Today, Meet Alis! She blogs at My Life As A Wife And Mommy Of Multiples. She is new to the blogosphere so read on for her inspiring story and then go check out her blog and follow along! 
My husband and I struggled with infertility for one year and four months before we finally got pregnant with our boy/girl twins.
I am 26 years old. I have PCOS with insulin resistance and do not ovulate on my own. We started out with charting to see if we could conceive on our own. After six months my OB/GYN did an HSG test to see if my tubes were blocked which he said they were and that I would probably never conceive without IVF. The next step was a referral to a Reproductive Endocrinologist who reconfirmed I had blocked tubes and sent me for a procedure to unblock them. During that procedure the doctor said that without any known reason both tubes were completely clear. The next step was the blood work that confirmed my PCOS so I was put on Metformin to help regulate in hopes of it helping me ovulate on my own. After a few months my RE decided to try medicated cycles using Femara to mature the eggs, an ultrasound to monitor the growth of the follies and a trigger shot to actually force me to ovulate. The doctor was allowing us 2 cycles before we had to move to IVF and the second cycle resulted in the conception of our twins.
3. How did you handle disappointments through your cycles (natural and otherwise) or months of waiting?
I handled disappointment by trying to grieve with my husband and close family. I allowed myself a few days to be distraught and then reminded myself that I still had to function in my life with or without a child. Every month after those couple days of grieving I picked myself up and forced myself to continue with my day to day life.
4. What were the ‘stress-free’ techniques that you tried that helped you get through the cycle or time?
My stress free techniques were finding a core group of people to share in my journey. I shared everything with these people who gave me their strength when I felt I had none of my own. My husband and I also made a promise to wake up each morning and tell each other what we were thankful for and that allowed us to realize how fortunate we were even without being pregnant.
5. If you could give advice for couples going through infertility now, what would it be?
The advice I would give to couples is that you have to find your best friend in each other because that is how you will make it through the good and bad times. It is ok to be upset, to grieve and to be downright angry but you cannot let hate consume your life. Lastly infertility is not your fault and it is not your partner’s fault it is just something that happens, you aren’t being punished and you aren’t a bad person.
Thanks so much Alis! And congratulations on your twins! They are adorable!
Go to Alis’ blog to follow her journey!
