You read the title of this post right. We are pregnant and on our 3rd trimester of our pregnancy. This is the reason why I have not been updating my blog because I am enjoying every second of our pregnancy.
While on 2 week wait, I told myself I will not test this time and wait for my beta HCG instead for fear that ... oh, never mind. However, I gave in based on the illustration below, I tested at 5DP5DT and got a 2nd line in 2 minutes window. The line is not faint so no need to squint, turn the test around or put it in to a light to see it coz it is there (my photo below just did not give justice on it). I cried and run unto my husband to show the first ever darkest line that we ever had in our TTC journey. We’re happy but at the same time scared coz the line should go darker in a day right and not lighter like we had last year which resulted in a chemical pregnancy. However, my 6DP5DT test shows a more darker line than yesterday.
From then on, I peed every morning on a stick until 9DP5DT and we are beyond happy that all of our HPTs are getting darker each day. I also tried using a digital test at 10DP5DT and we can't believe we are pregnant at 2-3 weeks.
God is truly amazing, our beta HCG which I did last 11 and 17 October 2019 also came back positive with a whooping promising numbers of 880 and 5,884. We are so pregnant and there is so much tears of joy flowing in our home.
God finally saw us and blessed us with the desire of our hearts...to become parents with not 1 but with 2 rainbow babies to love, care and pamper for the rest of our lives. Below is our diploma from Conceptia Clinic showing 2 sac and 2 fetus in our 6 November 2019 ultrasound. This is also our last day with them as we finally, finally graduate with infertility. I am also attaching our total expenses for our 2nd round of IVF with ICSI and TESA.
Below is our pregnancy announcement on our social media accounts last 7 November 2019.
The pain and tears we have gone through last year will not go in vain, our little ones in heaven came back and we are so beyond happy to finally reveal our little secret and shout to the whole wide world...WE ARE PREGNANT.
It took us 4,015 days; numerous clomid cycles, fertility drugs, supplements and vitamins; 5 RE doctors and Fertility Clinics; 1 change of country; almost 200 Canadian needles; 2 surgeries for Ronnel; 2 HSGs and countless TVUs for me; 1 biopsy: 1 MRI; 2 artificial insemination; 2 Egg Retrievals; 2 IVF with ICSI; 2 Fresh Embryo Transfers; 1 Chemical Pregnancy; and 1 Amazing God to show the world that miracles do really exist by never giving up on your dream. We have cried, fought, prayed and waited for this day to come and finally God has blessed us not only with 1 but 2 rainbow babies to love, care and pamper for the rest of our lives. He has given us TWINS to fulfill our hearts desire of becoming parents to little Rs. Yes, we are expecting a double blessing and we saw their hearts flicker during our first scan.
Infertility has taught us to become the toughest fighter alive and has brought us closer together as husband and wife. It has taught us to never give up hope. If we fail, stumble and fall in our procedures, we learned to stand back up together us a married couple. Sometimes it will take us longer but we still stand up and keeps on fighting for our ultimate dream of becoming parents. Through our 11 years ordeal with infertility, Ronnel and I stand together by FAITH, HOPE and PATIENCE that someday, somehow God will see us through and He did, not in our time but, in His most precious perfect time. All glory and praise belongs to our Almighty God.
We wanted to thank our respective parents, siblings, nephews and nieces for being with us and praying for us since day 1 of our TTC journey. To my mom (and dad) for always crying with me, listening and advising me on my struggles. To my dad, it saddens me that I will never witness you cuddle and pamper our babies but I know too that it was you and Ran who made all these possible by helping us appeal to our dear Father God. Thank you families; our closest friends here and overseas; some co-workers; our respective supervisors for your prayers, support, happiness and most especially for keeping our little secret, also to L_____ S__ Photograhy for capturing this precious wonderful moment of our married life.
To my TTC community, my sisters here and around the world, you were my strongest virtual support system for the past 11 years. Thank you for always, always, always being there for me in our ups and downs when most of us are struggling in our own infertility journey. To those who are still waiting, please know we will keep on praying for your little miracle, just hang in there and never give up hope no matter what the emotional attack is because my husband and I waited for 11 years and we are both turning 40 before 2019 ends but i tell you every pain, procedures, needles, sadness and depressions we experienced, everything will all be worth it at the end because God sees our pain and He will provide. We are one of the living proof that God can move mountains and works miracles in His time.
To our Conceptia Team, it was a bittersweet day to bid goodbye to all of you during our first ultrasound but please know how grateful we are with all the care you have given us for the past 2 years and for being God’s instrument for us to achieve this pregnancy. We will surely visit you next year with our twins. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
To our little rainbow babies, please know you are both so much loved already and we can’t wait to see and hold you in our arms. You are our greatest miracle and blessing from up above...made with love, patience, hope, faith and a little bit of science. We know we still have a long way to go but through prayers and God’s guidance we will get by the ups and downs of these 7 remaining months of waiting.
