We are the McCaskill family! Our journey was a tough road for my wife, Barbara and I. We tried to avoid medical intervention but after six long years, we knew we needed help. We contacted Carolina Conceptions. At the time the only office that was open was the Raleigh office. Being from Pender County we had to shuffle between virtual and in person appointments. It was discovered that Barbara suffers from PCOS. However, the team at Carolina Conceptions kept us hopeful.
They worked through several methods to help us get pregnant. Finally, after almost a year of working with Carolina Conceptions we found out that the IUI procedure was successful, Barbara was pregnant. My wife and I were beyond happy, we knew that our long-fought journey was paying off. However, our joy was short lived because Barbara had a miscarriage.
This devastated us but we decided to press on after the miscarriage. It was advised that there was a higher percentage chance the second IUI would be successful, which made us a little more hopeful. The Wilmington office reopened so we were able to get the second procedure done locally. Yet again after another IUI procedure, my wife was pregnant again. We weren’t as excited as last time because we did not want to get our hopes up. Days went by which turned to weeks, weeks turned into months, the procedure was a success!
On October 27th, 2023, at 6:02 am our baby girl Kristina was born weighing in at 4lbs 2oz. Kristina was born at exactly 33 weeks. We knew ahead of time due to her being early she would be in the NICU. The NICU team has been doing an amazing job and Kristina is achieving more each day. Kristina is due to be home any day now. Our message to those who are struggling to get pregnant, is to explore every medical option, and to trust the process. We are beyond grateful to Carolina Conceptions for making this possible.