I FINALLY DID IT!!!

I wrote and sent my letter to the RE Here it is, tell me what you think.

Dear: The Women’s Clinic Infertility Staff,

I would like to Thank You so much for helping us expand our family. We welcomed our second daughter on May 30th, 2009 and we named her Camryn. She was born not only on my due date but also on my Mom’s Birthday. She has brought so many blessings to our family in so many ways. Her big sister Avery just adores her. None of this would have been possible without your amazing staff. I always felt positive energy every time I was in your office and received nothing but support and encouragement from the staff especially from Deb and Robin.

Suffering from Secondary Infertility has been both my biggest failure and my biggest reward. During treatment I always got encouragement from your staff but also from other ladies online who were going through the same thing or had been though treatment and had successes. They were my saving grace during the process. Many people in my “real life” seemed to want to be supportive, but they did not always quite understand how treatment took both a physical and emotional toll on you. While I know my family and friends meant well I did not get the same support as I got from people who were also living it or had been through it. Some days I felt completely alone in the process.

I would have loved to speak to someone face to face that was also was either going through treatment or had gone through treatment to help me realize that what was happening was normal and get some support from them. I thought about attending some of the support groups the Hospital offered, but felt that I might not be welcomed with open arms from the ladies who were going through primary infertility because I did have a child already.

After getting pregnant I have met a few ladies who are going through treatment at your office and have supported them through their journey. Also a good friend of mine leaned on me for support while having problems getting pregnant and seeked help from your office. This all made me want to pay it forward somehow. I would love to work with your office at some capacity. If your office has a past patient referral list that new patients could talk to past patients to get some insight on what to expect and some support, I would love to be on it. I would love to help out at any informational sessions your office may put on. I am also willing to run a Secondary Infertility Support Group; I do have experience in leading support groups in my current job.
I look forward to hearing from you on how I can contribute and support others going through the process of expanding their families, because I understand what a lonely road it can be. I would like to Thank You again for the amazing gift of our little girl and I look forward to hearing from you soon

Poor Avery

Prior to finding out we needed fertility treatment we planned on taking Avery to Disney for her third Birthday (which was last Dec) anyways when we started paying for medications and appointments all the money i wanted to use for the Disney Trip went towards building our family. Which we were OK with. Thank goodness we never told Avery about the trip. We figured someday we will go. This past weekend Avery asked once again when can she go to Cinderella house. We explained to her that Cinderella lives in Disney World and we have to take a plane there and it is very expensive so we have to save some money... Well since then she took all her coins that we give her when she goes YARD SALING with us on weekends, and she tells anyone who will listen she is saving she coins for her trip to Cinderella's house, that she will soon have enough to go is Disney World. Poor Avery she is going to have a long wait for that. Unless someone wants to send us there for FREE! I do not see that happening.

QUESTION

If I follow someone's blog will I get updates via email everytime they post something new??? Or is that something else.

Please pray for this family...

www.threecheersforbabies.blogspot.com

and hug your little ones a little tighter tonight.

embrassing moment

I took my daily trip to the post office today... I went without my nursing pads in. I thought I will not need them if I keep on top of feedings. While standing in line I noticed the "lady" behind the desk looking at me funny. Normally there is a guy working but he is on vacation this week, yes I am good friends with all the people at the post office b/c I am there almost daily. The lady who was working knows me but she is a sub. I realized that she was looking at me funny b/c I was leaking! I would not have even known but as I am standing there wondering what she was looking at I felt my one breast start to tingle, looked down and was like OH NO!

Never leaving the house without nursing pads again.

that was pointless

I have been trying to eat healthy, well as healthy as possible.

I was so proud of myself when for dinner I had cocktail shrimp with tomatoes and cucumber salad in light greek dressing. All was very YUMMY.

Then I ruined it by having a hot dog. And BTW I do not even like hot dogs, but I had a craving. Plus I was still hungry...

No will power for me.

parents magazine

There is a article in the Sept Parents magazine about Secondary Infertility, just a FYI.