Rebecca and Lane

We knew since high school that we wanted to have a big family, but we also knew we would have trouble conceiving because of my cycle. I rarely had my period so I knew something was wrong with my body. I was told that I likely have PCOS, but have not actually received a formal a diagnosis. When my husband and I were ready to start trying, it took us more than a year, with multiple low doses of Letrozole, to conceive. Our son was born in July of 2021.

In August of 2022 we started to try for Baby #2, once again using Letrozole and follicle tracking. We were able to get pregnant in January of 2023, however, we sadly lost our baby in March.

We continued to try to conceive using Letrozole, follicle tracking, and trigger shots until October 2023 when we were referred to a fertility specialist to start the process of IUI. Our specialist did three more cycles with a higher dose of Letrozole, trigger shots, and follicle tracking, all of which were unfortunately unsuccessful. Finally, in June of 2024 we started our first round of IUI.

I had a hysterosalpingogram (HSG) done to check if my fallopian tubes were blocked, and the results showed that they weren’t. In April 2024, ultrasound monitoring showed we had dominant follicles, but unfortunately our doctor was away on vacation and we were unable to do our first round of IUI. This bump in the road was very emotional as we did not have any dominant follicles the next cycle. We started to have feelings of hopelessness and anger.

We finally did our first round of IUI in June of 2024. We had one dominant follicle but unfortunately it was unsuccessful. We proceeded with a second IUI in July 2024 with two dominant follicles, and we were blessed with our baby boy who was born in March 2025!

This journey has been so hard mentally and physically. No one tells you how much time, money and effort you will put in. Going to all the appointments such as ultrasounds multiple times a week, bloodwork, other medical testing and dealing with the side effects from all the medication all takes its toll. When we first started our journey, it felt very lonely and never ending. It seemed like everyone around us was able to conceive and welcome their babies so easily.

Once I started to open up on social media about our fertility journey in an effort to raise awareness, I had many friends and others reach out to me to share their own fertility struggles. It’s not easy to go through, but when you have people in your support system to talk to and connect with, you realize you’re not alone. If we could give one piece of advice for those struggling with infertility it would be to advocate for yourself and remember that it’s not your fault. ❤️