Barbie

We're not going to be able to get pregnant naturally. IVF is the only option. For those that are familiar with IVF, it's not a cheap process, and it's not a guaranteed process. And this is five years ago, so there was not much insurance coverage at all for IVF. We were looking to spend between $20,000 and $30,000 to create a baby.

We're not going to be able to get pregnant naturally. IVF is the only option. For those that are familiar with IVF, it's not a cheap process, and it's not a guaranteed process. And this is five years ago, so there was not much insurance coverage at all for IVF. We were looking to spend between $20,000 and $30,000 to create a baby.

We found that out in June of 2018, and November of 2018, I found out from an acquaintance that IVF abroad was an option. We wouldn't have the financial burden of IVF. You know, we could pay cash. That's what we decided to do. So we traveled to Zlin, Czech Republic in February of 2019. We did a full round of IVF there. We stayed for three and a half weeks.

We found that out in June of 2018, and November of 2018, I found out from an acquaintance that IVF abroad was an option. We wouldn't have the financial burden of IVF. You know, we could pay cash. That's what we decided to do. So we traveled to Zlin, Czech Republic in February of 2019. We did a full round of IVF there. We stayed for three and a half weeks.

We found that out in June of 2018, and November of 2018, I found out from an acquaintance that IVF abroad was an option. We wouldn't have the financial burden of IVF. You know, we could pay cash. That's what we decided to do. So we traveled to Zlin, Czech Republic in February of 2019. We did a full round of IVF there. We stayed for three and a half weeks.

I think we spent total was with meds, maybe $6,000. So that's a big cost difference. We transferred two embryos. Leading up to this, there was a ton of lab work that we had to do. And we found out I have a prothumbrin gene mutation, which is a very important factor in this story.

I think we spent total was with meds, maybe $6,000. So that's a big cost difference. We transferred two embryos. Leading up to this, there was a ton of lab work that we had to do. And we found out I have a prothumbrin gene mutation, which is a very important factor in this story.

I think we spent total was with meds, maybe $6,000. So that's a big cost difference. We transferred two embryos. Leading up to this, there was a ton of lab work that we had to do. And we found out I have a prothumbrin gene mutation, which is a very important factor in this story.

They told me, oh, you have this clotting disorder. You'll probably be on aspirin your whole life. Once we transferred those two embryos, we took a plane back to Texas. At the time, I was with an OB in Plano, Texas. We were drawing the HCG labs with her. My HCG was tripling like an HCG that you're pregnant with twins. So from what we could tell, both embryos took.

They told me, oh, you have this clotting disorder. You'll probably be on aspirin your whole life. Once we transferred those two embryos, we took a plane back to Texas. At the time, I was with an OB in Plano, Texas. We were drawing the HCG labs with her. My HCG was tripling like an HCG that you're pregnant with twins. So from what we could tell, both embryos took.

They told me, oh, you have this clotting disorder. You'll probably be on aspirin your whole life. Once we transferred those two embryos, we took a plane back to Texas. At the time, I was with an OB in Plano, Texas. We were drawing the HCG labs with her. My HCG was tripling like an HCG that you're pregnant with twins. So from what we could tell, both embryos took.

Already this pregnancy felt delicate and special. And on top of that, my mom was in stage four colon cancer and she was not doing well. You know, it's my first baby. My mom's actively dying. Like there's a lot of life changing events that are in the mix that are happening. Here's where fate started turning.

Already this pregnancy felt delicate and special. And on top of that, my mom was in stage four colon cancer and she was not doing well. You know, it's my first baby. My mom's actively dying. Like there's a lot of life changing events that are in the mix that are happening. Here's where fate started turning.

Already this pregnancy felt delicate and special. And on top of that, my mom was in stage four colon cancer and she was not doing well. You know, it's my first baby. My mom's actively dying. Like there's a lot of life changing events that are in the mix that are happening. Here's where fate started turning.

I was working one day and at the time at the hospital, there was a ton of nurses that were pregnant. And one of my friends, she's a nurse practitioner was pregnant. She was a few months ahead of me, and so she was taking these birthing prep classes. We were talking about it one day at work, and she was like, the instructor was talking about this place called Origins. It sounds so cool.

I was working one day and at the time at the hospital, there was a ton of nurses that were pregnant. And one of my friends, she's a nurse practitioner was pregnant. She was a few months ahead of me, and so she was taking these birthing prep classes. We were talking about it one day at work, and she was like, the instructor was talking about this place called Origins. It sounds so cool.

I was working one day and at the time at the hospital, there was a ton of nurses that were pregnant. And one of my friends, she's a nurse practitioner was pregnant. She was a few months ahead of me, and so she was taking these birthing prep classes. We were talking about it one day at work, and she was like, the instructor was talking about this place called Origins. It sounds so cool.

It's a birthing center that's right down the street from Baylor University Medical Center. Immediately, I thought, oh, that's awesome. You get the natural birth, but if something goes wrong, you can walk down to the hospital, basically. I wasn't super settled on the OB I had. Google origins, birth and wellness. And the website was beautiful. It's like the anthropology of birthing centers.

It's a birthing center that's right down the street from Baylor University Medical Center. Immediately, I thought, oh, that's awesome. You get the natural birth, but if something goes wrong, you can walk down to the hospital, basically. I wasn't super settled on the OB I had. Google origins, birth and wellness. And the website was beautiful. It's like the anthropology of birthing centers.

It's a birthing center that's right down the street from Baylor University Medical Center. Immediately, I thought, oh, that's awesome. You get the natural birth, but if something goes wrong, you can walk down to the hospital, basically. I wasn't super settled on the OB I had. Google origins, birth and wellness. And the website was beautiful. It's like the anthropology of birthing centers.