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Meredith — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:23:43 GMT

Congrats!!! I am in the 2 week wait right now. Praying you have a wonderful appointment with a picture of a healthy baby!!!!

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AnneMarie129 — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:11:42 GMT

Congratulations ibsmith. I pray that God gives You peace as You trust in Him. Lord please grant ibsmith the desire of her heart to have a baby. I pray that she will have a safe, healthy and successful pregnancy. Lord I seek You to bring her peace and hope during these next several months. In Jesus name, Amen.

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ibsmith — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:08:18 GMT

As most of you know, thanks to your prayers and the many prayers of others I am finally pregnant. I am SO thankful and joyful. I am also quite anxious. I have my 9 week OB appt tomorrow and I have this fear that something is going to be wrong or that we will not see a heartbeat. Please help me put these fears aside and just trust Him. I am trying so hard. I am praying for you guys daily...hang in there!

"So be strong and courageous, all you who put your hope in the Lord."

- Psalm 31:24

"Wait for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord."

-Psalm 27:14

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haydeneli — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:51:36 GMT

i am so thankful to have found this prayer group this morning because it is nice to not feel so "alone" when going through the ups and downs of trying to get pregnant. this is only our 4th month of trying, but the depression and let down that i feel every month when we arent pregnant is sometimes so hard to bear. im not sure that even my sweet sweet husband can understand how i feel because it is nearly impossible to not get your hopes up every month. this month was particularly difficult because so many of the "signs" were there and things were happening that have never happened to me before, but still no pregnancy.

i know that what we need to do is to turn our situation over to God, and i pray that i personally have the strength to do that. i am SUCH a control freak and basically have no patience, so you can imagine my struggle in this situation :)

i will be praying for all of you and hope that you will return the favor. thanks so much for giving the chance to vent. God bless.

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Renda — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:59:37 GMT

I have to say, I joined for prayer but what I found was a reminder of perspective and to be thankful. Before posting my request I read through the others and I feel so unworthy to post mine.

My husband and I have been married for 1year and 1/2. In Feb. 2009 we experience our first miss carry and another in September 2009. This experience has thrown my body and mind into the need to concieve a child, but that is not my husbands wishes at this moment. I havent went through any medications, or surgery. My heart is just broken over the miss carriages.

I am so sorry for all your loses and all the years of trying to get pregnant. I will continue to pray for you all as the Lord works on my patience.

Blessings,

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rspilston — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:31:35 GMT

Thanks Lisa Marie for starting this circle. I live in Birmingham too. We have had one miscarriage and are waiting (sometimes not very patiently) to concieve again. We know God has a plan, even though I don't like it sometimes. I definitely have learned more about Him. I look forward to finding encouragement and giving encouragement.

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Kristina — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:04:01 GMT

Hi girls! We have been trying for almost 4 year...many problems, many surgeries! We are fixing to do a round of IUI with injectables. We have done many IUIs, but all with oral meds. We are fervently praying that this works...we cannot afford IVF. We are praying so hard, but also feel our Faith shaking. We have been SO strang on months past and our hearts are just broken. I feel numb and dont even know what to feel...fear or hope. I just want to FEEL. Please pray for us...it's been a TOUGH 4 years.

You can follow our story at www.kristinascackles.blogspot.com

Praying for you all!!

Kristina

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Lindsey76326 — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:33:04 GMT

Thank you for starting this circle. My husband and I have been trying to have a baby for over 2 years, and have both gone through surgeries and have gotten answers we never expected and were devastating to hear. After many thoughts and prayers we are moving forward and are starting a new round of treatments this week. I am also a nurse and work in the newborn nursery and have struggled seeing all those new moms take their babies home when I have been trying so hard to have one of my own. Trying to stay patient and understand God's will in all of this.

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Praying4Baby — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:40:13 GMT

My heart is aching for another child. I feel like all of our options have expired, the only thing left is to put it in God's hands. I'm putting my faith in God and know if we're meant to have another child he'll make it happen.

