How did we get here?

As much as I adore being a fur Mama, I can't wait to be a little human's Mama. I mean, I have to wait, and I will wait, but I can't wait, you know? 😊 That said, as much as Clo loves kids, I have a feeling she can probably wait to have a human sibling. 😂 She's had it pretty good lol.

I thought I'd share a bit about why all 3 fertility doctors we've worked with have recommended a gestational carrier, a recommendation they do not take lightly as it's their business to help couples conceive.

Approximately 3 years into our IVF journey, an MRI confirmed that I have a rare congenital uterine malformation. It's called a non-communicating unicornuate uterus. What that means is my 🦄 of a uterus is approximately 60% of the size of the average, and my one fallopian tube/ovary is not connected to my uterus. This explained the debilitating pain I had been experiencing with each cycle. I was referred to a surgeon, and a hysteroscopy was performed where I awoke to learn that one fallopian tube was removed. We were told pregnancy could still be possible through IVF but the challenges further associated with my uterus' anatomy including lack of blood flow and the high chance of pre-term birth due to size meant IF a pregnancy happened it would be high risk. That said, I wasn't ready to give up my dream of being pregnant. With only one embryo left, I decided to take a month leave from work in order to focus on doing EVERYTHING natural/traditionally medical to support a successful transfer. Unfortunately, it wasn't meant to be, and after having given it my literal all, we decided to concede with the advice of numerous specialists and proceed with surrogacy.

So here we are today on our surrogacy journey, each day filled with hope, crippling grief, gratitude, pain, excitement, fear, and so much love to give.

Thanks for reading!

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