A request for my sisters
 

Sisters--I have been a member of Alpha Gamma Delta for eight years and look forward to the rest of my life with so many wonderful sisters. I need your prayers desperately. My husband and I have been struggling with infertility for four years, although we only started treatments about eight months ago we are quickly running out of money. Please keep us in your thoughts and pray that we will be blessed with a healthy pregnancy soon...we only have a few more tries until we are out of money and the chances that we would conceive naturally are astronomically against us. My husband is a wonderful man and I have spent my entire life wanting to be a mom. Also, my father in law is dying slowly from advanced prostate cancer so please pray for our family in general and him in particular.

I appreciate all your thoughts and prayers.


Loyally!

To hold truth inviolable, sincerity essential and kindness invaluable...

I don't know the procedures involved but I have no doubt that they are financially and emotionally draining. If you need someone to chat with, just let us know!

Could you tell us what school you went to and/or where you are living now? We have the AGD Roll Call thread if you feel comfortable posting there.

Who I am
 

I was initiated at Kappa Alpha Chapter--Avila University. I still live in the Kansas City area and work in a school for kids with behavior disorders.

my thoughts are with you as you go through this trying time. i wish you all luck that your prayers are answered.

LiEP,
Nicole

Good luck, and my prayers are with you.

I will be praying for you.

Loyally,
Abby

Thanks
 

Thank you all so much! I appreciate the prayers and thoughts.

I knew that college sounded familiar!!

Alphagam-Alum (Wendi) went there!!

My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family.

Very good memory Lynn!!!
Ms Hyphenated Lady and I met in 6th grade-- 19years later we are still friends---she was my sis-dot...

Ms Hyphenated would make a great mother--- heck I offer her my kids (or at least one of them) on a weekly basis--she thinks she needs her own!! ;)

-wendi

I cheated a little although I did remember, I did a search, lol. ;) :D

my prayers are with you hon *hugs*

I've never struggled with infertility, but I'm familiar with the pain as several of my friends have. I hope you and your husband are blessed with a bundal of joy very soon!

Keep it up!
 

Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers...it may already be helping. I am supposed to go for a blood pregnancy test on Tuesday if Nature hasn't called and so far so good. I keep praying myself that it really happened this time.


And AGDAlum (Wendi) does give me her kids on a regular basis...she has two beautiful boys that I would keep if I could. She couldn't be a better friend, sister or mom.


Tina
(I haven't figured out the coding yet but will have a great signature someday)

I too will send good thoughts and prayers your way! Here's hoping for good news on Tuesday!

LIEP,

Dee

A little anxious...
 

I took a home test and it came up positive so I am praying that it was accurate...let's hope that the blood test confirms it and everything works out.

Thank you all for your support...aren't sisters great?


Tina:D

congrats on your home test! i'll be keeping fingers and toes crossed that it was 100% accurate!

Well, I have to say... when I took a home test when I suspected I was pregnant, it was positive. I went to the doctor a couple days later and they did a urine test that was negative. They did a blood test too, since I'd had a positive home test and that one was positive! That home test was more accurate than the doctor's! Blood test will tell for sure though.

Keeping fingers and toes crossed for you!

Dee

It was true
 

Amazing isn't it how life works out...I went to the fertility clinic today and had a blood serum done...it came back positive and my progesterone level looks super so I am really excited. I ask that you all still pray that I have a healthy full term pregnancy.

Thank you all so much.

LEIP

Christina Sexton-Seibert

YEA!!!!!!!!

Wishing and your hubby lots of wonderful new happenings!!
LiEP,
Lynn

congrats to you and your husband! May this be the first of many wonderful moments with your pregnancy and child!

LiEP,
Nic

Okay... so we are all hopeing and praying for one bundle of joy... but we know that having "help" to get just one, normally produces two or three or four...
Good Luck.... I have always wanted twins!

congratulations! wishing you a happy & healthy 9 months!

Congrats!! :)

Thanks Everyone!
 

