The next six months went by and Allie still wasn't pregnant. She looked down at the pregnancy test and it was once again negative. She sighed and threw it away. She knew something had to be wrong. It had been a year and they still weren't pregnant. She walked out of the bathroom and saw her husband getting ready.
"I'm not pregnant." She said to him.
He turned to look at her. "I'm sorry." He walked over to her. "But it will happen."
"When?" She asked him. "We have been trying for a year. We have taken vacation, tried relaxing techniques. I did acupuncture. I think we should go to a fertility doctor. Just to make sure nothing is wrong."
"Let's try another six months and if we aren't pregnant then, we go to the doctor." He looked at her. "Allie, I know how much you want a baby. I do too. But I think you're jumping the gun about something being wrong."
She sighed. "You're right. Another six months."
"Another six months." He said and kissed her. "I know we will have a baby and that nothing is wrong." She nodded. She hoped he was right.
Another six months went by and Allie still wasn't pregnant. She decided to mention things to her doctor when she went for her yearly checkup.
"So, you have been trying for how long?" Dr. Colburn asked her.
"We have been trying for 18 months," Allie replied. "I have used the ovulation kits. We have been together on the right dates. We have tried vacation, stress relaxing, and I have tried acupuncture. I really think something is wrong."
The doctor looked at her. "Alright. Well, my exam shows everything seems normal. So, I can do some blood work and see if your hormone levels are low."
"Alright."
"Or I can send you to a specialist for tests."
"Can you send me to a specialist?"
"I will make the call." She nodded as the doctor left the room to make the appointment. She hoped the specialist would tell her nothing was wrong. But if something was, then the specialist could fix it and she and Bobby would have a baby. "Alright, tomorrow morning at 10 am."
"Thanks," Allie said taking the information.
"Allie, I'm sure nothing is wrong." She nodded and headed out. She checked out at the reception area and headed to work. She had to take the next day off, so she wanted to do some work.
"So, what did the doctor say?" Bobby asked her as they were having dinner that night.
"He said my exam was normal. But he set me up with a specialist tomorrow." She looked at her husband. "I just think we should see if there is something wrong. I mean it's been eighteen months. I just don't understand."
"I think a specialist is the right way to go." He said to her. "I know there is nothing wrong. So, we go and get confirmation that everything is alright and I bet we get pregnant soon after."
"I hope so." She replied, "Did you want to go with me tomorrow?"
"Sure. I can go." She nodded. She hoped he was right and there was nothing wrong.
The next morning, they headed to the specialist. Allie was really nervous. They were soon called back after filling out their paperwork.
"Alright, Allie and Bobby?" Diane Copeland said to them. "What exactly brings you here today?"
"We have been trying to get pregnant for eighteen months and nothing," Allie said to her.
"Alright." Diane looked over the paperwork and medical records the doctor had sent over. "I don't see anything in your history to make me something is wrong. But I would like to do some tests." She looked at them. "I want to get a sperm sample and do an exam on Bobby and then do an exam on Allie. Once we do those, I will know how to proceed."
Both Allie and Bobby nodded and followed the nurse. They had all the tests ran that day and the doctor said she would call them back in when the results were in. And three days later, they were in and Allie and Bobby were sitting in the office again.
"Alright. All of Bobby's tests are normal. In fact, most were above normal." The doctor replied. "He should have no problem fathering children." She looked at Allie. "Allie, most of your tests were normal but I want to go further with you."
"What exactly does that mean?"
"It means I want more tests. All of these will be done during your cycle."
"Alright," Allie said and they scheduled the tests. Allie knew once the tests were done, the doctor could tell her that there was nothing to worry about and that she and Bobby would have children eventually.
Over the next month, Allie had blood work, a pelvic ultrasound, and a postcoital test. All of which were normal. The next step with Allie was a Hysterosalpingogram. Dye would be inserted and x-rays are taken to see if Allie's tubes were blocked or if something was wrong with the uterus.
"Alright, the hysterosalpingogram shows some blockages in the tubes." The doctor said to them after the test. "So, I want to do a hysteroscopy. I will insert a telescope into the cervix and it will let me look around to see what the blockage might be."
"Alright," Allie replied. She hadn't been expecting the doctor to find something wrong with her. And she was starting to realize now that she was the reason they weren't getting pregnant.
Bobby looked at Allie as they got home that night. "Allie, what's on your mind?"
She sighed. "That I'm the reason we aren't pregnant." She looked at him. "And I wanted to talk to you about not working anymore. I just am so stressed out with work and this. I don't want to be stressed."
"I think quitting is a good idea. I support you doing that" He replied. "I think staying home and relaxing. Not dealing with all the stress of auditing and people, is good."
She breathed a sigh of relief. "Good. I was hoping you would be okay with it. And that we could afford it."
"Allie, you should know we can afford it." He replied. He walked over to her and pulled her into a kiss. "Even if we didn't have the money we have, I would still want you to quit. But you know you never have to worry about money."
"I know. I just wanted to make sure you were okay with me not working."
"I am. I think without that stress, we will have a better chance of getting pregnant." She nodded in agreement. She hoped so. She hoped the doctor could fix whatever might be wrong and then she would get pregnant.
Brianne sighed as she got off the phone with her sister. "Everything okay?" Chris asked his wife.
"Allie and Bobby have been having some fertility tests done and one showed that Allie has a blockage in the tubes. So, she is having more done." She looked at him. "And she's quitting work. She wants to relax."
"Maybe that's a good thing. It might help them."
"I agree," Brianne replied. "I can't imagine what she is going through. Getting pregnant and having a child is so easy for most. Some people don't plan it and have a one night with someone and get pregnant. I hate that Allie is going through all of this."
"I'm sure it will be fine."
"I hope so. I know Allie wants to be a mom so bad. I mean they have been trying for eighteen months. That's a long time."
"It is but I know Allie is meant to be a mom. After these tests are done, I bet Allie gets pregnant."
"I hope," Brianne replied. She hoped he was right. That eventually Allie would get the baby she wanted so much.