Let me give some background about my views on having a kid first. For most of my adult life, I had never considered having a child....and I still don't want to be the one actually giving birth, for those of you who were wondering! Being around kids was not my idea of fun and I would find myself losing my patience anytime I was in a small childs presence. The idea of not having freedom to go and do whenever and whereever I wanted was not attactive to me either. I was perfectly happy to enjoy life with my wife and our furbabies.
As I have grown older, and my closest friends and family have begun to grow their familes, I have found myself surrounded by more and more young children. Being around these awesome babies has brought out a new side in me. I have developed a love for them that I can not explain and I would do anything for them. My patience has grown more than I ever thought possible.
You know that I can tell you when I realized I might want to be a mommy some day. It was during Christmas two years ago when we went to North Carolina for Brittany's family Christmas. We would be spending a week with her mom, dad, brother, sister-in-law, niece ( 1 1/2 at the time), and month old nephew. I was a little nervous to spend a long period of time with young kids and I wondered if there would be a way to escape if I needed to. As it turned out, I was pretty good with the babies, but my heart melted when Brittany's neice brought a book to me, crawled in my lap and asked me to read to her. This made me feel warm and fuzzy inside and still does every time she asks.
After that visit, Brittany and I started talking about having our own baby. The more we talked about it the more I was excited about the possibility of growing our family and having a small one of my own that will bring me a book and crawl in my lap for story time.
So that brings us to today! We are taking the leap off the ledge and are starting the process of Hatching a Velebil!
Today was all about setting up the plan of action and time table for the IVI process.
- Step one is for Brittany to start prenatal vitamins
- Step two includes blood tests. The tests are to identify Britt's blood type and to determine if she is CMV, Cytomegalovirus, positive. If the blood type is a + and she is CMV + then pretty much any sperm is good for us. Now, if she is blood type - and she is CMV - then we will need to find sperm that is blood type - and CMV -. The blood test will also test for various things such as TSH, T4, TPO Antibodies, prolactin, vitamin D level.......and on and on. All of this is important because Brittany has Hashimoto's.
- Step three is what I am referring to as Extreme Vetting. Brittany and I will begin looking through profiles of potential sperm doners. Brittany was looking at one of the banks websites and said it was kind of like a dating app....swipe right if you like and left if there is no chance in Hades.
- Step four is waiting for the first day of her next period so we can set up the ultra sound test for the next day or two to make sure Brittany's ovaries are working right and that her body is producing all the right hermones. Then, sometime during days 5-11 days after the period starts she will go in for a HSG (x-ray dye test) to make sure at least one of her fallopian tupes are open so the sperm and egg can find each other.
Mixed emotions of excitement and nervousness have been going through me all day. The consultation today increased the excitement and reduced some of the nervousness. This is the beginning to a long road, but I am sure it will be worth it. Brittany and I know this journey will have highs and lows and are ready to take it together. We are excited to have Dr. Crawford helping us along this journey and we know we could not be placing the future of our family in better hands.
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