My story
Aug 5, 2019 10:32:20 GMT -5
Post by emilyd on Aug 5, 2019 10:32:20 GMT -5
Hi. I am new to this and now really sure how this all works-but I am looking for support. It has been a very emotional year and it is hard when no one around seems to understands what my husband and I are going through. So, my story: My husband and I have been trying for 14 months. We never thought we would be the couple to struggle, but here we are. After 6 months of trying I had a huge gut feeling that something was wrong, but my husband kept telling me it was normal, and that nothing is wrong. After 9 months of trying-I said screw and went to the doctors to just double check-I was ovulating, and my periods were normal and everything was fine. At 11 months after no sign of pregnancy my husband and I both went in to and got some testing done. Mine came back fine, except my thyroid was high-I got it retested 3 weeks later and it came back normal. So not sure what is going on with that?
But, then I got a call while I was at work from my husband and it was not good. His sperm count was extremely low, and his doctor told us we needed to see an infertility specialist. I lost it-I never thought I would hear infertility specialist from a doctor. I never thought it would be my husband and I who would be the 1 in 8 couples. This was back in May- and it took a few weeks for me to wrap my head around it all. Overall-We have been so drained with all our medical bills right now that I can't stand the idea of spending thousands of dollars while others get pregnant so easily. It seems everyone I know is getting pregnant and having babies- and they are always telling me-we got pregnant right away. It KILLS me! It is like something is ripping out my heart. We are waiting until fall to go see a specialist and looking into fertility treatments. My husband and I are both 26 and have been married for almost 3 years-so we thought we would be pregnant by now. My biggest worry that this is just the start to our journey and it makes me so anxious and upset every time I think that.
Also-No one knows about our infertility except for my parents, and a couple friends-so that makes it an extra lonely situation as well.
But, then I got a call while I was at work from my husband and it was not good. His sperm count was extremely low, and his doctor told us we needed to see an infertility specialist. I lost it-I never thought I would hear infertility specialist from a doctor. I never thought it would be my husband and I who would be the 1 in 8 couples. This was back in May- and it took a few weeks for me to wrap my head around it all. Overall-We have been so drained with all our medical bills right now that I can't stand the idea of spending thousands of dollars while others get pregnant so easily. It seems everyone I know is getting pregnant and having babies- and they are always telling me-we got pregnant right away. It KILLS me! It is like something is ripping out my heart. We are waiting until fall to go see a specialist and looking into fertility treatments. My husband and I are both 26 and have been married for almost 3 years-so we thought we would be pregnant by now. My biggest worry that this is just the start to our journey and it makes me so anxious and upset every time I think that.
Also-No one knows about our infertility except for my parents, and a couple friends-so that makes it an extra lonely situation as well.