these feeling came and went in our home. I promise you, just have Faith and Hope in your Heart all the time and you'll soon be planning the nursery room. I wish you all the best, April! Hugs.Zorinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06124162903586019101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212719622964373671.post-64287254340752547292010-02-24T13:47:08.299-06:002010-02-24T13:47:08.299-06:00you said it perfectly. let me add just one more.
w...you said it perfectly. let me add just one more.<br />we have conversations with our spouses that most people never have to have. we have to think about our life long dreams, and come up with plans/stratagees to get us to them. (which, i think, makes our marrages and relationships a little bit stronger).<br />jill bjill marie barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07389254318102097495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212719622964373671.post-89525044496485347372010-02-24T13:06:22.083-06:002010-02-24T13:06:22.083-06:00Just a brief comment on how crazy it is insurance ...Just a brief comment on how crazy it is insurance doesn't cover IVF! I was also stunned to learn that! We need more insurance advocates on this one.Keshetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212719622964373671.post-63830829897229916742010-02-24T12:19:52.444-06:002010-02-24T12:19:52.444-06:00There are a lot of women crossing fingers for you ...There are a lot of women crossing fingers for you this cycle ( and next, if necessary) and a lot of women who read your words and know just <i>exactly</i> what you mean. If luck traveled in wishes, we've got you covered! Also, green and yellow... super lucky colors. And two desserts on the day of transfer are a must, along with french fries of some sort ;-) Hey, you've got to have those silly things to cling to some times, the rest of this is just so serious, it can bog you down. When is retrieval? That's got to be coming up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212719622964373671.post-6467485065308229892010-02-24T12:18:14.141-06:002010-02-24T12:18:14.141-06:00as someone who may be starting these very treatmen...as someone who may be starting these very treatments very soon, i commend you so much for sharing your raw, honest feelings. my husband & i have been trying for our own for nearly 3 years & it hasn't been the easiest of roads, as you know. finally, we have found a wonderful doctor who we know can help us one way or another. just wanted you to know i am thinking of you & praying for you & greg to have your own little one. we're all in this together :)<br />thanks again for opening up on here & sharing your story...it truly is so inspiring & helpful!nicholehttp://nicholew.typepad.com/colorful_me/noreply@blogger.com