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Let's talk twins. Of course, Nick and I will be ecstatic with anything God blesses us with; whether it be one, two or even three babies, however, there is something terrifying about hearing a doctor tell you that you will most likely end up with multiples. What makes it even more feasible is the fact that we both have twins in our families. Let us just pause from this blog to reflect on how insane our life is going to be (hopefully) this time next year.
Now that we got that moment of silence out of the way, let me catch you up on why we are so certain Baby D is going to turn into The Double D's (pun totally intended). Yesterday, I had an appointment to check my ovaries and see if I am on track to ovulate. I had an appointment last month where the doctor decided to give me to the end of November to get a period. November 25th - 26th I spotted so light that we did not even consider it a cycle. I was secretly hoping it was implantation bleeding and this blog post would really be a pregnancy announcement. But hey, life. The ultrasound showed no sign of ovulation at all. There were a few cysts still present but none of them wanted to take the leap and make a baby. Dr. K sat me down afterward and laid out the, very few, options.
Nick and I want a baby at this current time in life. We are well aware that we have plenty of years left to have children, but we have so much love in our life that we are ready to share with a little piece of both of us. There may be some people who do not agree with our life, with the choices we have made, and the dreams we try to obtain. We are not sorry for any of that, only sorry that they cannot see the love and hope we have for it all.
December 18th we go to the infertility specialist at my GYNO office to officially begin the first step of infertility treatments. Naturally, the first thing that popped into most of your minds is probably IVF. Thankfully, science and medicine have evolved so much that we do have an option before that. I will be started on Clomid, a pill that will help to stimulate ovulation. There is about a 10% success rate with the use of Clomid (according to Google, after all, I may watch A LOT of Greys Anatomy but I am no doctor!) when used for multiple cycles. I have heard of women using Clomid for 6 cycles (so 6 months) and having no luck, taking a break and then trying again with success. My doctor suggested we do Clomid for 3-4 months and if there is no pregnancy we will begin to talk about IVF. This is where the multiples come into play! When taking any infertility treatment, your chances of multiples rise. Now with that and the history of twins in both our families, Doc K seems almost certain it is our fate.
That is where we are currently at. December 18th will be the biggest step we have taken on this journey. I am nervous, excited, but I am ready. I have moments where I am upset about all of this, and then I receive a message on here from one of you telling me your story, telling me how I have given you strength. THAT is what keeps me going.
So with all that being said, we are now accepting applications for a live-in nanny!
xoxo, ALD