When my husband William and I got married in November of 1997, we were both ready to begin our family immediately. Little did we know, God had other plans for us. After four years of trying to conceive and to no avail, we decided to seek medical help. For years I had doctors tell me [...]
Archive for the ‘IVF’ Category
“In His Time” by Gina
Posted in adoption, endometriosis, infertility, IVF, testimonies, tagged adoption, endometriosis, infertility, IVF on April 27, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Our Road To IVF – Money Issues
Posted in decisions, faith, IVF, timing, tagged Attain IVF, infertility, Integramed, IVF, shared-risk on September 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Our road leading to IVF seemed long. From the first time IVF was recommended as our best chance at pregnancy, it took about 3 ½ years for us to eventually proceed with IVF, mostly because of concerns about the cost. However, with pastoral and godly counsel and much prayer, we felt God’s hand upon us, even guiding us to the center He wanted us to use.
“We will know when we need to know, not before.”
(Elisabeth Elliot in “God’s Timing”, Faith That Does Not Falter. )
Our Road To IVF – Moral Issues
Posted in ART, decisions, IVF, tagged ART, CMDA, infertility, IVF, moral issues on August 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When we did not become pregnant on our own, I began to wonder how I, as a Christian, should feel about assisted reproductive technology. I didn’t know much about procedures like AI or IVF, except having developed a few preconceived ideas from a couple of ladies who had experienced infertility and shared their thoughts. Based [...]