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Introduction
DH and I are both 31. TTC our children has been a very difficult journey for us, but one that I would not trade. God has taught me to be a stronger person and to have a stronger and deeper faith in HIM because of it.

Tests, Procedures, Medical consultations
I have had ALL the tests run on me. For the most part, they have found nothing wrong with me. After doing an HSG several years ago, they found that my left tube was tied in a knot, so they corrected that laproscopically.
Other than that, nothing. We were diagnosed with unexplained infertility with unexplained recurrent m/c's. It was frustrating because sometimes you just want an answer as to why you are "broken."

Trying-to-Conceive (TTC) experience
TTC #1 - we tried for 19 months. We had made the appt with the RE and it was 2 weeks away when I found out I was pg. That was my 3rd pregnancy - the first two ended in a m/c.

TTC #2 - We thought we'd have a lot more problems so we started ttc right away. 4 months later, we were pg... and SHOCKED! They are 15 months apart.

TTC #3 - Now we thought our infertility issues were over, so we waited a year. Then we began ttc #3 and that took us on a very long and painful and emotional roller coaster. We ttc her for almost 3 years and had 3 more m/c's. That's when all the tests were run and they found nothing - for either our infertility issues or our recurrent m/c's. We had a total of 6 IUI's all with injectibles and one IVF cycle.

TTC #4 - After our third was born, we decided to IMMEDIATELY ttc#4. That has lead us down another long and emotional road. After 2 more m/c's (so 7 m/c's total), 5 more IUI's and medicated cycles, and 25 cycles... we are finally pg again.

It doesn't need to be said, but I am terrified. After 7 losses and such lengthy times of ttc, it makes losing another baby SO much harder. Prayers would be so very welcomed!

Charting Experience
By the time I started learning how to chart, I had already been seeing an RE. Once I was under his care, I found temping to be kind of useless, he was monitoring my cycle very closely. But, being obsessed with ttc, I still charted all my other signs, cm, cp, +opk's, etc... That was helpful to just have something to look at.

The Internet
The internet has been pivotol for me. I have been posting to a popular website with message boards. They have so many categories that I was able to find one with other ladies who are ttc after miscarriages. Some with infertility, some for Christian sisters and so on. They information that I learned because of being on those boards is what cause me to take charge of my own fertility and to call an RE (many years ago now.)

Other Thoughts?
I am just so thrilled to have made it past our first step. It happens so few and far between that just getting pg is a HUGE step for us. Now, getting past the 1T is a critical step!

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