I’M EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE HUBBY AND I ARE EXPECTING A BABYCAKES THIS WINTER!
EXPECTING A BABY!
Three generations now become four. Just like my family recipes, the legacy of raising daughters is being passed down too! I’m so grateful for the strong women that surround me and will surround my baby girl coming soon!
THANK GOD FOR THIS PREGNANCY
BEING READY TO BE A PARENT
For the longest time, part of the problem was me. I will be real. Mentally, I just didn’t feel ready. I kept feeling like there was more I needed to do. I needed to be more stable as an entrepreneur. I needed to feel more accomplished. I knew that when I stopped to have a baby, I didn’t want to regret a thing. 
When I turned 35 last year, something magical happened. I’m not sure if it was a hormonal change or the clock finally started ticking but I wanted a baby. The craving was real, and I couldn’t deny it.
FERTILITY ISSUES
We tried and tried month after month. I bought the ovulation kits and all that jazz but I started to feel nervous because I have a history with endometriosis, which started when I was a teenager. I had the most severe cramps and menstrual cycles that sometimes required me to be hospitalized. After a laparoscopy surgery in my mid-20s to remove ovarian cysts and continuous birth control pills since that time, I wondered if my eggs were any good. In fact, I had a doctor test them when I turned 32. The results at the time stated that my egg quantity and quality were that of a woman in her 40s. Talk about a downer. But I refused to believe that. I knew I was going to be a mom one day.
FERTILITY DOCTOR: LET THE TESTING BEGIN
When we didn’t get pregnant by the end of last year, I started looking up fertility doctors since being pregnant was a major goal for me in early 2017. That’s how I work. I figure out what I want and then I go get it, even my BabyCakes. We found a clinic in downtown Chicago with a doctor that had amazing credentials. My doctor, Dr. Cohen, sat with Frederick and I for a consultation back in January and explained the pros and cons of everything. I felt so comfortable as soon as I met him and knew we were in good hands. The first thing we would do is start a ton of testing, and I mean a ton. He was initially alarmed by the test scores I presented him from the previous doctor so testing started with me three days after I received my cycle.
FERTILITY TEST RESULTS
Welp turns out doctors and tests can be wrong y’all. God is the only one that has the answer. It turned out that I had a plethora of eggs in there. They did a few tests such as an amh which for my age group they wanted to be over a 1.00. Mine turned out to be over a 3.16. Then they did an ultrasound to count the number of resting follicles I had. The resting follicles helped them determine how many eggs they could possibly stimulate during IUI or IVF. Well I had a bunch of eggs on each of my ovaries. Seriously they counted something like 30 total. It was such a magical moment to experience knowing that the previous assessment was all the way wrong.
MALE FERTILITY ISSUES
Next it was time for Frederick to test and that was where we ran into a few issues. As I’ve mentioned before on the blog, my husband had a kidney transplant several years ago that didn’t help with his testing if ya know what I mean. His daily medications had a cumulative effect which made the doctor say we need to skip IUI altogether and go straight to IVF.
IVF requires a great deal of patience, testing, blood draws, hormone shots and emotions over the course of several months. It’s definitely no joke so I plan to share the nitty gritty of it all in the next post! Stay tuned!
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Congratulations !!! But I am so jealous of your future children he/she will always have amazing food at his/her table !!
Wishing you all of the best !!!
Hahaha thank you Sandra!!
Congratulations, Jocelyn to you both and your families!!!!!! Babies are such a blessing! Your precious little baby girl is so lucky to have you for her mama! Blessings to all of you and thank you so much for sharing your wonderful news!!!!!!!
Awww thank you so so much! I appreciate that Candy!
Mrs. Jocelyn: I wish you many blessings and favor. My pastor declared this was the year of Great Victory. I believe this for you and your family. Be Blessed! I know your baby girls sweetness is sweetness on another level. Congratulations!!
I am truly feeling the sweetness of life right now! Thank you so so much Charity for your blessing.
Awwwww!!!! Congratulations! I am super excited for you and your husband! Praying many blessings upon your new bundle of joy and sending prayers for a safe and joyful delivery!!!!
Thank you so much Tamara! We really appreciate it!
Jocelyn, it’s wonderful news! Another beautiful female to add to your lovely family – she’ s a lucky baby!
I got married at 37 and had my daughter a month after my 40th so was very lucky and she is the best daughter in the world! I think it’s wonderful being an older Mom!
Love to you and your family and congrats again!
I’m so excited to be an older mom!!!! Thank you so much Alice!
Congratulations. This is such a blessing and all the best in the bundle of joy joining the family 🙂
Awww thank you so so much Lisabel!
Congratulations on your wonderful news. Many blessings to you and your husband.
Thank you so so much Lynne!!
What wonderful and blessed news Jocelyn! I am so very excited for you and your family on this joyous celebration of life! You’ll make a terrific mother, as you’ve learned from generations of the best around! Much love and well wishes to you! ?????
Praise GOD ??. He’s Blessing you and your husband with his abundant favor to bring you two joy after going through some of life’s trials and tribulations. Our GOD is awesome.
Like you I went through some things in life, Doctors stated I may not have children.
GOD turned my tests into TESTIMONIES ? (×3). My last is a girl – we named her “Netanya ” – her name means GOD’S GIFT.
You coming forward about your own personal experiences gives other women going through ovulation or other pregnancy challenges hope and encouragement not to give up and not to give in.
Reminds us all to hold onto our faith and to seek what we want, and to persevere.
Many Blessings to you, your husband and your new, beautiful Blessing from GOD,
Carmen
Thank you so so much Carmen for sharing your beautiful story. I truly know how good God is and I am so happy for your blessings as well! I love your daughter’s name!!!! Blessings to you.
Congratulations! What an exciting time for your family. God is good!
God is so good! Thank you for the love!