Follow-up

We're off to meet with the doctor today for our follow-up appointment.  I apologize for my absence lately, life has been crazy-busy and school has been kicking my butt.  When I spoke to the nurse as I was making the appointment for today she had a few pointers for me as to what the doctor may suggest today.  There are two blood tests that we can have done to see if there is a definitive cause as to why I have had two miscarriages in a row.  The first would be a blood test panel that looks for different clotting disorders that can prevent a positive outcome to a pregnancy.  It is my understanding that if this were the case there are measures we can take to help the situation that would result in an actual baby.  The second would be to do genetic testing to see whether there is something in one of our genes that is preventing our embryos from growing past a certain stage.  She explained that we each have 23 pairs of chromosomes (46 total), and if even one tiny part of one of those switched places with another it could affect the outcome of a pregnancy.  I'm not sure what our course of action would be if that were the case.  We have a total of six embryos left, and several of them are from our donor which would leave us with a sliver of hope that those could potentially work.

In the meantime I have been on a strict portion-control lifestyle change, and have been working out everyday.  I feel better about myself and have made up my mind that I'm going to stick with this.  In my heart I believe this will help us find the ending we are so longing for.

I'm starting a new job this evening at a local food market, but will update on our doctor visit when I can!  Thank you all for your continued love and support!