Miracle

As my husband and I came to terms with the pregnancy loss last year we started to set our sights on trying again. We had two more tablets of the fertility drug to use and so we concluded two more chances before IVF. Each month as usual was a rollercoaster and bought about desperation for a missed period. Sadly, the two months on the drug gave us disappointment. We promptly went to our Consultant Gynaecologist who told us that with one Fallopian tube and ovulation issues, IVF was our next option. We got referred.

As I had the first dose of the Covid vaccine I had to wait 2 months before trying conceive….but I forgot about this and my husband and I tried to conceive naturally again…with one Fallopian tube and no fertility drugs. Silently I hoped for a positive outcome but I knew the odds were against us. What would the chances be falling pregnant naturally one month before IVF with the fertility issues I had?

On the day I expected my period I took a urine pregnancy test and the most faintest line appeared. I dismissed it as an evaporation line which I had seen in the past. But something pushed me to buy more tests. £50 worth of pregnancy tests…because something told me to. One of the digital tests told me I was not pregnant, but the line tests were giving me two lines as a positive sign. I waited another day and tried again. This time the digital test said the words I thought I wouldn’t see “Pregnant”. What would the chances be falling pregnant naturally one month before IVF with the fertility issues I had? Pretty good. Fate seemed to play a role and in many ways I saw this as a miracle.