You son just loves soccer. The season is almost over and to be honest, the team your son is on has definitely lost more games than they have won, but he loves playing.

After his game last night your son told you, “Mom, I just love soccer so much. It’s fun and makes me so happy. Even when we are losing eight to one, I can’t help but smile when I’m dribbling that ball down the field.”

What a great attitude, and you are so happy he has something he loves and is passionate about.
When you think back on the years and the months when you never dreamt that you would ever be a parent you realize that these are the moments you would have missed the most if you had not invested the time, energy, and money in in vitro fertilization. There were many times when you considered simply adopting, but it was a combination of your emotions and your husband’s determination that kept you going. As you made your way from one set of fertility doctors to another you were excited when you finally visited an in vitro fertilization clinic that you had been on a waiting list for months.

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Interestingly enough, after you went through that first in vitro fertilization process you never imagined that four years later you would conceive a second child on your own. The son you were gifted with was a miracle, but your daughter was no less of a surprise. Now, as the parents of two beautiful children you simply cannot imagine life without them. The soccer practices for your son and the gymnastics meets for your daughter keep you busy, but you really would not want it any other way. And whether they are winning or losing games or sticking landings or falling off the beam, there are many times when you realize that parenting is indeed what you were made for.

Many couples struggle to start a family. In fact, the latest research indicates that as many as one in eight couples, which represents 12% of married women, have trouble getting pregnant or sustaining a pregnancy. Unfortunately, only 44% of women with infertility have sought medical assistance. The encouraging news, however, is that of those who seek medical intervention, approximately 65% give birth.