We were trying for a baby for almost two years without any luck. We decided after two years of trying it was time to seek out other treatments, and made our first appointment with Boston IVF in December of 2021. After initial testing, we met back with our doctor in February of 2022. At this appointment it was confirmed that IVF was our best option to have a baby and we would start our IVF journey when my next cycle came. We finally had hope! After years and months of waiting, we finally could see ourselves holding our little one.
We started our IVF journey March 2022 and were hopeful to have a fresh transfer. Unfortunately, this was not in the cards for us. I had 21 eggs retrieved at our egg retrieval and soon after developed OHSS which further delayed our journey. Come May 2022, we went for our frozen transfer and did all the superstitions from eating pomegranate seeds to pineapple, to then eating Mcdonald french fries after transfer. We were so happy when we got the phone call that our little embryo stuck! We were even happier when we got the phone calls that my HCG levels were rising and we got to see our little one at our seven week ultrasound. When we went for our eight week ultrasound, we got the worst news ever, “I’m sorry but there’s no heartbeat.”
This was one of the hardest times we have gone through. We went through the D&C and found out through genetic testing that our baby had an extra chromosome and ultimately would have had a hard life or not have made it if they had come to full term.
We went through another transfer in October of 2022. After our beta we found out our little one stuck! We went for our seven week ultrasound to see their heartbeat to then find out that I had a subchorionic hematoma. Our doctor sent us to a specialist to look at my subchorionic hematoma, where it was determined that it was smaller than most and would hopefully pass on its own. At 10 weeks, the bleeding started and the fear of losing our little one began again. We went for an ultrasound the next day and saw our little one’s heart beat!
Lucky for us everything was smooth sailing from then, except for the morning sickness! At 35 weeks our baby boy was born on May 27, 2023 at 3:50 am. He weighed 5 pounds, 2 oz and was 18 inches long. He stayed a week in the special care nursery to help with his feeding, oxygen levels and jaundice. We brought him home and he has been thriving ever since!
After our son turned one we decided to go back to IVF and try another transfer for our second baby. We always envisioned our children being close in age and having a close relationship like my husband has with his brother. In August of 2024 we went through another IVF transfer. We were hopeful that our little embryo would latch and we would become pregnant.
Right before I returned back to work after taking a year off to stay home with our son, we got the news that we were pregnant and our transfer was successful! We were over the moon to hear this news, and immediately started envisioning the nursery and when to announce. But there was always a feeling at the back of our minds that something was wrong; my HCG levels were not increasing the way they were with our son, but our nurse team kept reassuring us that everything was fine and normal. We went in for our seven week ultrasound and our little one had a strong heart beat. Our due date was confirmed for 4/21/25 and we graduated from IVF. Our next appointment would be in a few weeks with my OBGYN.
We went in for our nine week ultrasound, and got the most devastating news. We heard that dreaded phrase once again “I’m sorry, there is no heart beat”. We had to pry it out of the tech because she wanted us to meet with the doctor on call before giving us any news. But we knew, we could see on the ultrasound that there was no heartbeat. I was completely numb. I couldn’t feel anything, just shock.
We came home to our son who sensed something was wrong, and at 16 months he just hugged us. We went through another D&C, and this time recovery took longer than it did the first time. I was in a lot of pain physically and mentally. The thought of trying again was unfathomable because we just wanted answers of why this happened again. How could this have happened again? We thought everything was aligned with this pregnancy. I had a gut feeling that we were having a girl. We sent our baby off for testing to see what had happened, and we found out a week later our little girl had Turner syndrome.
We met with our IVF doctor after we got our results and decided that we would go for one more pregnancy. No matter what happened this was it for us. We went through all the necessary tests to prepare before our next transfer. We transferred our next little embryo on Jan 9, 2025. After our beta, we found out that our little one stuck! We were so happy but extremely nervous and did not want to get our hopes up again. All our blood tests came back and everything seemed to be working out this pregnancy. We went for our 7 week ultrasound and saw our little one had a heartbeat and were offered another ultrasound at 9 weeks because of our history of losses. We said we would like another ultrasound just to make sure everything was okay. We graduated from our IVF clinic after our 9 week ultrasound. We kept this pregnancy very close to our heart because we wanted to protect ourselves just in case.
We made it to our 12 week ultrasound and our little bean was growing! We went through the genetic testing and found out we were expecting a girl! We just kept getting good news throughout this pregnancy! At 39 weeks I was induced due to my gestational diabetes and gave birth to our baby girl on Sep 22, 2025 at 8:49pm. She weighed 6lbs and 9 oz and was 20 inches long. We stayed 2 days in the hospital and brought her home to settle in as a family of 4!
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