Get pregnant and stay pregnant

I’m excited we’re at 15 weeks and doing great, the heart beat is totally findable at home now with our doppler and it’s nice to have some little way to connect. Yay baby!

I love preggo bellies

I was diagnosed with an endometrioma and severe endometriosis when I was 36. My left ovary and tube were removed in March 2007, and I was told that I would not be able to get pregnant without assistance due to the diagnosis of endo. Well, I was successful, and got pregnant without help in October 2007, but unfortunately I miscarried on January 7, 2008. It was bittersweet, but at least I know I don’t have to go broke trying to get pregnant. Although I know it is out of my hands, I’m going to do my best, i.e., eat well and exercise, so that next time, I’ll be bringing something home with me from the hospital besides a discharge slip.

My husband and I have been trying to get pregnant for almost 2 years. We succeeded once, but it ended in a miscarriage. Since then, I’ve had a harder time trying and we haven’t been as gung-ho as we were when we started. I need to make this a priority in 2008… I’m not getting any younger and want to have a child. Just one would be enough… hopefully 2008 is my year to become a mommy.

I have two beautiful, wonderful little boys. I know I’ve been blessed and I know that I have more than most. Despite that, I want one more child. When I was younger I dreamed of having a house-full of children. My husband, a very logical man, didn’t want to go beyond two. After a long, drawn-out discussion about logic vs. emotion, we decided to try for another baby.

Here’s the caveat:
We’ll only try 12 months with no fertility treatments.

It took two years to concieve our second child. Two long years and two heartbreaking miscarriages. I’ve had four miscarriages total. And, to add salt to the wounds, I don’t handle late-pregnancy well. With both boys I developed pre-eclampsia and had to have my children prematurely (10 weeks with my first and 5 weeks with my second). In both instances, I was near death. But, despite our problems conceiving and the difficulties I have in late-pregnancy, I want more children.

We started trying for our third in May. I have a little more than 10 months to get pregnant and stay pregnant.