This has happened plenty of times before. Seven of them have died inside me, either sometime in the first two weeks, or later down the track. Two grew to be our gorgeous daughters.
We have just completed a fresh stimulation cycle of IVF. Over the past six weeks, I decided not to bore you with the details, but here's a quick summary of what we've been up to ... tablets, nose spray, injecting myself in the tummy, 12-hourly alarms, internal ultrasounds, blood tests, a general anaesthetic, a not-very-pleasant biopsy for Neil, pain, mood swings ... you get the picture!
However, the fact that we've come back for more is evidence that the process is definitely worth it. We have two little miracles, and I'm so grateful to both the scientists, and the women who went through the earlier, much tougher IVF regimes. Without them it wouldn't be possible for us to have children.
This one is nicknamed "Ollie" - or "Mighty Bean", if you ask Aunty Janelle. Please pray with us that it sticks!
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