12/08/2022
"I am a single mom and a friend of mine was the s***m donor, but then he became a dad. I was 40 years old and wanted to get pregnant with my own eggs, I knew it would be difficult because of my age and so I decided to go to a clinic. 👩🏻⚕️They told me that I had an extrauterine fibroid and to get pregnant, they had to remove it and I had to wait 8 months for my uterus to recover before doing the treatment. It was very tough emotionally, I felt anguished, I thought about my age and what would happen if even after doing all of that, I couldn’t get pregnant. I was sad to think that I might not be able to have a child.💔 The process was long because I had to undergo surgery, they performed many tests and I had to take certain care. And even after the operation, it took me a long time to bounce back; I was dragging my feet because I felt uneasy, insecure. But then I went to the Institute and everything proceeded very quickly, it happened from the very first time. I followed every instruction with care, injections, taking hormones... but without getting my hopes up, because you keep thinking that maybe it won't happen. I took it slow, I didn't even want to say the word ‘pregnant’; only my mom and dad knew.🤰🏻 It's something you've been waiting so long for and you prefer to keep your head cool and your feet on the ground. I thought: 'I'll stay calm until I have the baby.' And finally, it happened! After waiting so long, Balam was finally born. I saw him and he laid down with me, completely calm. I had so many emotions inside, I thought: 'How is it possible that this child was inside me?' But it felt natural, as if we had always been together. The following months, the usual happened: he cried, he was getting used to the world. But I felt very calm, it felt like the most natural thing for me from the moment he was born, as if I had always expected it. My friend has been there since the birth and little by little, he fell in love with the baby; he doesn't live with us, but he always comes to see him, every weekend and even more often now. Balam is 1 year and 6 months old now, he is the light of my life."💙
