STORIES
Kellie Shoten
Kellie shares her long road through Amenorrhea, IVF treatments, ending with a happy and healthy baby boy
@kellieshoten
"Infertility is the most taxing process I’ve every been through. There is the financial cost, the physical and emotional toll, the hiding your reality from people, the insensitive questions you're asked"
Her Story
I was diagnosed with Amenorrhea (essentially lack of a period and ovulation) at 28 after going off the pill and having zero cycle. I tried every eastern route, from acupuncture to diet changes, shifts in type of exercise (goodbye Orange Theory) and all of the Chinese herbs. Nothing worked. After a year of no period and no luck conceiving, my husband and I went to see a Reproductive Endocrinologist. We went through four cycles of infertility treatments which consisted of weeks of nightly injections along with vaginal ultrasounds and blood work every 2-3 days until my follicles were at the perfect size to “trigger” ovulation. We were lucky to conceive my now 22 month old son, Maverick, with injections and timed intercourse and I have never felt so grateful as I did the moment my doctor called to tell me I was pregnant. I obviously took about 15 home tests before my bloodwork but those confirming words were everything.
Two years later we are again on the long and bumpy infertility road. I had an emergency c-section with my son which resulted in retained placenta and a D&C. The D&C, we found out in June after three failed IUI cycles and IVF, caused significant scar tissue to grow. I had surgery to remove that scar tissue and luckily had a successful IVF cycle that has given us 7 perfect embryos. The road the second time around has been much harder and longer than we expected (another year of self administered needles, ultrasounds and bloodwork) but we are so close to our frozen embryo transfer that will hopefully result in a healthy second pregnancy.
Infertility is the most taxing process I’ve every been through. There is the financial cost (read thousands), we are lucky to be able to afford it, the emotional toll, the hiding your reality from people, the insensitive questions about when are you going to have kids or your next kid, and the strain on your relationship when you feel awful and pumped with hormones and want nothing less than for your husband to touch you. I struggle with what infertility, pregnancy and a c-section have done to my once toned body.
I didn’t have the delivery I wanted or the road to pregnancy I had assumed, but what I do have is my baby and hopefully a second baby soon, and for that I would do it all over a thousand times again. I look at my happy, running, silly almost 2 year old and know I will be more present, loving and accepting of him because of what I went through to bring him here. That being said, it’s hard as fuck.
Apologies for the length but my story is for lack of a better term, a long story.
Related Stories
Denay Gonzalez
"I never knew how difficult it was until I came across my own journey of 1 1/2 years of trying, countless nights of crying and pain, day after day of medication & injections."
Sophie De Schutter
"They said there was zero sperm. Even though my boyfriend wasn't fully awake, I saw wet eyes tears rolling on his face. It was the first time I saw him crying. It was also the first time I really saw that he wanted this for us."
Bess Gosage
"My therapist told me that getting an infertility diagnosis affects your brain the same way as getting a cancer diagnosis. It’s just heartbreak, I guess."
191 comments
Get your ex Love back with the help of a real spell caster who saved my marriage.
I’m Josie Wilson from USA. I was at the verge of losing my marriage when Dr.Excellent stepped in and rescued me. My husband had filed for divorce after an unending dispute and emotional abuses we both suffered due to misunderstandings. He left the house and refused to come back. I sought for Dr.Excellent knowing I don’t wish to suffer another penury due to divorce cases and losing my man. I complied with his work procedures which was very easy and he worked for me. The love and connection between me and my partner was restored and he came back and got the divorce case canceled. It’s all for a fact that Dr.Excellent is honest and transparent in helping people and you too reading this can get the solution you seek in restoring joy and happiness in your marriage or relationship. contact Dr.Excellent for help now..Here his contact. WhatsApp: +2348084273514 ,Email: Excellentspellcaster@gmail.com
Website:https://drexcellentspellcaster.godaddysites.com
Notwithstanding many people telling me it was impossible, I struggled a lot to get my bitcoin back. I’m submitting this assessment in the hopes that it would be helpful to someone else. You are not the only one who has lost bitcoin as a result of investments in binary options, trading platforms, account hacks, or other frauds using bitcoin. My venture in cryptocurrencies cost me more than $200,000. Being a victim of dishonesty myself, I tried a variety of approaches to get my money back, however not one of them seemed to function. I uncovered computer speciallist Recovery’s contact details, a cyber recovery specialist. With a better strategy and technique, I was able to quickly recoup the money I lost to these shady investors. In a single word, computer speciallist recovery saved my life. If you’ve been the victim of such horrors and are seeking recovery, send a note to the individual on the list below. After that, secure the assistance you need for yourself. Thanks to computerspeciallist@engineer.com
They were able to recover my money and I am really excited for their service
God bless
Get your ex Love back with the help of a real spell caster who saved my marriage.
I’m Josie Wilson from USA. I was at the verge of losing my marriage when Dr.Excellent stepped in and rescued me. My husband had filed for divorce after an unending dispute and emotional abuses we both suffered due to misunderstandings. He left the house and refused to come back. I sought for Dr.Excellent knowing I don’t wish to suffer another penury due to divorce cases and losing my man. I complied with his work procedures which was very easy and he worked for me. The love and connection between me and my partner was restored and he came back and got the divorce case canceled. It’s all for a fact that Dr.Excellent is honest and transparent in helping people and you too reading this can get the solution you seek in restoring joy and happiness in your marriage or relationship. contact Dr.Excellent for help now..Here his contact. WhatsApp: +2348084273514 ,Email: Excellentspellcaster@gmail.com
Website:https://drexcellentspellcaster.godaddysites.com
Bitcoin or Crypto Wallet Retrieval – Secure Recovery:.
Contact info: Email: ( Ultimatehackerjerry@seznam.cz )WhatsAp:(+152) (032)9 0(320)
G ‘day, my name is Giorgio Scott, and I’m from Germany….
While looking for help after losing $114,000 USD in Cryptocurrency to an unregulated trading platform (89 percent. com), I came across numerous endorsements and testimonials about The Ultimate Hacker Jerry. I sent him a direct message, to which he replied and requested some information, which I also provided. After five hours of working with me. and because it took me three weeks to find the Ultimate Hacker Jerry, he was able to recover $97,120 USD worth of Bitcoin out of $114,000 USD worth of Bitcoin. Even though he only recovered 90% of my bitcoin, I’m still overjoyed because I didn’t think it was possible. Thanks to Jerry… If your cryptocurrencies have been stolen in any way, contact Jerry as soon as possible.
Learn more https://ultimatehackerjerr.wixsite.com/ultimatehacker
Bitcoin or Crypto Wallet Retrieval – Secure Recovery:.
Contact info: Email: ( Ultimatehackerjerry@seznam.cz )WhatsAp:(+152) (032)9 0(320)
G ‘day, my name is Giorgio Scott, and I’m from Germany….
While looking for help after losing $114,000 USD in Cryptocurrency to an unregulated trading platform (89 percent. com), I came across numerous endorsements and testimonials about The Ultimate Hacker Jerry. I sent him a direct message, to which he replied and requested some information, which I also provided. After five hours of working with me. and because it took me three weeks to find the Ultimate Hacker Jerry, he was able to recover $97,120 USD worth of Bitcoin out of $114,000 USD worth of Bitcoin. Even though he only recovered 90% of my bitcoin, I’m still overjoyed because I didn’t think it was possible. Thanks to Jerry… If your cryptocurrencies have been stolen in any way, contact Jerry as soon as possible.
Learn more https://ultimatehackerjerr.wixsite.com/ultimatehacker
You're viewing 1-5 of 191