Thank you for reading families, relatives and friends. I wanted this pregnancy announcement to be short as it can be but this is the shortest that an overly overwhelmed mama to be can do. Thank you in advance for your love, support, happiness and prayers. Please be with us in prayers as we hurddle yet another 7 months of our pregnancy.
On 2 February 2020, we did our Gender Reveal Party and our little miracles sent from above are 2 fraternal rainbow baby boys.
From infertility to fertile couple, thank you dear Father God. All glory and praise belong to our Almighty God.
From then on, I peed every morning on a stick until 9DP5DT and we are beyond happy that all of our HPTs are getting darker each day. I also tried using a digital test at 10DP5DT and we can't believe we are pregnant at 2-3 weeks.
God is truly amazing, our beta HCG which I did last 11 and 17 October 2019 also came back positive with a whooping promising numbers of 880 and 5,884. We are so pregnant and there is so much tears of joy flowing in our home.
God finally saw us and blessed us with the desire of our hearts...to become parents with not 1 but with 2 rainbow babies to love, care and pamper for the rest of our lives. Below is our diploma from Conceptia Clinic showing 2 sac and 2 fetus in our 6 November 2019 ultrasound. This is also our last day with them as we finally, finally graduate with infertility. I am also attaching our total expenses for our 2nd round of IVF with ICSI and TESA.
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| TOTAL EXPENSES FOR OUR 2ND ROUND OF IVF WITH ICSI AND TESA CAD13,385.21 |
Below is our pregnancy announcement on our social media accounts last 7 November 2019.
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| “I will not cause pain without allowing something new to be born, says the Lord.” -Isaiah 66:9 |
It took us 4,015 days; numerous clomid cycles, fertility drugs, supplements and vitamins; 5 RE doctors and Fertility Clinics; 1 change of country; almost 200 Canadian needles; 2 surgeries for Ronnel; 2 HSGs and countless TVUs for me; 1 biopsy: 1 MRI; 2 artificial insemination; 2 Egg Retrievals; 2 IVF with ICSI; 2 Fresh Embryo Transfers; 1 Chemical Pregnancy; and 1 Amazing God to show the world that miracles do really exist by never giving up on your dream. We have cried, fought, prayed and waited for this day to come and finally God has blessed us not only with 1 but 2 rainbow babies to love, care and pamper for the rest of our lives. He has given us TWINS to fulfill our hearts desire of becoming parents to little Rs. Yes, we are expecting a double blessing and we saw their hearts flicker during our first scan.
Infertility has taught us to become the toughest fighter alive and has brought us closer together as husband and wife. It has taught us to never give up hope. If we fail, stumble and fall in our procedures, we learned to stand back up together us a married couple. Sometimes it will take us longer but we still stand up and keeps on fighting for our ultimate dream of becoming parents. Through our 11 years ordeal with infertility, Ronnel and I stand together by FAITH, HOPE and PATIENCE that someday, somehow God will see us through and He did, not in our time but, in His most precious perfect time. All glory and praise belongs to our Almighty God.
We wanted to thank our respective parents, siblings, nephews and nieces for being with us and praying for us since day 1 of our TTC journey. To my mom (and dad) for always crying with me, listening and advising me on my struggles. To my dad, it saddens me that I will never witness you cuddle and pamper our babies but I know too that it was you and Ran who made all these possible by helping us appeal to our dear Father God. Thank you families; our closest friends here and overseas; some co-workers; our respective supervisors for your prayers, support, happiness and most especially for keeping our little secret, also to L_____ S__ Photograhy for capturing this precious wonderful moment of our married life.
To my TTC community, my sisters here and around the world, you were my strongest virtual support system for the past 11 years. Thank you for always, always, always being there for me in our ups and downs when most of us are struggling in our own infertility journey. To those who are still waiting, please know we will keep on praying for your little miracle, just hang in there and never give up hope no matter what the emotional attack is because my husband and I waited for 11 years and we are both turning 40 before 2019 ends but i tell you every pain, procedures, needles, sadness and depressions we experienced, everything will all be worth it at the end because God sees our pain and He will provide. We are one of the living proof that God can move mountains and works miracles in His time.
To our Conceptia Team, it was a bittersweet day to bid goodbye to all of you during our first ultrasound but please know how grateful we are with all the care you have given us for the past 2 years and for being God’s instrument for us to achieve this pregnancy. We will surely visit you next year with our twins. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
To our little rainbow babies, please know you are both so much loved already and we can’t wait to see and hold you in our arms. You are our greatest miracle and blessing from up above...made with love, patience, hope, faith and a little bit of science. We know we still have a long way to go but through prayers and God’s guidance we will get by the ups and downs of these 7 remaining months of waiting.
Thank you for reading families, relatives and friends. I wanted this pregnancy announcement to be short as it can be but this is the shortest that an overly overwhelmed mama to be can do. Thank you in advance for your love, support, happiness and prayers. Please be with us in prayers as we hurddle yet another 7 months of our pregnancy.
From infertility to fertile couple, thank you dear Father God. All glory and praise belong to our Almighty God.
