Maritza & Giovanni

Maritza & Giovanni's Story:

My husband and I are high school sweethearts, dating since 2008. In 2020, we decided to look for professional help in conceiving since we were unsuccessful years prior. When my husband visited a urologist, he was diagnosed with male factor infertility. He was prescribed medication every other day, and we did medicated cycles for 1 year with no luck.

In 2021, we decided to start trying with an IUI; we did three rounds. None of which resulted in a pregnancy.

In 2022, we decided it was time to move forward with IVF. On June 2, 2022, I did my 1st egg retrieval and retrieved 24 eggs. 2 of which made it to the last stage. We were beyond excited and very hopeful.

On November 16, 2022, I did my 1st transfer, and unfortunately, it failed. On September 27, 2023, I went in for my 2nd transfer, just a few days before my 31st birthday. My birthday wish was to have a successful transfer and to celebrate a new year with my rainbow baby. On October 10th, I tested, and it couldn't have been any clearer: “NOT PREGNANT”.

Despite doing a mock transfer, a procedure to remove tissue from my uterus, and excessive testing, both of our transfers had failed, and the doctor had no explanation as to why. We were heartbroken and sadly decided to take some time off because we did not have another $35,000 to start IVF again. This was all with a different clinic than CNY. 

One day, as I was casually scrolling through Facebook, I saw an advertisement for the fertility clinic that I had been eyeing in other states for months, opening in Sarasota, FL. I was in disbelief. CNY Fertility has amazing stories and is the number 1 affordable IVF clinic.

We couldn't go prior because we would have to travel outside the state, which was not an option at that moment. I immediately called to schedule my consultation and was able to get it scheduled for January 8, 2024. We decided to move closer to the clinic to get a new start and to finally get the chance to bring our baby home.

On February 2, 2024, I had my 2nd egg retrieval and retrieved 26 eggs. 5 of which made it to the last stage.

On March 28, 2024, I was scheduled for my 3rd transfer. The third time's the charm, right? April 8, 2024, the third time was not the charm. My transfer had failed. I was very sad and very upset that God was just not answering MY prayers.

Before going into my 4th transfer, I decided to LET GO and LET GOD. My prior transfers we planned everything, I was speaking to God about what I wanted and why me.

When I went in for my 1st ultrasound for my 4th transfer, the technician told me I had a fibroid. And going into a transfer, the last thing you want is anything inside your uterus that can prevent the embryo from implanting. I immediately thought, was this a red flag to not start this transfer? I waited for the nurse at CNY to call me, and I asked her if the fibroid would be an issue. The nurse told me that if this transfer doesn't work, I will need to do a procedure to get the fibroid removed before doing any other transfer, and also gave me the option to cancel this transfer.

As hard as it was to make this decision, I stuck to my word and decided to let God take over and do his will. During the 2nd ultrasound, I asked the technician if she still saw the fibroid, and she said yes, but it was looking like a cyst, and it was inside my ovary away from my uterus. It was such a relief. God was doing his thing.

When I got the clearance from the nurse to schedule my transfer, she asked which embryo we wanted to transfer, the boy or the girl. Although we wanted a girl first and have been transferring girl embryos the past few tries, we did not pick this time. (Part of our Letting God process)

A few days before my transfer, the nurse called me to go over my last set of blood work and told me that my body rejected all the medication I was on and that my body is ovulating on its own. "Oh, that's good, you may think." Well, it's good outside of an IVF process, but when going through IVF, the medications need to control your body so the transfer happens at the appropriate time; I was SHOCKED! My body has never rejected any of the medications. Was God testing me to see if I would really let him take over, or if I would just cancel it all?

The nurse gave me two options: 1, to cancel this transfer, or 2, to continue the transfer since my body decided to ovulate to let my body go through a natural pregnancy. I told the nurse we would continue the transfer and that God is taking the lead this time.
On 
April 29, 2024, I transferred my 4th embryo.

May 8, 2024: I GOT a POSITIVE!! This was the best feeling ever. My first positive after 5 years of trying to conceive with professional help.

January 9, 2025: 1 year after my consultation with CNY, I welcomed my precious little baby boy into this world, thanks to God and the staff at CNY Fertility.

Helpful resources Maritza & Giovanni found:

You'll eat the salty fries, do intralipid infusions, and/or acupuncture, but through this intense process, we learned that we need to leave all our worries, all our anxieties in God's hands, and let go of trying to control everything. For us, faith means trusting God, even when you don't understand his plan.

Hope, Inspiration and Advice:

You’ll wait, you’ll pray, you’ll get frustrated, you’ll question everything but you need to continue to be patient. Keep praying, and one day when you least expect it, it will finally happen. So don’t ever stop believing, trusting and hoping. God is so ready to give you everything you ever dreamed of but you have to understand it’s on his timing, not yours.

If you rush the process, you'll ruin it. PAUSE, PRAY, & BE PATIENT.
Jeremiah 29:11. Let go of your anxieties and trust in God’s plan.