The big announcement was made at the end of June. After seven years of PMA (Medically Assisted Procreation) journey, Dawn and jonathan had the pleasure of revealing that they were going to become parents for the first time. Asked by Purepeoplethe candidate of Beijing Express 2021 (which we will find this Wednesday, July 6 in the second part of the evening in Itinerary Bis, with her husband) confided in their happiness but also, the hardships they went through.
What month of pregnancy are you?
I am back in my 4th month and my term is scheduled for the Christmas holidays. My gynecologist didn’t want to give me a precise date because she told me it was impossible to know. I just know it will be between Christmas and New Years. I’ve already asked for a special end-of-year party menu (laughs). There are foods that I miss too much.
What was your reaction and that of Jonathan when you heard the good news?
We heard the good news on April 19 and our reaction was to say: ‘We will wait.’ Because in the PMA course in which we have been since 2014, we have done a lot of IVF and embryo transfers. And each time it worked at first and then nothing. But for the first time, I was quite confident. We were relieved to know that we hadn’t done all this for nothing and at the same time cautious. Then we had lost our dog two weeks before so it was a mix of emotions.
So you have already been pregnant.
Indeed I have already been pregnant several times and I have already had several miscarriages. It was usually between the 5th and 12th week. When it happens at 12 weeks it’s difficult because you believe in it at that time. Even now, we put it on the networks, but I didn’t necessarily want to put it because I’m still a little fearful.
Did you make an announcement to Jonathan?
No particular announcement, I couldn’t surprise him. When you are on the PMA course, you know on what date the blood test is done. We had both noted it down. We just met in the evening to open the results together. Afterwards we sat down and said to ourselves that we were going to wait for the second blood test, then the first echo. It was after the first trimester that Jonathan wanted to join me and it was a real moment of sharing and happiness. I saw my husband cry in front of a small TV, it doesn’t happen often. For the first time, the gynecologist said to us: ‘I am going to present your child to you.’ Inevitably, it creates something magical.
What would you like to say to women who are on their way?
To hold on, to believe in it, to tell yourself that everything is possible, even if today I say it with a little more ease. I am lucky to experience this happiness. But when I was in their place, I said to myself: ‘She’s very nice, that one, she says you have to believe it, but I’ve been there for eight years and I haven’t succeeded.’ But if our experience can be synonymous with hope, it will be a greater achievement for us. Especially if things are not going well and you feel isolated, you need to communicate with your husband and with the medical team. And maybe find an association that can help get back on track, because it’s really difficult.
Can you tell us a bit about your background?
I will always remember the announcement of the entry into PMA. It was extremely violent. It was Jonathan who received the letter and who read it to me in tears, from a distance. This day will forever be engraved for life. Afterwards, it’s so medicalized that you no longer think. We take it step by step. I’m lucky to have a husband who has a great sense of humor, so we laughed a lot. And with each failure, we went on vacation, so we might as well have visited the world.
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