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Friday, April 23, 2010

Reflections Along the Journey

I was reflecting yesterday on my drive home. I was thinking about the journey I went on to get to this place of expecting my first child. Hubby and I had a long journey, not always paved with rainbows and sunshine. And I just wanted to share with you all that those feelings don't fade just because you get pregnant. I haven't forgotten the experience of finding a fertility medication that works. I haven't forgotten the day my OBGYN (Dr. H) told me that I would need to see a specialist. Those emotions are not ones that are quickly forgotten. I haven't forgotten how my heart just sank in October when Dr. S called me with the results of my baseline bloodwork, telling me that I had high FSH and therfore was in preovarian failure. I had a cyst. I had to take the cycle off with bcp. Believe me, those emotions don't fade. Those emotions are what increase the joy of knowing where I am now. 

In just the same respect, I haven't forgotten the feeling of seeing a positive pregnancy test, the tears that streamed down my face when I realized I was pregnant. I haven't forgotten the feeling of hearing the nurse at the RE's office tell me that I'm going to be a mom. There are no experiences that can take away the memory of the joy that flooded my heart and the tears that streamed down my face. I haven't forgotten the day Hubby and I first saw our Baby and the day we first heard her heartbeat. It doesn't matter how far along I am, those feelings are so fresh in my mind.

As I reflected, I realized that this is the common thread amongst us. We have experienced things that can help us encourage each other. We remember those feelings so we can help someone else along their journey. We can add sunshine and rainbows to someone else's day along their journey. Remember where you have been on your journey and help someone else as they walk along their path. That's our common thread-experience. Happy ICLW.

10 comments:

  1. Hi! I've been reading your blog for a few months now, but this is the first time I've gotten a chance to comment. I agree so much with what you have written and I think you said it beautifully: "We can add sunshine and rainbows to someone else's day along their journey. Remember where you have been on your journey and help someone else as they walk along their path." Well said! I look forward to reading more of your blog as it gets closer to the arrival of your little one :)

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  2. What a great post. Even as a mom to three, I have not forgotten anything I went through to get them. Those journeys don't fade, they remain vivid memories.

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  3. I totally agree with you! Going through IF makes you super aware of pregnant women and to not assume they looked at their hubs and got pregnant! A lot of people deal with IF, they just aren't that comfortable telling people! The IF blog-world is truly amazing and brings us all together! Great post!

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  4. Happy ICLW!

    I agree that we [am currently 34 weeks preg] should remember our own journey and help and encourage others who are still travelling. But it is also a very delicate place. I know that when I was ttc, pregnant women/mothers telling me that I will eventually become a mother and that it will all be worth it was the worst. Couldn't they see that while they had a happy ending, I am doomed to be childless!?

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  5. I agree! I believe this journey is not in vain, but to help others along the way. To escort them over the pot holes that lie on the "yellow brick road".

    Congrats and thank you for your honest thoughts :)

    I'll be cheering you on, as I am so HAPPY for you!

    HUGS

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  6. Congrats on your pregnancy - I also believe that the TTC struggles seem to make the miracle of pregnancy seem even more awe inspiring.

    ICLW #119

    http://lovelyladybump.blogspot.com/

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  7. Congratulations on your pregnancy! I've always said that the time we spent ttc would be all worth it in the end. And as we celebrate at 12 weeks pg, even after having experienced a loss, I can certainly say that every second of our 3 1/2 year struggle was worth this baby. I think it's important, like you said, to help others along the way and to always remember how it felt to be there.

    Beautiful post, and congrats again!

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  8. I love this post, I feel exactly the same though still feel a little battered and bruised from the journey. I always thought that I would recover but I don't think that now and though I am esctatically happy, I do remember the dark days. However, the dark days are there to help us appreciate the sunny days that much more - and today it is exceptionally sunny, I can tell you!!

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  9. Congratulations on your pregnancy.

    ~Stopping by for ICLW #126

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