We are so excited to be able to share our story with others facing the challenge and heartache of infertility.  We hope that our journey through infertility and Mia's birth will give other couples the strength to endure the long and difficult road of infertility.

Our story started in 2002 when my husband and I celebrated our one-year anniversary and decided it was the right time to start a family.  We began actively trying to conceive and when it didn't happen right away we didn't worry too much since we were both young and healthy.  He was twenty-nine and I was twenty-six.  After six months or so, my gynecologist put me on Clomid for four cycles with no results.  Although a little discouraged, we continued to try to conceive and after a year of trying went to see a fertility specialist.  After all the initial workups, I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS).  Our outlook was good and we decided to move forward with treatments, which included 5 cycles of intrauterine insemination (IUI) and 3 cycles of in vitro fertilization (IVF) one with Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injections (ICSI)).  During this time we only achieved one pregnancy, which ended in an early miscarriage.  We were emotionally drained not to mention the financial burden and it was difficult to remain positive as we watched friends and family have babies all around us.  We felt very much alone in our situation and holidays became a difficult time of year.  Even still, we clung to the hope of one day becoming parents.

Although we did not give up hope of trying to have a child of our own, we decided we needed to take a break from the treatments.  I continued to chart temperatures in hopes of conceiving naturally.  During this time, my husband's job moved us out of Texas to Tennessee.  Once settled here, we decided to begin fertility treatments again.  We started at another practice but after some initial testing and consultations, we decided it was not the place for us.  We were then referred to Dr. Vasquez by two different couples and decided to give him a try.

Our first meeting with Dr. Vasquez went well and we left cautiously optimistic because he seemed to be confident about our chances of conceiving.  The office staff was friendly and helpful and because it was a more intimate setting, we felt very comfortable with the office staff.  Dr. Vasquez did not diagnose me with PCOS but instead thought I must have an ovulatory issue.  After discussing our options with Dr. Vasquez, we decided on one more cycle of IUI before moving onto IVF.

We started treatment in the fall of 2007 and on October 30, 2007, we got the amazing news that we were expecting!  We almost didn't believe it since we had the procedure done with only one mature follicle.  After everything we had been through, it seemed surreal until the first ultrasound when we were able to see the heartbeat.  I never could have imagined the joy of being pregnant and carrying a child.  With the help of Dr. Vasquez, we were blessed with our daughter, Mia Elise on June 28^th 2008.  She is the child we have prayed for during the past 5 and ½ years and we are so thankful to Dr. Vasquez and his office for the amazing care they provided.

For all couples struggling in the midst of infertility, please don't give up hope.  Our precious Mia is proof that dreams do come true!

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