Lauren Perkins has always dreamed of becoming a mom. After spending a difficult year trying and failing to fall pregnant, the idea of fertility treatment didn’t seem so scary anymore. She and her husband David decided to take a vacation to Nicaragua to consider their next step.
While there, Lauren talked openly about their struggles to conceive with friends. One of their friends, a priest, replied calmly, “Someone up there has big plans for you. I don’t know what, but it will be big.” At the time, it sounded strange, but Lauren would soon realize the words really carried weight.
Contrary to her belief that she was destined to be barren, Lauren finally fell pregnant using artificial insemination, the simplest method of assisted fertilization. In the first routine check, nurses told her that her hCG levels were very high, indicating a strong possibility of more than one child. Lauren and her husband were delighted at the idea of having…..Read Full Story Here…………
