Kristin Spindler’s Story

Andrew & Kristin’s Story

After difficulty conceiving on our own, my husband and I found out that I have low ovarian reserve. At only 24 years old, this was devastating news. I had to deeply advocate for myself, navigating military doctors and the military lifestyle, since I was active duty when we found this out.

We were directed to IVF. From only two embryos, we were blessed to have our first cycle/transfer be a success. We welcomed our son in March 2024.

A year later, we were discussing finances and whether we would begin trying for another baby via IVF. We were working on our garden during this and I said “you know let’s just wait, let’s not worry about having to add that (IVF expenses) to our budget right now”. I came inside to take a shower and noticed my cycle still hadn’t started. I decided to take a test that I just had on hand and, to my extreme surprise, it had a faint line. My husband went and got me a few more tests which were also positive.

The excitement quickly turned to sadness and disappointment when we learned that our baby stopped growing at nearly 7 weeks. I immediately wanted to do another IVF cycle as I felt extremely heartbroken. We met with a new clinic in May 2025 and had our retrieval August 2025, which resulted in one PGTA Euploid embryo. Transfer was moved many times over the next 6 months because I kept getting cysts on my ovaries – each time I was let down. It started to feel like it would never happen.

Finally March 2026, we were able to transfer our sweet baby girl. Exactly one year after my miscarriage, we found out that our transfer was successful. I can’t help but feel grateful for the timing, though I was initially disappointed having to put it off so many times. Baby girl’s due date falls just 5 days after our baby we lost would have been here. Somehow, that heals parts of my heart. Thank you Lord for our Rainbow blessing coming Dec 2026!