Our Infertility Journey (pt 1): Pituitary Tumor, Numerous Doctors, & Quintuplets! Keep Seeking Help! 

34:07 My MIL was the Chief Nursing Officer and VP or a hospital for 28 years. When she left the hospital, her staff was devastated and so were all the patients that were treated from the amazing nursing staff she hired and lead over the years. She was AMAZING at her job. Nurses are SO important and underrated, underpaid, and under appreciated, a lot of the time, in my opinion. Thanks for acknowledging the nurses that were a part of your journey!!!

Ah so Stephanie is an ATHLETE!!! I knew it! I have even more admiration for her. She trained in an arena that sometimes teaches girls & women to prefer thin body types, she sacrificed her self to carry 5 sweet healthy babies and she still looks gorgeous. (BTW-Her legs gave it away!!)

I’m having a really hard time staying sub to you guys! I want to, but you need to let her talk and tell the story for the love of God! The women is the one who went thru the issues of no period, the size of the patch, no estrogen all the issue let her tell the story! She needs to be the one talking the main one.

Graham, sorry to say I’ve never watched the Office 😂. I am however binge watching this enjoyable and relaxing new RU-vid channel “We are the Freels”. It’s refreshing to watch a channel where it’s obvious people are just being “real”. It feels like an enjoyable evening with friends. Stephanie, it’s nice to see you continuing to feel better as you heal from pregnancy and of course the c-section. It’s such a blessing that your beautiful babies are doing so well ❤ your sweet little ones are blessed to have you as their parents.

You two have been through a lot at your young ages. Your video will give hope to those who are experiencing infertility. I can sympathize with your experience of doctors who don't really listen. I've been there too, but for different medical reasons. It's extremely frustrating. Three cheers for both of you for seeking other doctors. I've just recently started watching your videos and I come by them piecemeal, so not in order, but I'm pretty much caught up now. Your babies are adorable.

Sweet! 10,000 points AND my dishes are done and my baby is fed. You guys are such troopers 🤍 Everyone has a different journey to becoming parents. God does such a work in us through having kids, it is SO humbling. My parents struggled for 10 years with really big hurts, hurdles and losses. They had three kids, now I have six kids!!

My husband and I actually live in Wilmington NC and when I heard that I thought what a small world. Getting ready to start fertility treatments and stumbled upon your videos. What an amazing story you both have and thank you for being valuable and sharing. Congratulations on your beautiful babies!

Just a suggestion.....you might want to reaarrange your videos to start with your infertility journey then pregnancy journey then birth story and updates on babies so they are in order as they happened. Great story! I'm trying to start at the beginning and watch til i catch up.....so far Ive watched beginning to end of each one I've watched 🙂

Reminds me soooo much of our journey. Took us 6 yrs, 3 IUIs, progesterone shots, major depression, 1 serious suicide (mine) scare, dealing with a few AWFUL docs, and finally 2 beautiful children Bless you all (7)! ;)

Seeing what both of you have gone through is such a hard time and is the kind of thing that will weld your relationship together. Knowing what God had planned and how the deceiver tried to stop you with crappy doctors until you where able to find the right ones. I am praying that the babies are doing good and continue to improve

I have was called a meningioma, and I had a Nuro ophthalmologist surgeon operate to remove a tumor in my order, and as a result of the surgery, I went blind in my left eye so I understand everything that you’re talking about

YES YOU SHOULD SEND THAT DR FINN A PICTURE OF YOU TWO AND THE BABIES! ❤

22:40 pituitary gland and the thyroid are both small parts of the body, but they are so important!

Pollyanna made the 10,000 points. This is such a joyful RU-vid Vlog. I can't wait for Part 2. Everything in God's Perfect Timing! This was the perfect time for you to have your precious babies and I know that God has increased your faith and walk with Him through this journey!

I agree having infertility issues is something that needs to be spoken about more. Congratulations! We have twins via IVF.

You are correct Stephanie neurologists & neurosurgeons are different types of specialties. 10,000 points 🎉 Very interested in hearing the rest of this journey.

Welcome new family Freels ❤. Relax. We are happy to follow your adventures with the babies.

I had twins and 2 more children when I found out I had pit tumors, Cushings Disease. Got the surgery and had one more son!

I'm so glad I found you on RU-vid and it's so interesting to hear that you are also with CHM. Thanks for sharing your story and I'm praying for you and your children.

God does make a difference in times of struggle. Thank you for sharing. This can help many to know they are not alone. Prays for your beautiful five gifts from God.

