IVF here we come!

Just a quick update to say that after some thinking and praying we have decided to move forward with IVF. I feel confident that this is the right decision for us, but I am still so uncertain about all of the "what if's." IVF is not a guarantee. I read so many blogs of lovely women who have been struggling much longer than me, been through multiple IVFs, and still have nothing to show for it. That is both scary and saddening, and it is a reality I have to accept before venturing into IVF. This could work. It could also not work. But I really do feel like this is what God wants us to do next, and I want to do my best to view IVF as something positive and hopefully life-changing!

We are very fortunate and blessed to have insurance covering the vast majority of this. I realize how amazing that is, and I am grateful for that every day. I wish it was the same for all women. I am praying we will not run out of insurance coverage before we are successful.

We recently returned from an amazing family vacation! On the way back AF arrived (of course I still hope for success without treatment, but I wasn't at all surprised). I called Doc's office to let them know we were ready for IVF. I have one more month off, and then in November I will start birth control. If all goes well, retrieval and transfer should be in early to mid-January!

I am still bummed that we have to wait so long. But I am trusting that this is all part of God's plan. Both my husband and myself have September birthdays - if this cycle is successful, we would have a September baby, something I have always secretly wished and hoped for. My heart is oh so hopeful that this could be it for us - my head is warning me not to get too excited.

In other news, all of my autoimmune testing came back normal. Praise the Lord! There are still a few others I would like to get tested that Doc won't treat - so that is something we will likely do before IVF in January.

I want to thank everyone for following my journey, praying for and supporting me. All of my bloggy friends really do mean a lot to me. I know I have not been posting very much on any of your blogs. The vast majority of blogs I read are success stories now (yay!), and while I am so very thrilled for each of you, please know that my lack of posting has nothing to do with you. I am still reading and supporting you and I hope to join you on "the other side" very soon. For those still struggling like me, you are in my prayers constantly.

I may be pretty quiet on this blog for awhile, as there won't be anything new to report for some time. I find that too much infertility reading can do a negative turn on my thoughts and attitudes. So because of that, I am making a gallant effort to keep my mind and heart filled with things that are good and positive!