Psalm 113:9

PSALM 113:9 vs. PCOS

Psalm 113:9
(NIV) 9 He settles the barren woman in her home as a happy mother of children. Praise the LORD.
(MES) He gives childless couples a family, gives them joy as the parents of children. Hallelujah!

So this is one of the scriptures that we are holding onto as evidence of promises.

Another one is this:

Exodus 23:26 (NLT) 26 There will be no miscarriages or infertility in your land, and I will give you long, full lives.

Right now, all you hear about is how complicated it is to be pregnant after 35. Even in my last pregnancy, I had someone say “oh, so your one of the ‘mature pregnancies’ it’s more dangerous as you get older”. I really didn’t think I was that old, not to mention, I'm not quite 34 yet! Sure we have nieces and nephews that are now the age their parents were when they were born but come on.

The bible is full of barren couples unable to have kids, suddenly having them in older years. For example here are some of them… from the beginning, you have Abraham and Sarah… they were made a promise, and had Isaac. Of course first they tried to make their promise come by on their own, and therefore starting a never-ending war over 2000 yrs later… but we don’t need to go there. Then we have Hannah and Elkanah who had Samuel… Boy do I know how Hannah felt. I actually have had someone try to tell me that the reason I didn’t have kids is because God didn’t love me. You start to feel inferior the way Peninnah teased her all the time. Finally we have Elizabeth and Zechariah who had John the Baptist.
So not only were these people given kids… but look who they were… Isaac, Samuel, and John the Baptist. You can’t argue with that. If having kids at an older age means having an extraordinary child that could actually save the world...

We are holding onto the faith that this will happen again in the near future. We had given up trying for a few years before, when the last pregnancy happened out of the blue and caught everyone by surprise. We really do feel that God was sending us a message to get ready, and reverse our plans because he has a bigger one. He has us preparing our house to get ready for a bigger family. Cleaning up and rearranging furniture and what not. Pat also upped the bet from $100 - $1000 (see last post).

The reason why I put Psalm 113:9 vs. PCOS at the top is because in spite of a disease, or more accurately a syndrome… I believe I can have a healthy kid. Now, I had not heard of PCOS until about 10 years ago. It is polycystic ovarian syndrome. Originally, there was not much information about it, but over the years you can find out more about it on the internet. Luckily, I have a Dr. that seems quite knowledgeable about it and has become her personal challenge to help me beat it. I’ve had other doctors try to sweep it under the rug, and say things like, “no one gets that anymore” and “you’re young yet.” Well we covered that I’m not old, but I do feel like some of those young years were wasted, but that’s neither here nor there. In a nutshell, what PCOS is, is not a form of diabetes per-se, and I am not a diabetic, but insulin resistance has something to do with it. Basically, your ovaries cannot release eggs and therefore become cystic. There are many side effects that you wouldn’t think were connected to this disease but are, including type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol and other heart problems, and increased testosterone.
I am certainly not a doctor, but I have tried to educate myself to PCOS as much as possible. What my Dr. did is put me on a medicine that normally a diabetic would take, and it helps my body use insulin properly, and allows my ovaries to work normally. I did read that women with PCOS, if they actually can get pregnant, they are 45% more likely to miscarry than a normal woman (on a first pregnancy). However, a lot of times, after the first pregnancy, it is enough to jump-start your hormones and ovaries to work properly from then on.
With pregnancy related issues being the most emotional side effects of PCOS, I also wanted to put it out there that there are other side effects, and that overall health is extremely important in overcoming this. PCOS is an inherited problem, although not everyone gets it, chances are, someone you are related to has it.
Unfortunately, I was already well into my 20’s when this came up, but my thought is, if there is someone younger who may suspect it, get it looked into now before you wonder where the years have gone.

As you can see, as painful as my miscarriage was, I am looking at it as a healing, and a promise of blessings to come.

KEEP MOVING FORWARD...

Moving on, moving forward. That's the important thing, right?
We went to the Dr. this week for a follow up, and all things considered, things so far are moving forward. Soon we will be able to start trying again.

After so many years, knowing that it is possible is a BIG step. We are figuring that this was probably God's way of saying "I know you gave up, but the time is now. Get ready!" At least that is what we are holding on to.

Me and Pat do have a friendly wager going...
He is betting me $100.00 that I can get pregnant by Christmas. If anyone would like to get in on that... please send cashier's check or money order to...
Just kidding! (Well - maybe)

In all reality, we are trusting that this will happen, and we will have a healthy child, who will one day soon be just as annoying as all the other kids in restaurants and grocery stores.

Thanks again for you all being there for us through this difficult hour, and for continuing to be there for us as we keep moving forward.

In the words of Walt Disney: ...Keep moving forward...