Parenthood

Marrying and delivering a baby seems to be easy for many women, but extremely difficult, or even impossible to others. I find myself one of those unlucky women, but my story has a happy ending!

Having got married right after graduation, I received a good job as a teacher in a prestigious university and started my family life with worry- free finance and a caring husband. I almost got everything all women wish for, but hadn’t one thing every woman has. That is the vocation to be mother. My husband and I went to every well-known hospital and met many doctors seeking medical advice and special treatments, but all our efforts seemed to be fruitless. The thirst for a baby became bigger and bigger during our 18 years of marriage. It overwhelmed my mind and my feelings whenever I saw kids playing on the street, on television, in a magazine, or coming into my dreams.

Understanding that women in their 40s isn’t too young to give safe birth, my husband and I decided to ask for In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) treatment as our final hope. At last, we have been blessed with two beautiful baby girls as God’s gift. Such memorable seconds when I just woke up after a long surgery and felt little beats of my baby girls. At that time, I even had to pinch myself to realise it wasn’t a dream. Believe it or not, that emotion is still fresh in my mind and I believe that it will last forever during my whole life.

Thanks my little girls who have come to my life and filled my heart with love and joy. Last but not least, thanks to my husband who has accompanied me on a long journey holding my hands tight and giving me unlimited determinedness.