Susie Troxler, a 50-year-old Greensboro, North Carolina resident, has become a first-time mom with her husband Tony Troxler, age 61.
In an interview with WFMY, “We got married later in life, obviously, and we just assumed we would get pregnant like most people,” Susie said. “One year turned into two, then three, but when it got to be nine, 10, 11 years, we were like, something is up, and I’m not sure what it is.”
Susie is a psychologist and her husband Tony is an employee for Cone Health. The two had attempted to have a baby for a long time but unfortunately were faced with numerous health issues that put their baby dreams on hold.
“I had a boatload of uterine fibroids. I was too old, and Tony had some medical issues, so, between the two of us, there was not going to be a baby,” Susie said.
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Eventually, their ages became a big problem for them.
“I am 50. I was born in 1971, and I have no shame in that whatsoever,” Susie said.
The couple’s advanced ages made them more likely to be infertile. They decided that the best shot would be to turn to IVF and egg donation.
“They always said it nicely, but bottom line, when you take away all of the official medical jargon, it was a no! They said, ‘it’s not happening, so you’re going to need a whole lot of help,’” Susie said.
“In this situation, given her advanced age, no one had given them their options for attempting to conceive,” said Cone Health OBGYN Dr. Carolyn Harraway-Smith.
Harraway-Smith referred the Troxlers to Carolinas Fertility Institute, where doctors removed fibroids causing health issues for Susie and performed various sessions of rounds of egg collections and IFV.
“None of that worked, and we were down to our last embryo,” Susie Troxler said. “They bring me into the ultrasound, and the first thing they said was, ‘Oh, she’s moving!’ I was like, ‘Yes!’”
Lily Troxler was born on September 29 at five pounds, 12 ounces.
“Before she was even born, she had me wrapped around her pinky,” said Tony. “I love her so much. Every time I look at her, I feel myself just staring at her. It’s amazing!”
The couple is currently getting used to life with their two-month-old baby miracle.
