tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666276279445182028.post7313384959008078966..comments2024-03-19T20:41:17.985-07:00Comments on Recently Rimini: Our Battle with Infertility and the Story of Our SuccessAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14125618644598285189noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666276279445182028.post-69917065843483932922012-12-23T07:10:58.553-08:002012-12-23T07:10:58.553-08:00Hi Ashley! I just saw your comment on my blog and ...Hi Ashley! I just saw your comment on my blog and your Instagram. Congratulations on this amazing journey!! I love that we are only a week apart with our twin pregnancies and can't wait to read more!<br /><br />AmyandTony.blogspot.comAmy Schulerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05822223274690920710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666276279445182028.post-13585513697197677192012-12-23T06:22:31.442-08:002012-12-23T06:22:31.442-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Amy Schulerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05822223274690920710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666276279445182028.post-50619771997813040322012-12-18T18:34:02.585-08:002012-12-18T18:34:02.585-08:00Of course! Send me an email so we can get in touch...Of course! Send me an email so we can get in touch. <br />Ashleyrimini@gmail.comAshleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14125618644598285189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666276279445182028.post-63474396781232984502012-12-18T17:55:08.425-08:002012-12-18T17:55:08.425-08:00Thanks, Ashley! I have a few questions about the ...Thanks, Ashley! I have a few questions about the entire IVF thing...would you consider answering these and talking to me about it? If not, totally understand! Let me know! Thanks!!!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12231993357861224048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666276279445182028.post-39949849109980691722012-12-11T19:34:48.845-08:002012-12-11T19:34:48.845-08:00I just came across your blog and am really enjoyin...I just came across your blog and am really enjoying it! I too struggled with infertility (unexplained). After TTC for 13 months and with the help of 2 IUIs with Clomid,my husband and I are expecting our first child (due July 4th, 2013). Congratulations on your pregnancy and keep up the awesome blog!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666276279445182028.post-30570032649580405272012-12-10T16:23:52.473-08:002012-12-10T16:23:52.473-08:00Of course I remember you! Glad to hear from you, b...Of course I remember you! Glad to hear from you, but I'm sorry to hear what you are going through! Good luck with everything. Clomid can make you feel pretty crummy. I actually felt better while taking the injections instead of Clomid. Hope it works out! Dont' give up and keep me posted!Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14125618644598285189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666276279445182028.post-64088137643568571192012-12-10T06:45:59.238-08:002012-12-10T06:45:59.238-08:00You may not remember me, but we worked together in...You may not remember me, but we worked together in St. Louis during college. My husband and I have been TTC for 11 months and I just started on Clomid. I've been following your blog (it's hard to look away when ppl are pregnant and or have babies) and I was curious about what, if any, fertility treatments you had taken. I appreciate your open/honest sharing. I'm also an open book, which has become somewhat problematic while TTC. If one more person tells me to relax and stop stressing about it, I may be having my first kid in jail. :) I have Lupus, which means I had to stop taking my lupus medication (not safe for a fetus) while TTC. So, while I'm trying to relax and stop stressing, my health situation is deteriorating. I'm also really nervous about multiples, especially since I think one will be exhausting enough (again the Lupus thing). I was also on BC for nearly 15 years before we started... It makes me feel more normal knowing you went through the same things! Congrats!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16032380174164889311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666276279445182028.post-25137991868272692882012-12-08T08:28:33.937-08:002012-12-08T08:28:33.937-08:00HI Diana! Good luck! Doing an IVF cycle was not ba...HI Diana! Good luck! Doing an IVF cycle was not bad at all. Clomid I hated though. I felt like a monster! Hope it all goes well. Keep me posted!Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14125618644598285189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666276279445182028.post-71164954429501351072012-12-08T08:24:06.406-08:002012-12-08T08:24:06.406-08:00Thank you! Who is your friend? Do I know her?? Jus...Thank you! Who is your friend? Do I know her?? Just curious :)Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14125618644598285189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666276279445182028.post-3819862262354430992012-12-08T08:23:24.912-08:002012-12-08T08:23:24.912-08:00Good Luck Megan!! Good Luck Megan!! Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14125618644598285189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666276279445182028.post-85194974287117748782012-12-07T17:30:44.615-08:002012-12-07T17:30:44.615-08:00Wonderful story. A mutual friend suggested I read ...Wonderful story. A mutual friend suggested I read your blog, as my husband and I have been struggling with infertility for the past year. Like you, I was told while a teenager that it would be very difficult to get pregnant due to extensive Endometriosis - it isso true that you don't realize the 'severity' of the situation at that age. This has made me much less apprehensive about the next steps. We are currently deciding if we want to bother trying IUI or just go right to IVF - my husband also has male-factor infertility, which makes the decision that much more stressful. Tomorrow I will finish my LAST dose of Clomid and I can't wait - six months of being ompletely miserable is more than enough for me!!!<br />Thank you for sharing, and congrats!!!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12231993357861224048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666276279445182028.post-66158057800494951392012-12-07T09:38:08.654-08:002012-12-07T09:38:08.654-08:00WOW what a great story! I have a friend I met on o...WOW what a great story! I have a friend I met on our honeymoon that shared this site with me and makes me feel like there is hope :) My husband and I have been trying for 16 months and still no luck! You have a wonderful story!! Congrats to you!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666276279445182028.post-81805971565836214072012-12-06T12:07:37.642-08:002012-12-06T12:07:37.642-08:00I am glad you shared Ashley! Even though I've ...I am glad you shared Ashley! Even though I've known you through this process and the struggles you were having during this time, how the hormones were making you crazy, and inner battles, you never shared the depth of the struggle. WE all know by now I cry easy! I wear my heart on my sleeve and reading this made me cry, knowing I had talked with you the day you had to stay overnight in Indy, but you didnt tell me that's where you were!(just that you were home and resting!) Or the Sunday you sent the picture saying you guys were pregnant...I was convinced it was twins and you never actually told me the Dr said it was likely!!! (little stink!) I love you guys and Im SOOOOO HAPPY AND EXCITED! I CANT WAIT TO MEET MADELINE AND MASON!! :) :) :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07153349664516263912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666276279445182028.post-80591828871360413632012-12-06T07:01:17.776-08:002012-12-06T07:01:17.776-08:00Like Megan, I had PCOS. Back in the late 70s it w...Like Megan, I had PCOS. Back in the late 70s it was called Stein Leventhal Syndrome. I tried the Clomid, got pregnant and lost them all. I went to a specialist at Barnes, Dr. Ottolini, (the past mayor's son) and he checked me out and found nothing that would keep me from having a baby (at the time I had one born in 77). Those were rough times...I boycotted all baby showers of my friends and would walk out of a store if I saw a baby. It really hurt not to be able to have a sibling for my daughter (and we had had no problem getting pregnant the first time...like 6 months. I gave up. In September 1984 I started LPN school and was apparently pregnant then (never had regular cycles). Michael was born in May 85. We figured one girl, one boy, we're done. Not so much. 1 week before his vascectomy (I had had 2 C sections, I had had enough surgery) #3 made its presence known when I was being checked for a bladder infection. My last 2 are 18 months and 18 days apart. I am so happy that you and Jason are getting the best gifts from God as you will make phenomenal parents. Thanks for sharing your story. It gives such hope to those who are trying to be parents. I'm also happy that technology has advanced in 30 years to allow more options for infertility. They were not doing any sonograms when mine were born; in fact, they did an XRAY to determine that my eldest was breech and thus needed a C section.Nesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02184900184545881232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666276279445182028.post-35870561455335851442012-12-06T05:55:36.104-08:002012-12-06T05:55:36.104-08:00Thank you so much for sharing! My husband and I wa...Thank you so much for sharing! My husband and I want to have kids but we know it can be a long journey, especially since I have PCOS. But reading about your dedication and success makes us realize there are tons of options and to never give up. Thanks again for sharing!<br /><br />Megan Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471277427787225885noreply@blogger.com