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and can't believe the timing of it. Just today, DH and I had a conversation about "trying" again. It's not like we've ever "not" tried, but to actively think about it for a few months again, well, is exciting to us both. We are blessed parents to our beautiful, amazing 22mo old Bug, who came to us through open, domestic adoption. We are so thankful for her, her life, and her birth family, who we honor always... We decided to move on to adoption 3 1/2 years ago after 3 1/2 years of trying, treatments and miscarriage. We had an amazing experience the included being there to see our Bug come into the world and a continued relnship with her birth family. We are currently waiting for another match with the same agency and with Children's Services for the possibility of another adoption. But in the past year, I have lost 80 pounds (yay for me!) and most recently had a surgery that, although it wasn't the reason we did it, hopefully might increase my fertility at least for a short time. So why not try?? That is our feeling... Right now, we aren't overly invested emotionally in TTC, and hope that we are able to stay relaxed and just enjoy hoping for a miracle. We are committed to no infertility treatments, just timing/fertility monitor stuff and just seeing what might happen... you never know where hope might take ya! I look forward to getting to know you and spending the next few months seeing what happens...
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THanks for the encouragement Kelly! You are right... you just never know!!!! Hey, hoping your referral from China comes soon. I know from other friends that the wait has been quite the ups and downs. Lately I've heard things are speeding up maybe??? Hoping it's sooner rather than later for you!
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Thanks for asking...and the wait is really dragging out. We started the process last June and are now hoping, praying that we can get home before the end of 2006! :eek:
We had originally expected our referral next month and to travel in May. BUMMER!
But, as we all know, life is not always what you expect!
Hang in there ladies...I am hanging with ya, waiting to get my baby from China home so I can hopefully start TTC soon after that!
:cheer: :cheer: :cheer: ing for all of you TTC now!
c3 cd15 1dpo... you know I'm amazed at how easy it is to start hoping again. Last cycle, I had very light positive HPTs on 11, 12, 13dpo... they are still in my bathroom cupboard and still positive! But AF showed as usual, nothing less, nothing more. Still not sure what that was all about, but hey, I haven't seen a positive since Nov 2001. Who knows??? If AF doesn't show on April 16, when she's due, then I'll consider testing April 20 or so... no more early testing for me. I know this TTC thing is an incredibly LONG longshot... but what else can I do but hope while we are waiting for our miracle one way or the other...
Well ladies, I haven't adopted, but I'm trying and getting no where :grr: I have PCOS so TTC could be very difficult. I have had at least one miscarriage already - maybe more early losses - and frequent painful cysts... but I SO much want a family... I just don't know what else to try. Hubby and aren't using any kind of BC aside from stress and my PCOS, but I am definately not regular and don't know how to track my cycle to encourage our efforts - any advice? :coffee: Carrie
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Well ladies, I haven't adopted, but I'm trying and getting no where :grr: I have PCOS so TTC could be very difficult. I have had at least one miscarriage already - maybe more early losses - and frequent painful cysts... but I SO much want a family... I just don't know what else to try. Hubby and aren't using any kind of BC aside from stress and my PCOS, but I am definately not regular and don't know how to track my cycle to encourage our efforts - any advice? :coffee: Carrie
I have heard about the metformin and I am hoping that the doc will try me on that - even if it doesn't help the TTC, it should help me lose weight (which wouldn't hurt the TTC either). I didn't realize it would help with fertility but I guess if it helps the endocrine system, that is a start. I am seeing an obgyn but not sure if he knows much about the endocrine stuff. My Mom (who is a nurse at the Foothills) says he is one of the best obgyns so he probably does... I think I will ask him about Metformin when I see him in Dec. Thanks ladies for all your support! You have been awesome. I was struggling so much before I found adoption.com, and although I am frustrated I don't feel as depressed and such since coming here! Leigh - what's with the pic? LOL :coffee: Carrie
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Can I join you ladies? DH and I adopted our angel in August 2006 and have decided to TTC for about a year before jumping into another adoption. We will definitely adopt again, regardless of the results of this whole TTC again, but since we want a big family (at least 3 children) and don't know if finances will allow for us to adopt many times over, we are giving TTC another go. We only tried for about a year and a half to two years before deciding adoption was the way we wanted to grow our family. I have a very irregular cycle (which I blame on the depo birth control shot I took in college), so our only fertility treatments included Clomid and Progesterone, and of course the temping every morning and ovulation predictor kits. Well, we are currently just using timing methods and will move on to other things, possibly Clomid, in a few months. I am trying not to get too wrapped up in it because it can truly make you crazy! Good luck to both of you as well!
I too would like to join in...
Our ds is 4, we ttc for 3 1/2 years before beginning the adoption process, it took about a year to get ds and now it's been 4 years, i didn't think a 2nd adoption would take this long...and then i needed to have a surgery to remove the endo (my 4th)and my dr said if we want to try some hormone treatments, now would be the right time. I'm on month 2 of injecting myself and I have to be honest last month was really hard when AF showed up. You upped your expectations and then upped your disappointment level...UGH!!
We've decided to do 3 cycles of this and if it doesn't work, well we tried. We have never not tried and it's been 7 years...but I've heard of it happening!
I'm saying prayers for all us ttc and waiting to adopt...my mantra is "In God's time, in God's way"
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Leigh131313
Hi there!!! I was surprised to see a post on this thread!! What a nice surprise!! Good luck with TTC - I hope it is a smooth and fast journey to your next child!!!
I just wanted to wish you luck as well! It's amazing what can happen to your fertility after adopting. We spent a year and needed help through chlomid conceiving our first (now 3), and then had a wonderful adoption experience this past July. We too want a big family, so we decided to try conceiving again, thinking it would be another long, crazy process. Bam- it took a month and half of not really even trying. I attribute it to the joy of having our second addition and not feeling any pressure to make something happen.