Hello there! And welcome to our blog. Let me introduce us. We are Jonathan and Emmi. Met in high school, and were friends. Emmi went onto graduate in 2005, and we lost contact. Then after what seemed like a year that lasted forever, we found each other again in April of 06, and have been inseparable ever since. We dated for awhile, and then got engaged in August of 07. Then we got married a year later. We are one happy couple. I don't mean to brag, but hey! We have 3 beautiful dogs, and 1 hilarious cat. Our own little house. You know, the usual. Now, onto the reason for the blog.
This blog is intended to document our fertility journey, which started 2 long years ago in July of 08. We have always wanted a baby together, and as irresponsible as you may all take this we hardly ever tried to prevent the making of our future baby from the beginning, if you catch my drift. ;) Emmi always knew something was wrong, and her periods were never regular. In January of 07 she was diagnosed with PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome). It was one of the hardest time in her life, coping with the possibility of never having children.
We have collectively done 6 failed rounds of Clomid, and have even spoken to potential birthmoms about adoption. We have an appointment with our 4th doctor, and hope to start injectables. We want this blog to be here for our friends and family (and whoever else may come across it) to open their eyes to our experiences, and exactly what its like to be a young couple struggling with infertility. So that we can share exactly what is going through our heads. We can't promise every blog will be about baby making, but will either be from one of us or the other, maybe both. We want you all to see who we are, and the things we go through. Jonathan may make a post about his new favorite computer game, or Emmi may make a post about dinner. Just our lives in general. And then, when the soul of our baby finds us we are going to show you all of it. The good, the bad, the ugly.
We hope you all enjoy it.
And thanks for watching!
-Jonathan and Emmi
My Husband and I were also married in 2008 and similar on not preventing a baby very often. We were diagnosed with Male Factor infertility and told our only chance to have a baby was a invasive surgery for my husband and IVF after that. After two tries we finally got our wish! As I write this I sit and look at my twin boys snoozing!
ReplyDeleteInfertility is a long and crazy battle but the end result is soo worth it. I think the brave people that are willing to go through this journey together end up making the very best parents!
Best of Luck to your and your husband!