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Yay!!!! What an amazing story!! Congrats!!!!

I was TTC for a year.

I had very long, irregular cycles and it appeared that I was not ovulating.

After two doctors, a whole battery of tests, multiple medications and months and months of standstill waiting I was diagnosed with PCOS.

After even more waiting for stupid reasons, I was recommended some treatment. To start, monitored cycles with Clomid, timed intercourse and progesterone supplements... we'd move on to IUI in a few cycles if that didn't take.

Treatment was delayed because of the Christmas holidays (the clinics are closed around that time, so I had to skip that cycle). We had to wait until January, so things still felt like they were not moving.

The week before Christmas I was visiting my family 5 hours away. My sister was pregnant so I already had to handle that and SIL called us to inform us she was 10 weeks pregnant also. DH and I were having a pretty bleak holiday season.

We decided on the drive home that we should tell our families what we have been going through, as we hadn't talked about it with them before this.

So, the day before Christmas eve I decided to take a pregnancy test just to be sure before telling everyone about our trouble. I already knew it was going to be negative though. As I was unpackaging the HPT I was repeating to myself "It's going to be negative. It's going to be negative" to try and prepare myself for the inevitable disappointment.

When the second line appeared (in literally seconds) I was in disbelief. I just starred at the test. My first thought was "I'm an idiot, this is an OPK isn't it?" but I realized... no, it was an HPT. OMG.

I walked in to the bedroom where DH was still asleep and said "Uhm... I think I'm pregnant". He shot up like a rocket and examined the test with me. We both still just couldn't believe it. We were thinking maybe some medication caused this? Maybe the test is broken? Pregnancy just seemed impossible to us.

We called our RE who brought us in for blood work and they confirmed I was definitely pregnant. Just like that it went from being the worst Christmas ever to the best.

I'm now 30 weeks pregnant.

It really is a miracle... I always think of it as I was spared.

@pui: I love hearing these stories! it really does just give me the warm fuzzies!!!

@pui: I love your story too It just makes me so happy!

@FaithFertility: I'm sorry that people have been dismissive or not as supportive but everyone has an opinion about these things. There are lots of us who have been in your situation and are thrilled for you! People who think that it is just because you "relaxed" don't get that until you figured out what the issue was no amount of relaxing was going to make it work.

@FaithFertility: I got the antibiotics, and was like, seriously, at this point i had tried clomid, accupuncture, herbs, and a free scrip si what I really needed? Good grief... But then we did need IUI eventually. Still unexplained IF so we'll see what happens if/when i can get pregnant on my own.

Getting pregnant without intervention is amazing! It definitely doesn't downplay everything you went through though. That pain and frustration is real.

@SweetiePie: that makes me angry. IVF is a big deal. It's invasive and intimidating. And with your translocation it's even more high stakes in my mind.

@Leialou: See, this is why I love my IVF gals We all get it when no one else does!
I think that people think IVF is so run of the mill these days, that it's not a big deal. And PREACH about the translocation. I know our situations are slightly different but you get it more than anyone on these boards. The translocation I carry is a game changer and I just need to accept the fact that it's not common so hardly anyone will understand.
A friend of mine who had a miscarriage and mild pcos told me after I told her about my translocation and miscarriages "just go to an RE and they'll give you clomid and you'll be fine!"
Well it doesn't really work that way. Ha! She didn't mean to be offensive - she's just clueless!
And trying to explain the PGD and IVF process in detail? Forget about it. I thought it would make people more understanding of what we did for a baby, but no. They still say "see they can do anything with science these days. It's not even a big deal!"
I'll end there because I could go on forever

*Growl* phone ate my comment. Suffice it to say CONGRATULATIONS!!!

@meganmp: I you.

@pui: I love your story. I still remember my excitement when you announced!!!!

@FaithFertility: Yay! Congrats to you! I'm sorry you have to hear those annoying and hurtful comments. People really don't have a clue

@FaithFertility: @pui: What heartwarming, amazing stories.