36 years ago they discovered I had a pituitary tumor. 10 pregnancies but only two kids later, I became a mom. I’m thrilled for you. My babies are 36 and 31 now…Enjoy them all. They will be special to you for the rest is your life. Yours make me smile and remember my infertility journey. Thank God every day for your littles. ❤

Im not sure if you have heard of... or have anyway of getting in touch with, The Chatwin family? Derrick is the most beautiful editor and cinematography I've ever seen. Your story is so unique and special... it deserves to be shown properly ❤ I'm sure he would be willing to help you guys find YOUR style but also fast forward you and educate you in proper filming technique. Good Luck to you all!!! I hope this works out for your family and you can be home with your family while also providing financial for them ❤

This is mostly about Stephanie, please let her tell the story! We want to hear from her. Graham dominated the video.

I just came upon your channel today. Congratulations on your beautiful children. So happy to know they are holding their own. I know the joy you must feel seeing them grow and becoming stronger everyday. You also captured my attention when you said Wilmington then you followed up with tumor. I was sitting here saying to myself oh …do not go to the doctors in Wilmington…go to UNC. ( the doctors in Wilmington are fine, but for tumors go to Chapel Hill) I was so thrilled to hear those words come out later on in the conversation. Then to know it was a cyst and not a tumor was FABULOUS! During 2016 I lived on Oak Island and I discovered a tumor in my nasal passages. Within 24 hrs Wilmington sent me straight to UNC… Dr ZANATION was my doctor. He is amazing and I will forever be grateful for his dedication to his patients. So happy things have ended well….💜💜💜💜💜

This is such a good story and I know that you are going to be the best parents ever to your 5 children. I ask God to bless each and everyone of you and to take care of you as you are a true blessing to Him. I can't wait till the next update...take care.

Enjoying your channel and realize any decisions of Round two are a long way off. I do want you to encourage you to throughly research HG. My daughter in law stuggled with that and it is no joke! She only had singletons . Dont know if it is worse with multiples. But I do know it tends to get more severe with each pregnancy. She still chose to go through it 3 times and may have gone again but my son said no. Every one has to make their own decision what is going to be good for their own family and no one should judge your decisions Just go into it with all the information available and with your eyes open . ❤

U need to block people that criticize. U r real people telling us about your family. U r not actors so tell me them to move on. U need to find a couple moderates. Love the sound with the mics. 🙏🙏🙏🙏

Sent by Jamie, from Five two love, Congratulations 👏 and God Bless your littles and the both of you ❤🙏👶👶👶👶👶🙏🏼❤️❗

GODS Blessings to you all. I accidentally found you on you tube., and so glad I did. I watch the 5 to love channel and also the Chatwins with triplets . They have 2 other children too. One thing I hope you do, is show a picture of your babies at the beginning and at the end of each video. Babies are a blessing from God. ❤ Barb from Anaheim, CA , mom of 4, Gramma of 9 and a Great-gramma of 7 (so far).... My 7 greats range from 18 yrs to 7 months....😊

really enjoying getting to know you both and learn about your journey. i know there is quite a learning curve for blogging, and you both may have an idea of how each episode should go, but it may be a good idea to be aware of not cutting each other off and instead allowing each other to complete a sentence and then add or go back as needed. its difficult to follow when you keep stopping mid sentence. praying for those precious babies and for you.

Whoo whoo 10,000 points for me heehee. It was so easy watching the whole video lol. I am so glad that you have a story to tell! I was Gestational Surrogate. I have heard so many stories of heartache and victory. So happy you guys made it!❤

Thank you for sharing your story. Looking forward to the second part of it ! Your duo conversation is very fluide and balanced, it's nice to listen to. You know each other well, it shows. Congrats for the babies, I'll follow your channel from France. God bless your family.

I have been married 42 years Graham and we only agree on football. We are different in most ways but we just laugh.

Congratulations you two 🥰. So many people have fertility issues, so your conversations are very relevant. Looking forward to future episodes.

Congratulations!! Just found your channel today, so I subscribed, and am I’m catching up on videos.👍Sending prayers and best wishes, from S. Dakota!! Can’t hardly wait to see pics of your sweet babies.:) 5 babies!! Lol That’s so great! God Bless!🙏🏼 Oh, and I’ll always remember their Bday. I’ve celebrated June 4th my entire life, because that’s my Dad’s birthday! He just turned 74 this year.:) See you soon!!

I hope you will post a new video soon, I really want to follow your story and I'm sooo existed to see more videos of your precious five little ones. I pray that both you and the babies are doing well. God bless you

Thank you for telling your story! You had surgery the day my middle baby girl was born❤ September 26,2017.

Sent by Five to Love! Congratulations!

