In a few days, our rainbow is turning ONE. Amidst the busy preparations that I am currently doing, I thought about this blog and when I will publish this. I actually started to write since our first IVF in May 2013 in order to document the procedure. While undergoing IVF, I do not have any peer support. And to be honest, the doctors' schedule is always busy that I can't even obtain proper answers to my questions or assurance to my worries. The internet is my bestfriend as I would usually conduct my research here. I found helpful information on other people's IVF experiences by reading their blogs or going through community message boards. Finding people with the same experiences as ours (some of them even worse!) who are now parents to rainbow babies-- gave us a lot of encouragement. In the same way, I am hoping that this blog will reach all the couples who are currently struggling to have a baby.. who are at the brink of giving up! Our story is a testimony that there is hope. There is always a beautiful and bright RAINBOW after the storm, just BELIEVE!
But prayers are more powerful with ACTION. In our case, the removal of both my fallopian tubes has left me incapable of conceiving naturally. Therefore, I need to take an action and undergo IVF in order to have a biological child. After conceiving (on IVF #2) and experiencing a miscarriage (at 17 weeks), we knew that we need to take more precautionary measures in order to achieve a healthy pregnancy and deliver a healthy baby. Therefore, after getting pregnant again (on IVF#4), I had a cervical cerclage (they put a stitch on my cervix to prevent it from opening prematurely) and I took a lot of medicines including a daily injection of Clexane until 36 weeks! I was also on modified bed rest throughout the pregnancy, leaving the house only for hospital check-ups.
All these efforts and "pricks" paid off the moment our baby is born. He was born a few days after my cerclage was removed, just before my 38th week. He is a healthy baby boy, a wonderful creation of God!
And now, our baby is almost ONE year old! He is our source of inspiration and happiness.. our Rainbow and God's gift!
But prayers are more powerful with ACTION. In our case, the removal of both my fallopian tubes has left me incapable of conceiving naturally. Therefore, I need to take an action and undergo IVF in order to have a biological child. After conceiving (on IVF #2) and experiencing a miscarriage (at 17 weeks), we knew that we need to take more precautionary measures in order to achieve a healthy pregnancy and deliver a healthy baby. Therefore, after getting pregnant again (on IVF#4), I had a cervical cerclage (they put a stitch on my cervix to prevent it from opening prematurely) and I took a lot of medicines including a daily injection of Clexane until 36 weeks! I was also on modified bed rest throughout the pregnancy, leaving the house only for hospital check-ups.
All these efforts and "pricks" paid off the moment our baby is born. He was born a few days after my cerclage was removed, just before my 38th week. He is a healthy baby boy, a wonderful creation of God!
And now, our baby is almost ONE year old! He is our source of inspiration and happiness.. our Rainbow and God's gift!
