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Long but SO worth it.

Kristina • Thu, Sep 20 • 💑💍 O7’O4’14 // Liam O8’28’17💙 Derek O5’1O’19💙

Let’s sit here and get a little personal shall we.

**Quick warning of how LONG this post is going to be...**

When I was in my early/mid teens I was diagnosed with PCOS, endometriosis, ovarian cysts, hyperthyroidism, blocked Fallopian tubes, pelvic inflammatory disease, uterine masses and the list goes on and on with different reproductive and fertility issues. With one or two of these issues the chances of conceiving a child naturally would be almost impossible. Being that I had all of these issues, three different infertility specialists gave me a 0% chance of having any of my own biological children. They also gave me a very minimal chance of staying pregnant with any fertility procedures, such as

. Being that young I never thought anything of it. Until, I met my now husband. Once we started getting serious in our relationship I told him about my fertility issues. Saying that it would be damn near impossible for me to have children, so if that was something that he wanted I would completely understand his decision to end our relationship. Thankfully that never hindered his feelings towards me and we went on with life and knew when the time came we would seek help with these issues.

As you can imagine, my parents were sad they might not be able to get a grandchild out of me and my grandparents were just as sad. My issues got to the point where my parents told me miracles can happen every day but god forbid we need to look further into fertility treatments they will pay for any procedures or medications I may need to take.

After almost every doctors appointment I would go to my grandparents house and I knew I would be fed and let’s be honest, there’s just no feeling like being at your grandparents house. My grandma would always tell me how badly she felt about my fertility issues and how sad it made her feel, honestly I think she was more sad than I was!

She then got diagnosed with cancer and put up an amazing fight for a couple years but eventually passed away in July of 2016.

There became a point where I was going back to the doctors every couple of weeks and myself, my husband and my parents talked about possibly freezing my eggs.

I had then gone to work and asked a coworker about her experience with having a few

cycles done. After the long talk with her, I quickly realized how incredibly hard and difficult

would be.

I came home and told my husband I don’t think I would be able to do that. I was too scared and it seemed like only the strongest of woman would be able to do that and I didn’t consider myself one of those women.

A few days after deciding not to go any further with fertility doctors, We found out we were expecting around the same day of my beloved grandmothers birthday! My due date was August 26th and her birthday was August 28th. With all of my fertility issues, and her only recently passing away, and the fact that I was due so close to her birthday, I couldn’t help to think of this pregnancy as a miracle and a true gift from heaven from my grandma. Of course there were some starting issues in my pregnancy but I went full term! So full term that I was two days late. And I had my son on her birthday exactly 71 years apart. If that’s not a miracle I don’t know what is! Now, today as I write this I am patiently waiting for my FIRST ultrasound on Tuesday for baby #2. With an EDD of May 12th 2019. MOTHERS DAY! I am so extremely happy and feeling beyond blessed. 💕💕💕