Tanks so much for all your messages...yes there is a chance that I will have twins but only about 13%...I would like twins but I am not sure we could afford twins...we will figure it out if we have to though.


Tina

Hummmmm.... see that Tina-- yet another mention of QUADS!!!!
Really the quads around the corner from me are really cute, sweet, well behaved kids!!! You'd do well with that many!!!!


--ok, now i am taking the phone off the hook and locking my door, as soon as Tina reads this she will be rushing over here to kill me!!! :)

I had IUI!
 

I had IUI Wendi...as you well know...I have a 13% chance of twins and less than 1/2 of 1% chance of a higher multiple birth number...It isn't like the risk with in-vitro...please don't say triplets or quads...I should know for sure on the 25th...I get to have my first ultrasound!

Thanks (I typed it right this time)!


Tina
:eek:

this is so exciting!!!! CONGRATS!!! please keep us updated!

Please educate... what is IUI? I know what the invetro is but what is IUI?

Congratulations, Tina! :)

IUI
 

IUI is intrauterine insemination what used to be artificial insemination. They catheterize the cervice and shoot the sperm right into the fallpian tubes. This is combined with chlomid which induces ovulation and internal ultrasounds that show when you will ovulate so everything is optimized.

Tina

Ouch!

Definitely!
 

Ouch is the right word but so far the four months of annoyance has paid off. I am so happy...typical pregnancy so far...tired, sore breasts, indigestion but no morning sickness yet...it should hit this week if it is going to.

Keep praying for us...there is a definite chance of twins...my hormone levels were very high for so early on. We just hope for a healthy pregnancy and healthy baby or babies.

Tina

I had my ultrasound yesterday!
 

I had my ultrasound today and instead of seeing one baby we saw two babies! They both had strong heartbeats. Everything looks good so far. Please keep praying we certainly need it!

Tina

so it looks like gtowngirl was right!! congrats! my continued thoughts are with you and your husband!

Definitely need prayers
 

Had a scare yesterday and went to the emergency room. On light duty for the moment but both babies still look good. Thanks for your thoughts and prayers.


Loyally,

Tina

Update on the Babies
 

Here are links to their pictures...hope you enjoy. The babies are growing perfectly. They measured exactly the right size and the same size and they had identical heart rates of 156.

http://www.pregnancyweekly.com/album...p?key=38251706

http://www.pregnancyweekly.com/album...p?key=83090203

http://www.pregnancyweekly.com/album...sp?key=7717080

The individual pictures look like little teddy bears.

We really appreciate anyone's thoughts and prayers. I am not going to be able to return to work after the babies come and will probably end up on bed rest for several weeks before. We are hoping I can avoid bed rest so we are grateful for your support.

I hear that convention was awesome. I plan to leave the toddlers with my husband the next time around.

Tina

Congratulations and best of luck to all of you!!

YAY!!! Babies are fun!!! I can't wait until I get married and become a mommy!!!
My prayers are with you in this time, that it will be joyous.

It has been a while but I wanted to update
 

In June and July I kept you all abreast of our struggle with infertility. I found out in June that I was pregnant and in July that it was twins. A few weeks ago we found out that we are having a boy and a girl. This has been confirmed several times now. Our little boy's name is Christian Lukas and our little girl is Patience Lynn. I will be six months pregnant on Saturday and now I am asking that you keep us in your thoughts because carrying twins is high risk. We hope that I can keep working for another 8 weeks (until Christmas break) but I may end up on bedrest before then. So far everything is going well but many twin moms go on bed rest as early as 20 or 24 weeks. Keep us in your thoughts and prayers and pray that the babies don't come before 36 weeks. They are due Valentine's day but twins usually deliver a few weeks early.

Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers!

Loyally,

Tina

I was wondering how things were going the other day... I'm glad you got to posting before I did.

Congrats on the boy and girl (that is what I want and would love to do it all at once!).

Well... keep us updated and if you have to do the whole bedrest thing, let us know... I'm sure we can all help you find ways to occupy your time!