I also have a tumor in my pituitary gland, but mine is only 2mm so they won't remove it. I found out on my infertility journey. Been trying for 7 years with my husband to start a family. Currently seeing an endo and reproductive endo.

Thank you for being so vulnerable and sharing your story. ❤

Sent over here by Jamie from Five Two Love…. Cannot wait to learn more about your little (BIG) Family

I watched all your episodes today. Enjoying getting to know you two and your children.

My husband and I also met at UNCW and just celebrated our 23rd anniversary last week. My ears perked up when you started mentioning Wilmington. Congrats for your babies and prayers for your new family.

What place in in Seattle did you go to because I’m looking into IVF for my self and how much did you pay and how many Ambros did they implant

this has become my favorite thing to listen to while cooking supper 😂 so happy that babies are doing good!!! 🙏💕

The more they do this, the better they will get. Just be patient with them.

You just popped up on my feed, perhaps because your originally from Whatcom County. I’m done in Snohomish County but my family is originally from Bellingham, where my parents met and married. We lived on Meridian Road for a number of years before moving to Orcas Island. So happy to find your channel and become a new subscriber. Your babies are such a blessing, may God continue to have his hand over the NiCU.

Just watched all of your videos! Can’t wait for the next one to come out! Notifications are definitely on!

My daughter has a pituitary tumer. They think she had a stroke at 5 months along. She cant have children because she has many hormone issues. Glaf you got your 5 babies. So cute.

Sent over from Five to Love ❤️ Congratulations 🎊 👏 💐

First time commenting, but found your channel on second video. You guys are the best at adulting. You are respectful of each other’s boundaries, feelings, are authentic, respectful and truly love each other through thick and thin. Congratulations on finding each other. Congratulations on the babies ( yesterday watched the video/ short of holding all five ❤️). As a retired medical person your babies are very healthy for premies (and all good looking-great color, filling out, breathing on their own). Keep up the great work! 10,000 pts.🎉😂

Just started watching you guys, and am so shocked to hear about your petuitary tumor, as my daughter does as well! I have not seen anyone else with this condition before, so to hear things that sound so close to home from you guys feels so comforting...I would love to hear more, so I will continue watching, and can share her story with you if you are ever interested. Congrats on the babies, and your happy marriage, and just know, you have someone very similar to you also from washington state! you are amazing!

Let her tell it how she wants to though.

Happy to have found your channel. I am a mom of a big family too. Eight to be exact except I only had 1 at a time and all naturally. Loved being a mom of many. Excited to watch your littles grow and learn to love Jesus.

Sent from five to love! Congratulations!!🎉❤

Sending prayers for your sweet babes! Amazing story…..I would like to hear more from her (mom). She is amazing & handles herself well.

Y'all are awesome ! But did anyone ever tell your husband he talks a bit much ? Lol he even jumps in on your convos . Tell him to kinda slow down , it will be ok

Watched it All! Going to find part 2 now!!

I’m liking him less and less. He thinks a lot of himself. He over talks her, then she defends him…. They are just starting. Hopefully they will listen and learn

I hate when doctors do not believe statements when it comes to "anyway you are pregnant " and the answer is 100% NO and they still insist on testing..when you explore why and they still insist on testing. It's so rude and disrespectful of physicians to not believe what is told.

I learned on your channel from 5 two love congratulations!! There's another family with quints..The Buzz family. So amazing watching everyone with quints. Actually I love watching vids with 2 or more .. (gma of twins) congratulations can't wait to see more vids 😊

You’re both really sweet 😊 I hope a cable network gives you a series or special.

I wish we could hear from Stephanie 😅

The reason an oral medication would be a higher dose than a transdermal patch is because of the amount of medication lost through digestion. 10,000 points!!

First off congratulations to cute couple of five babies also love the NC State Wolfpack❤❤. UNC. DR.'S R SUPER great.🙏 Football👎LOL. CARY N.C. 🙏gone out to your family.

Congratulations on your Littles!

It was worth watching the whole video 😊

I got 10,000 points! Watched all the way through!

Sent by Five to Love. Congratulations on your five beautiful gifts. There truly is not anything more precious than being chosen to be Mom and Dad to a child/children. I wish you loads of love, joy, laughter, hugs, kissing boo boots, moments of quiet and on the other end of the spectrum utter chaos which later in life will make your heart smile, enjoy all of the firsts and you will have five times the number of firsts and each child's first will be treasured and a most joyful memories to hold near and close to your hearts. Each of you will have a different perspective on which or what is special to each of you. I guess what I am saying is savor each and every moment. Time is fleeting and in the blink of an eye those very special gifts will be grown. From a momma of five very special, wonderful sons who made my heart and me complete. I knew who I was and I needed nothing more to complete me than being my five boys momma.

