Once July arrived we finally looked forward to being together as a family once again! In late June Grandma Mary, Brooklyn, and I (and one pup) piled back into the car for the long road trip back to North Carolina. We were so glad to be starting this fresh new chapter in our not so fresh home (it needed a lot of work). But I was grateful!! We began to find a community in our new city and slowly put down roots in our little town. From work to MOPS and church we made new friends and felt so welcomed.
The first few months were a bit of a blur as we were deep into home renovations and becoming familiar with our new state. Our hopes of becoming pregnant again after the miscarriage were starting to fade a bit as we were once again back at those monthly No’s. We had learned about a program at the local army hospital that offered infertility treatment but the thought of driving two hours round trip for doctors visits was not exciting. After a month of fighting with insurance I decided to pay out-of-pocket to see a local doctor. It didn’t take long for me to realize he was not a good fit for us and this was potentially going to cost us a lot of money if we decided to work with him. So I gave in and went to an information meeting at the army hospital.
I was quite surprised by the programs that were available to the military and so much was covered through their facility! What a blessing to be able to live here and take advantage of this medical care at a fraction of the cost it would normally be. God’s timing is pretty perfect!
We began our infertility treatment with a long list of tests and blood work (I only passed out once). After gathering the results we were both determined to be healthy and normal without any answers as to why were unable to get pregnant. We decided to start with a round of Clomid, which we did for two months without success. In June we had our first IUI. I administered daily injectable medications to stimulate my follicles followed by a trigger injection to stimulate ovulation. June continued to be another no month.
We took a break for a few months as we had multiple family trips planned and were unable to be available for the strict schedule infertility treatment required. In October we got back at it with another (unsuccessful) IUI followed by two more IUIs in November. With four IUIs behind us it was time to move on to other options. IVF was also available to us for drastically less than what it would cost in a civilian setting. Again, what a blessing as we never expected to be in this situation especially while living in North Carolina.
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