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HI everyone, the name is Raquel, and I'm expecting twin fraternal girls. I feel extremely blessed and grateful for this miracle. After struggling with infertility for many years, me and my supportive husband turned to IVF treatments. After our 1st failed attempt I felt that maybe I was just not destined to have more children especially after the doctor diagnosed me as a low ovarian carrier at the age of 31.I already have a 14 y/o son I had from a previous relationship. My son is my pride and joy.So hubby and I decided after a couple of months to try IVF again. This time around I felt so infertile that I thought that we should definitely invest in a package deal of 3 fresh IVF cycles plus 3 frozen transfers. And to much my surprise I got pregnant with our first try with the package deal. I was definitely in denial. I just could not believe that I had finally gotten pregnant after so many trials and tribulations. I must say its been a long and hard journey but I know it will all be worth when I meet my two angels sent from heaven. I'm in my 34th week and I'm already feeling anxious. My belly is pretty big for my frame, and my whole body hurts...but oh well, I guess it comes with the territory of having multiples.

5/24 update

I had the scare of my life gals. I started bleeding on 5/15( I was exactly 34 weeks) due to placenta previa.My Husband and I rushed to the hospital and was admitted till the next frightening day.....On 5/16 the bleeding had stopped and my doctor said your going to have to stay here till u go into labor. I didn't expect to deliver that day anyway. So at around 3pm I started getting contractions- thats when my pain threshold was beyond tolerable,so my doc gave me a shot of nubain to take the edge off. As I was drifting in and out of sleep for about 20 minutes, My doc rushed into my room and told me that she decided it would best to deliver via c-section in the next 1/2 hour- talk about catching me off guard. My husband and I said whatever is best for the babies. So before I new it I was In the OR nervous as hell but anxious to meet my girls. So then Zoe came first weighing 4lbs 13oz.Then Mila came second weighing 4lbs 5 oz.They both did not need any respiratory assistance. They rushed my girls to the NICU for observation with Dad. Then thats when all things went terribly wrong. The doctor yelled. I need 4 units of blood, she quickly peeked over the sheet and told me 'we are going to have to remove your uterus, you are hemmoraging very badly, its either you or your uterus'. I was so scared. I said 'OK whatever you to do to save my life , just do it' And in 20 second they gave me general anesthesia and intubated me. 2 hours later I woke up in the recovery room to see my husband crying and happy to see that I had made it after losing 4 liters of blood. All I could think about was the girls. I wanted to see them so bably. At that point I mentally got it together and forced myself to recover and gain all my strength back for my family who needed mommy to be ok and stable. And thats exactly what happened. Today I feel strong regardless of what happened to me. Don't get me wrong I am still shocked how it all went down, losing all the blood, passing out on the OR table because of the loss of oxygen to my brain, and the emergency hysterectomy. But now I have a deeper appreciation for life and for my family. Life is precious while you have it, and never take anyone for granted. So gals thats my story, my girls are still in the NICU because they still have not mastered feeding consistently from a bottle. But by the end of this week hopefully they will be coming home. Wish me luck!
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