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God can often do miracles if you have a lot of faith in him.
Desiree and Ryan Fortin had the greatest desire to become parents. As soon as they got married, they started trying for a child, but unfortunately, things did not go very well.
Desiree was diagnosed with polycystic ovaries, hypothyroid, and low progesterone, and no matter how hard they tried, the results were always disappointing.
One day Desiree wrote on Facebook “It wasn’t just that I couldn’t get pregnant. [Infertility] brought me more tears than I ever thought I could shed… I lay on my bathroom floor in complete emptiness after countless negative pregnancy tests time and time again. I had to endure shots, bruises, and all kinds of meds because when you are infertile and you seek fertility treatment for help, that is what you are in for. [It is] expensive and exhausting physically, emotionally, and mentally.”
Eventually, they turned to medicine and Desiree underwent an IVF treatment. Finally, their prayers were heard. The treatment was successful and she was pregnant. The best thing was that she didn’t have one baby, but three. It was more than these two ever hoped for and their lives felt complete.
The pregnancy, however, was not an easy one. Being tiny and not that tall, Desiree was told she would probably fail at carrying her triplets. But she proved doctors wrong. At 34 weeks and one day, she underwent a C-section.
Sawyer, Jack, and Charlize were born weighing only 5 pounds each. The mother could not watch because she had to have another operation, but the father was always with them.
“I’ll never forget my delivery day. Like all things involving parenthood, there were unexpected turns. After the triplets were delivered, Ryan went with them to the neonatal intensive care unit and I was sent to recovery‚” Desiree told Today.
“We are blessed, but parenting is also a hard job filled with the greatest of responsibilities — caring for tiny humans. Our babies have severe reflux and colic — times three. “Getting into a routine is difficult, as is maintaining your relationship amid crying babies, sleepless nights, and a new routine,” she said.
Today, the kids are all grown up and ready to welcome more siblings into their lives. Yes, Desiree and Ryan will become parents again and their story is just another proof that we should never give up trying in life.
