Still Smiling

My 12 week check-up today went perfectly.  When I heard the baby's heart beating, my eyes welled up with tears of gratitude.  My doctor said that a strong, healthy heartbeat at 12 weeks gives me a 97% chance of carrying to full term.  Those numbers were encouraging to me, although I would prefer 100% or even 99% if it were possible. When I think of the numbers I have faced over the years, I feel very fortunate to be where I am today! A fertile couple at my age has a 15-20% chance of conceiving in a given month.   I tried to find something that would tell me how much male factor infertility (our issue is abnormal sperm morphology & thick viscosity) changes these odds, but I couldn't find anything.  All I know is that my surgeon said that one endometrioma cut my chances of conceiving in half, so that means I had maybe a 5-10% chance of conceiving each month when I became pregnant with my first child.  We faced a 90-95% chance of FAILURE every month for more than five years, but finally...she appeared.  Then, after my surgery, being on clomid, & having an IUI, my chances were probably 26%.  We had a 74% chance of FAILURE with our first IUI after surgery, but miraculously...she appeared.  And then, we most likely faced an 85% chance (or more) of failure in the first month of trying to conceive when we conceived our third child.  "All pregnancies have a 20% chance of miscarriage. This generally occurs during the first trimester...After you make it to week 3, you have a 10% chance of miscarriage that drops to 5% after week 6. Once you hit the second trimester, your chances of miscarriage drop to 3%."  So here I am.  I went from an 85% chance of failure to a 97% chance of SUCCESS, and then...HE OR SHE will appear!