When you look at our timeline for our first child, you would think that baby making was easy. It was easy. We tried for one cycle, immediately got pregnant, I had a very easy pregnancy, and a very uncomplicated (albeit long) labor and delivery. Our healthy son was born in December 2009.
Then in May 2010, 5 months post-partum, and still breastfeeding around the clock - I got pregnant again!?!?!?! We surely weren't trying, and were barely having enough sex for it to even be possible.
We are just lucky fertile people, right?
Ha.
In July 2010, I miscarried. Which under the sleep-deprived-constant-breastfeeding circumstances, I'm not sure is really that much of a shock. My body couldn't do both. And we weren't even close to being emotionally ready for another child.
In February 2011 we started actively TTC our second child. Given our previous track record, I anticipated a quick road to pregnancy.
7 months, and 2 chemical pregnancies later I'm not sure where this TTC road is going to take us - or if we will end up with another child.
But I have definitely learned one thing. Creating life is a gift, a miracle, a blessing - and most certainly not easy.
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