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Newbie Here
Hi There,
I'm new to the board and just made the switch from the Trouble TTC to the Adoption board. After TTC for the past 3 years, my DH and I gave up our battle with IF and have settled happily into the idea of adoption.
At this point in time, I'm just trying to acquire as much info on the process as possible and trying to learn where to start. Does anyone have any suggestions for me? We think that we want to go the domestic route, but haven't officially decided on anything.
Thanks!!
Started TTC 4/09
Saw Specialist 7/10
Low Estrogen, FSH, & Progesterone DH: Normal
First Round Clomid, Ovidrel, & Prometrium 9/10
Second Round Clomid, Ovidrel, & Prometrium 10/10
IUI #1: Clomid, Ovidrel, & Prometrium 11/10
IUI #2: Clomid, Ovidrel, & Prometrium 12/10
Natural #1: Follistem, Ovidrel, & Prometrium 1/11
Natural #2: Follistem, Ovidrel, & Prometrium 2/11
IUI #3: Follistem, Ovidrel, & Prometrium 3/11
Exploratory Laproscopy: found cysts outside ovaries & fallopian tubes blocked (removed) 5/11
IUI #4: 7/11
IUI #5: 7/11
IVF #1: implanted 2 embryos= BFN w/ no frosties
IVF #2: 12/11 implanted 3 embryos= BFN w/ no frosties
2/12: Consulted regular endo about weird test results, worse than nothing.
7/12: Decided that adoption is the best option.
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Re: Newbie Here
Welcome... and I am sorry that you've had such a tough journey. That said, this is an exciting time!!!
We have a great FAQ section at the top of the board which is great for resources and basic questions.
Aside from that, throw out questions. Most of us love questions... even if they are routine ones
Welcome! Congrats on making the decision to move forward with adoption. I hope you find joy in the journey!
When we were just starting out we did two things that I would recommend:
1) Attend a couple adoption seminars. These things are great for getting lots of info in a short time, asking questions, and just generally getting your feet wet. We found a local agency that had a few seminars on their website. I think Bethany Christian Services also has web seminars that you can watch anytime, if I remember right.
2) Search out a bunch of different agency options online and request their mail packets. These are free and I found it very helpful to lay them out and compare. Something about having that packet in your hands makes it more concrete than reading online.
And of course like pp said, ask away! That's what we are here for.
TTC September 2010 thru October 2011
SA February 2011: Normal
RE App. October 2011 - Recc. Clomid and IUI
Taking a break from TTC to pursue adoption
Met our 2 year old son in Russia July 2012!
Court trip October 2012
Home November 24 2012!
Back to RE Summer 2013. TTC journey continues:
Dx DOR, endometriosis, low sperm count
Clomid + IUI#1, #2 = BFN / IUI #3 = ???
Laparoscopy scheduled December 2013
Welcome, I'm a newbie as well.
Our first step is exploring agencies in the area and looking into the information sessions that a lot of them have.