Yay! A new success story! 
Meet Ashley! She blogs at For the Love of Shoes…And A Baby Too and tweets at AGirlwithPearls! Here’s her incredible story!
Getting ready for egg retrieval
1. How long did you struggle through infertility?
My husband and I started trying in January 2009 and got our BFP in May 2010.
2. What did you go through (as far as treatments, different doctors, adoptions agencies, etc.) ?
In October and November 09 my husband had two SA’s done. They told us he had slightly low count and slightly low morphology, but nothing of major concern. In December of 09 I had an HSG done that showed both of my tubes were severely blocked. Because of some past stomach surgeries that I had when I was a newborn it was not recommended that we try surgery to unblock my tubes. I also had some blood-work done and that showed I had a slightly high FSH level of 11.
In January 10 we met with an RE. We did our first IVF/ICSI cycle in February. It resulted in a BFN with no frozens. Our RE changed my medication and I started acupuncture. We began our second IVF with ICSI in April. We had 3 frozens and got a BFP on Mother’s Day!
3. How did you handle disappointments through your cycles (natural and otherwise) or months of waiting?
It was definitely difficult. We used this as an opportunity to make our marriage stronger instead of allowing it to pull us apart. My husband gave me so much support through all of this and promised me we wouldn’t stop trying (IVF’s/adoption) until we were parents. He was wonderful.
My mom and the readers of my blog were a great support as well.
And when I wanted to cry, I left myself cry. But I also would pull myself up and not let myself cry all day.
My faith in God was really my main comfort though. I knew that I was going to be a mother, and I knew that things would work out. Even if that meant pursuing options that maybe I wouldn’t have ever thought I would have needed.
4. What were the ‘stress-free’ techniques that you tried that helped you get through the cycle or time (yoga, meditation, acupuncture, support through family, friends & on-line, etc.)?
Blogging is more amazing than I could have ever imagined. It was/is great to connect with other woman going through similar situations. I also did acupuncture my last IVF cycle and I’m pretty convinced that was a huge part of my success.
5. If you could give advice for couples going through infertility now, what would it be?
Never give up hope. Find someone you can be really real with. Someone that you can cry, scream, and be angry at all the pregnant people with. But make sure that person will also drag you out of your dark moments and not just let you stay there. And don’t be scared to pursue options that maybe you would have never thought about. I never thought I would have to use IVF to get pregnant. It was scary! But never for one minute do I regret doing it.
Ashley is wearing this necklace in the above picture. She had it designed at Etsy. She wore it to all her appointments and now wears it to her OB appointments.
Ashley's most recent belly pic. She is 11 weeks pregnant with one healthy baby due January 16, 2011!
Thanks so much for sharing Ashley!
Don’t forget to stop by her blog to follow her journey into motherhood! 
If you’re interested in a similar necklace like Ashley’s, contact her at fortheloveofshoesblog@yahoo.com. She can direct you to the seller at Etsy who she purchased it from. She says she was great to work with!
Oh yeah, and her shirt in the above picture says, “Miracles Happen.” They most certainly do!!
I just popped over from Ashley’s site to read her feature story and fell in love with your blog! I am struggling with infertility and have just started treatments with our RE. It has been so encouraging to hear other’s successes and I love that you have featured success stories! I look forward to reading more!
I have followed ahsley’s journey with her and have been so happy to celebrate with her! I love her faith and her story!
Kacey
Awww Ashley’s journey is very inspiring and I’m glad to read it here. This is a wonderful blog that I’m sure inspires a lot of women in the IF world. Loving it!
Thanks Ladies!!