Pregnancy is hard enough as it is but when you add IVF and the pandemic into the mix, things become even more difficult. Simona reveals the stress and anxiety behind having a baby during this strange time, like whether or not her husband will be allowed to travel between here and Czech in time for the birth. Despite her pregnancy hardships, Simona carries herself with grace and ease as you can see in her maternity photo session that I had the pleasure of capturing. Even though these times are unprecedented and nerve-racking, Simona can't wait to share the trials and tribulations of this pregnancy with her baby boy.
But Covid-19 happened and instead of shopping for a baby and sharing my happiness with friends and family....we quarantined.
"We were postponing having a baby and casually been trying but once we both hit 40 we started to panic and decided for IVF. We are both from Czech and we travel there every summer so we decided to do the procedure there. Our first round worked and we got 6 embryos and transferred one. I knew that there is only 30% chance of implanting but for some reason I wasn't worried. That was until i took a pregnancy test and it was negative. Now real panic settled in and i was full of "what ifs". I traveled back to Czech, this time without my husband, for my second transfer. Taking this test was so so hard and I couldn't even wait the recommended 10 days and took it earlier. And it was positive. Tears were rolling down my face and i couldn't believe it so I tested every day for next few days....
First trimester was hard, I am not going to lie. I felt nauseous all the time, no energy and all I wanted to do was to climb into a hole and stay until it was a time to give a birth. I started bleeding around 8 and 12 weeks and I was so worried that this is how it's going to end but ultrasound didnt confirmed any of that. Baby was healthy and bleeding unexplained. Luckily the second trimester was a relief, at least medically and symptom wise.
But Covid-19 happened and instead of shopping for a baby and sharing my happiness with friends and family....we quarantined. We canceled our baby shower and I still haven't seen most of my friends. I have just learnt that even though my husband can come with me, once he leaves, he can't come back and with 3 doggies at home, he will have to leave. I just hope it's not going to be before I give a birth. Also I will have to give a birth with a face mask and honestly I feel anxious about that. But with everything I am just happy that our baby boy is almost here and one day I will be telling him stories of my pregnancy.
We almost didn't take any pregnancy photos. But with Covid -19 and shelter in place, I realized I don't have any photos of me being pregnant. I mean not any nice photos without our bed or bathroom as a background. I felt sad and I knew I would regret not taking some nice ones. I looked online and saw many great photographers but many were still social distancing and weren't accepting any orders and also if i was going to do it, I wanted someone who shares my style. I wanted something elegant but still sexy. And I am happy that I found that. I love my photos and I am incredibly thankful for having them."
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