Blessings 🙌 to you both ad your family 👍💯🙏

17:36 reminds me of Jane the Virgin!!! Great show, everybody should watch for lots of laughs!

There is definitely a HUGE difference between a neurologist and neurosurgeon! One is a surgeon and the other is not! A neurosurgeon has a MUCH longer academic journey!

Thank you for giving me hope

I'm not trying to be rude, but I think you could've done without the 8 min. preliminary remarks. Learn to edit, please. ;)

You guys are the cutest couple! ❤️❤️

I’m trying sooooooo hard to watch their videos. I found out about them like 99.9 percent of us did from “Five two love” I’m finding the videos hard to watch because of Graham. To me it seems like he cuts her off in the middle of a sentence. He seems to correct her on comment she will make about her body ,how she was feeling, mainly about things he has no right to comment on because he wasn’t the one physically going through the struggle she was having with her monthly cycle. to me he seems to interrupt her and cut her off. If he doesn’t like what she’s talking about because it’s not focused on him I don’t know how many times in the video he would say “yeah whatever we’ll get back to that.” Graham seems to undermined her. It really does seem like it’s all about him and how he was feeling and what he thought and what he wanted it may not be but to me that is how it came across in this video so many times in this video I wish I could reach through my phone and put duct tape over his mouth to get him to shut up to let her tell her story about her body. I will keep trying to watch a couple more their videos but at this point I’m about 95% on cashing out and saying farewell.

I just started following your journey. You are an amazing couple. Thank you for sharing your story. And yes, it's the humidity in the South!😂

Sent from Five two love and Congrats on the 5 littles

I really appreciate your story and honesty but as you go forward, please stop saying “like” every 2 min. It’s hard to keep listening-extremely unnecessary and very annoying! Super happy you kept seeking answers!

I would love to hear if they ever found out why you didn’t get a period? Did it ever return? My daughter is dealing with this issue too.

So happy your babies are all healthy. Were any of them twins? Or other multiples?

Congratulations to all of you

Please turn off the comments section until after the babies are discharged and you are out of crisis mode. You can turn on the comments section once Stephanie and the babies are healed and you are home settled into a routine.

Sent over by Five Two love congratulations on your five new blessings

Sent from 5 2 love! Congratulations

I didn’t till 17. Second period at 18. I was told I couldn’t have kids but had a son. I wonder if I have this. No one has checked.

I'm a new subscriber to y'all channel.

He reminds me of a character from the office - Andy to be specific 😂

I just realized you are from Washington State! I am there and have been all my life 💗 Great hearing your story. Absolutely beautiful babies

I wish you would let your wife talk...

I like details, but it would be helpful if you moved a little faster through the story with not quite so many details. Thanks.

Thanks kindly for sharing. ❤️🙏❤️

12:33 way to cut her off and say “stay in unison” 🙄🙄🙄

My SIL had a pituitary tumor. It involved her optic nerve, and she's no longer able to drive. She also ended up with meningitis after the surgery. I'm glad you had a better recovery! It also affected her depth perception, and she had difficulty with stairs.

Graham you rave too much

Do you let her talk. You interrupt her talk over her about everything. My Gosh

I have a 5 year old grandson named Graham!!

I had migraines for over a year and prolactin and asked my PCP for an MRI (I worked in medicine). Voila, a pituicytoma. They tried to remove it and my pituitary stopped working.

You 2 should join Family Made with Shawn Johnson &Andrew East They would be great mentors for you both-especially the women to women connection & guys are sooooo similar even in personalities!!! @FamilyMade

I also had bad PERIODS my 1st period I was 12 yrs old and I would NEVER get it every month and when the period finally came I WAS IN SEVERE PAIN 😩😩and I have a high threshold of pain 😩 when I was in high school I finally told my mother something is wrong she knew how much PAIN I was in when it did come but I told her don’t tell dad hmmmm she told dad he took me to the dr and he asked me in front of a very strict father IS IT POSSIBLE YOU ARE PREGNANT?? OMG REALLY ? I have to ask 🤣 IF I AM PREGNANT IT IS IMMACULATE CONCEPTION 😂 oh well let’s do a test we did was negative the dr tried to talk my dad for me to get on the pill he said NO and the dr told him she does not have a period every month so she might have. Problems getting. Pregnant in the future!! He did give me pain meds that made me sleep all day no school I eventually made my own decision to go on the pill and I had nothing but problems then I got married and I told him I’m not taking those pills anymore and what do you know IT DID NOT TAKR LONG FOR ME TO GET PREGNANT THE DR WAS SHOCKED AS I WAS !!!!! So glad that you were able to have babies