What do you do when a dream becomes reality? When something
you thought for so long wouldn’t, couldn’t happen and then it does? In my scenario
I cried, I cried the moment they placed my baby boy on my chest and I heard him
for the very first time.
Our dream for the longest time was to have a baby and after
over 5 years of trying and being told IVF was our only option we were crushed.
Knowing that we would probably never be able to afford the only way we could
have a baby together was heart wrenching and drug me through a very sad time. Luckily
The New HOT 89.9, an Ottawa radio station, decided to hold a contest called Win
a Baby. I entered despite my hubby saying we would probably never be chosen, I
had a feeling and was going for it. Then we found out we made top 5 and we were
ecstatic but being so close to winning the IVF treatments was beyond nerve
racking. Finally after what felt like
the longest week EVER, HOT 89.9 brought in all 5 couples on October 11 2011 and
made an announcement that changed all of our lives… We all WON!
I think because not a lot of people know about fertility
treatments and movies make IVF look like a 1 day process everyone thought the
baby would be instantaneous. But it is a process, and can be a long one at
that. We met with our DR at the Ottawa Fertility Centre (OFC) in November and
it was decided that I should lose some weight to increase my chances of
success. Let me tell you, the best exercise and diet motivation for me ever. I lost 20lbs and started my round of IVF in
January and finished in February. We were lucky enough to meet and stay in
contact with the other couples from the contest and went through it all
together, an amazing support. Finally in came to the day where we took our
pregnancy test at the clinic, I was beyond nervous, but my family and friends
had all decided already that it had worked and I was pregnant. Well they were
right, I received a very excited phone call from one of the nurses at the OFC
and from that moment on our dream started coming true.
Nausea, exhaustion, hip and back problems, nerve issues,
months of non-stop Braxton Hicks and sleepless nights couldn’t bring me down, I
was having a baby! Every pain or discomfort just made the pregnancy so real for
me and every ultrasound brought tears to my eyes. Our little guy was a mover
from the get go and I got to feel his flutters fairly early, flutters didn’t last
long and pretty soon my belly was dancing all over the place.
To say that we loved our little man before we even knew he
existed would be an understatement, but nothing could prepare us for what we
would feel as he and my belly grew or for the day we met him. We were hoping that after so many Braxton
Hicks that I would have a quick labor…lol NOPE. My real Contractions started at
5am Thursday morning and he was born Sunday at 11:51am. The nurses all laughed
at what a good mood I was in and all made comments about the fact I was smiling
in between contractions; even when the 4 different types of drugs we tried wore
off and would no longer work. My answer was simple “I’m happy because I know
this means I finally get to meet him”. To me every contraction was a step
closer to my boy and I was so ready to meet him.
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| Just a few hours after Knox was born. |
The moment finally came where my sweet Knox was born and
they placed him on my chest. I was flooded with emotions as he let out his cry
and the nurses dried him off. Then we got to do skin to skin and he reached his
little hand towards my face and raised his head and opened his eyes… I was
done. I couldn’t hold back everything I was feeling and our sweet little man
brought momma to tears. No one can prepare you for what you will feel the day
you meet your baby. He’s a week and a
half old now and he still brings momma to tears.
It’s amazing to think how many people took part in helping
us through our journey. Our amazing family and friends who no matter what were
always there for us through the good and bad. The new HOT 89.9 who created such
an amazing contest and decided that they couldn’t just choose one couple,
thanks to that decision there are now four babies in this world that would
otherwise not be. The Ottawa fertility centre
who took such great care of us and helped create our miracle. And all the absolute strangers and followers who
through the contest or this blog came to know our story and supported us
through every turn. We will never be
able to thank everyone enough, how do you say thank you for giving us the
greatest gift of all?
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| Knox Ian Napoleon Derouchie |
So now Ryan and I are exploring a new chapter of our Fairy
Tale, Parenthood. This should be interesting! Can’t wait to share it all with
you!
Lotsa Love,
Natasha