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AnneMarie129 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:53:05 GMT

Hello to you all! I joined this group on behalf of my sister who has been trying to get pregnant. I look forward to praying for you all as well.

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Lianna — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:49:10 GMT

Lisa,

My husband and I have been experiencing infertility for four years now. We have had ups and downs...and to be honest, more downs than ups. We have turned this journey over to Him and are waiting on His miracle to grace our lives.

You can visit our blog at growingourowngarden.blogspot.com to learn more about our story.

Praying for you too!

Lianna

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christianintx — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:56:54 GMT

Lisa,

Thank you for starting this prayer circle! It is such a hard thing to go through every month. While we have been trying since just July, I am growing tired of the negative signs on those little sticks. I'm so worried about so many things, but your post reminded me to turn it to God. I just recently found out that an elevated prolactin level could be part of the issue. I would love to pray with you for little miracles for each of us. I also would like to pray for the opportunity to devote all of my time and energy to being a Christian mother and wife. My job doesn't always lend itself to ample free time and I'm nervous about this as we start our journey. And, thank you all for reminding me that with God, anything is possible.

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Katie — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:18:22 GMT

Lisa-

Thanks for starting this prayer circle. Though a very private subject, it can be the most frustrating and heartbreaking time in a couple’s life.

My husband and I have been trying for some time now, and I completely understand your feelings of the “waiting game.” You want so badly to have complete faith and hope in the Lord that he has the master plan and knows exactly when the timing will be. And truly, I don’t want it to happen a minute before he has planned it to, but in the mean time my heart aches and I can’t help but to be worried. I know he feels my pain with me and wants so badly to ease it. I pray for continued faith and patience for all of us women going through this.

I too, am a RN in the Neonatal Intensive Care unit. This can be a wonderful job role (because I truly LOVE my job), but it can also be frustrating because we understand the “numbers,” the “statistics,” and “medical lingo.”

I hope this prayer circle grows, I plan to check back often and will keep you all in my prayers.

With God ANYTHING is possible….keep your faith.

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ibsmith — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:11:55 GMT

I figured out how to reply! I had to join the group first:) Glad I figured it out and thanks for emailing me back yesterday. Im glad we will be able to keep in touch:)

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lmcoop — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:42:41 GMT

Well, I will start this first post by introducing myself. Right now I feel that I am just talking to myself and there is nobody out there to respond to this post or join this prayer circle, but there will be soon...HOPEFULLY! So, I am a registered nurse in Birmingham, Al where I live with my wonderful husband and 3 puppies : ) We are incredibly blessed just to have each other, not to mention our families, friends, and everything else the Lord has given us. We have just recently taken on this exciting journey of growing closer to God and His Word and learning what it is He wants us to do in our lives. By NO means are we experts on the Lord or His Word but I am having a great time digging in and learning about Him.

So...the reason I wanted to start this prayer circle...My husband Michael and I are trying to start a family. I will admit to the fact that we have not been trying to conceive that long, but just in the last few months we have, I can already see how disappointing and discouraging this process can be. It's so exciting thinking about having a baby, imagining being a mother, and of course the "trying" part is pretty fun too, ha! But each month as you patiently wait those two weeks after ovulation, hoping to be pregnant only to start your cycle again can be so devastating...especially to those of you who have been trying for months and even years! After thinking about how I canNOT live my life just waiting on ovulation and cycles to pass, I handed this issue over to God. I asked Him to please allow me to place this worry on His shoulders so I don't have to carry it around. I am confident that the Lord is going to bless us with a child, when the time is right for Him and us.

So, basically I am encouraging all of you going through this difficult time to cast those cares, wants, worries, and desires on Jesus! He is your Savior and He wants you to trust Him with your worries! I want to use this prayer circle as a place to gather and pray for one another, because we all know what each other are going through, right? We can use this forum as a place for encouragement and praise! Please join me in making this forum a haven for those in need of hope, love, support, and of course prayer!

God Bless,

Lisa Marie