I usually don’t do more than 1 post a day, but this has been
a very full day which has warranted another post.
Because there is such a strong family history of breast
cancer in my family, my doctors want me to do a baseline mammogram before we
start IVF. I went to see the Nurse
Practitioner today so they could clear me for insurance, etc. While doing the consult the NP tells me that
her son and his wife have been dealing with IF for a while and she just found
out today that their IVF #1 was successful.
She told me it was a sign that it will work for me too, and I sure hope
she is right! She also told me to pray
to St. Gerard because he is the patron saint of motherhood, has anybody else
heard this?
On my way back to work from my appointment I stopped by the
hospital where my cousin was with her newborn baby. It was kind of funny driving from one
hospital to another. The baby is
adorable. He had his eyes open almost
the whole time I was there and he was looking around and squirming like
crazy. Holding him was wonderful. I didn’t feel sad, or envious, I just felt
love. I am so glad that I went to the
hospital.
I completely know what you mean with being worried about how you are going to feel when you see the baby and if your negative emotions will be too strong, but then once you hold him/her it's like it all just vanishes! I'm glad you had that experience too with your cousin's baby.
ReplyDeleteMy mom bought me a St. Gerard charm that I have been wearing for about 5 months! I say that every bit helps!
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