Hi Everyone,

With a new board, it's nice to have everyone take time to introduce themselves again. Whether you are an old (ahem...mature!) regular participant, or new to SheLaughed.com, we welcome you and encourage you to tell us a little about yourself! (I shared our testimony on the "Testimonies" section, linked at the top of the board, also in the "About Us" section on the front main page of SheLaughed.com, so I won't repeat it all here. )

We look forward to sharing more with each one of you!

[Updated on: Sat, 30 April 2005 03:54]

I am praying for you and your little blessings! Please keep us updated on your progress!

[Updated on: Thu, 07 July 2005 02:29]

Hello everyone!

I posted a handful of times or more to the old message board. I know I am one of two named Anna. Last time I was at the old message board the other Anna was pregnant...I hope she is doing well.

I am 40 yrs old. I will be 41 in September. I have one adult son who is 18 1/2 yrs old. Even though he was lost to open adoption, I remained a part of his life growing up and still have contact now, but not very often. He is now very busy with his own life, going to college, working and his friends and he lives in San Diego (my hometown) 350 miles away.

At the time I had my son, my abusive ex b/f (and father of my son) forced me to have a tubal ligation at the age of 22. It took me 17 1/2 years to have the money to be able to have the tubal reveral surgery. So, last August 10, 2004 at the age of 39 yrs and 10 1/2 months. I had the reversal done. We are now in our 13th cycle of TTC since the tubal reveral. I had labs done in March and I had a CD3 FSH of 4.9 (which is excellent) so at least we know that I have a good egg reserve, but quanity does not equal quality, so I hope I have some good ones left. I had an HSG done in May to make sure my tubes had remained open. My longer 8cm left tube is wide open and healthy. My very short 4cm right tube is only barely open and is enlarged at the end. This is my first cycle of Clomid and it did work and I know for sure that I ovulated on the 4th of July. I am now in the 2ww and have been prayful that this will be our month.

I just found out 2 weeks ago that my 41 yr old (will be 42 in Nov) first cousin is now pregnant and due in Jan/Feb 2006. I have a strong genetic factor in my favor. Most of the women in my family have had babies into their 40's, but it has yet to help me!

I have been married for 8 1/2 yrs. My DH Sean is 34 (35 in Oct). I have a 15 1/2 yr old stepson, Ryan, who I am close to. He comes for the summer and the holidays and actually will be here in a few weeks for his annual summer visit. Sadly, I think this will be his last long summer visit with us. Since next summer he will be 16 and will have a job and car and I just don't see him coming up to visit. So, I'm very happy that he is coming this summer.

My DH and I are open to God blessing us with as many children as I can have in my 40's. Although, I would count myself blessed to be able to have at least one, we really would like to have more than one, but I've yet to be able to become pregnant. I have had no m/c's, no ectopics, no chemical pregnancies, nothing, just nothing at all.

This whole TTC for the past 11 months has put a stress on my marriage. I am a believer, my DH is not. After 13 cycles of trying my DH is really tired of waiting (as am I) and has basically given up hope that it will ever happen, but I turn to prayer...that is not to say that I have not been angry at times with God in the last year. But this month I am hopeful that God will breathe life into my barren womb.

Blessings,
Anna K.

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