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Here I am expecting my second "miracle" child.

My husband and I couldn't wait to have children and began trying immediately after our marriage 7 years ago. After a year of unsuccessful "tries", I began seeking medical help for infertility. The doctors told me there was nothing wrong with me and that I should have no problems conceiving. I had done a dozen artificial inseminations and 4 IVF cycles, including fresh and frozen eggs. I also miscarried 5 times. In the meanwhile, I was battling depression since many of my friends and family, all younger than me, were having children. After gaining 38 pounds from injectable medications, my husband and I decided to stop trying and give myself a break, looking into other options. At that time I heard of a doctor in California that treated patients by solely detecting DNA patterns. I figured lets give it a try since there was no medical reason why I was unable to conceive.

Dr. Beer analyzed my immune system and found that my body was "attacking" my husbands sperm, preventing me from carrying to term. I had my husbands blood cells injected, similar to an immunization shot, in June of 2005 and my son was conceived one month later. He was my first miracle~born on March 28, 2006.

Unsure if I would ever conceive again, after so many years of failed attempts and the uncertainty that the procedure would last, I settled on enjoying every moment with my son. Of course I wanted more children, but wasn't going to put myself through the roller coaster of emotions.

The first day of starting my new job, I had to call out sick as I was throwing up all morning and felt as if a Mack truck had hit me. I ran to get some pregnancy tests, and finally convinced myself after 4 positive outcomes, that I was indeed pregnant again!

The c-section is scheduled for July 1st and are excited as can be! We will not be finding out the gender (we didn't find out the gender of our son) because we feel so blessed to be pregnant after all we had overcome!