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Intro and question (child mentioned)

parker163parker163 member
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Hi!

My name is Sarah, I live in Massachusetts and this spring I am going to start the journey to carry a baby (traditional surrogacy) for my cousin and his husband. My egg, the husband (J) sperm.

I will be inseminating at home when ovulating. The IP's live 3 hrs away and will be coming to our home during my ovulatin window to provide me with fresh semen.

Just wondering if there are others involved in a traditional surrogacy and if anyone has any tips on inseminating at home. (My DH is fully supportive but is not interested in helping with the actual insemination part)
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I have two girls of my own now, Avery (2 1/2) and Harriet (10 months). I'm excited for this and hope I can form some friendships and learn some things from you all!!

Sarah
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  • 2MamazInSeattle2MamazInSeattle member
    You might go over to the LGBT board and search old threads for "ICI" - I know there was one recently for all the people using known donors and doing at-home insemination. You could also post over there and ask for at-home ICI experiences. :) We're a nice bunch over there, and except for a few of us who had to do IVF, everyone does ICIs and IUIs.

    I always recommend "Taking Charge of Your Fertility" for tracking all the signs of ovulation. Someone told me once an OPK is like looking at a room through a keyhole, using this book is like opening the door and walking in the room.
    Lil'mamaz was born on Aug 21, 2014! She's PERFECT!

    It's been a long road to here...
    Me (43) and J (45) - same sex couple. And we don't feel 40+!
    June'12 - First RE Visit
    Sept. '12 - Tubes removed
    Dec. '12 - Donor Egg/Donor Sperm IVF Cycle - 4 good embies!
    Dec. '12 - Fresh transfer, BFP! EDD 8/29/13
    Mar. '13 - Missed m/c at 16w1d, baby boy stopped growing at 15w4d
    Loss due to umbilical cord clot...baby was perfect. :(
    Jul '13 - FET#1 - c/p
    Sept. '13 - FET#2 - BFN
    Dec.' 2, 2013 - FET#3 with our last chance embie - BFP!!!
    Dec' 26, 2013 - hb!!
    EDD 8/20/14 with a baby girl!
    Little S was born on 8/21/14 - 8lb, 14 oz and 20 inches long.
    We live in Seattle and used SRM for our donor egg IVF cycle


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  • brooklynesquebrooklynesque member
    Welcome, and good luck!!
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  • Cmartin6706Cmartin6706 member
    We had our son using our bestie as a traditional surrogate and DS but we did so with an IUI.
    ***Loss and success mentioned***
    Me:34, Wife: 32
    IF reasoning = MFI: Zero Sperm Count using FairFax donor bank
    IUI #1 - #3: 2011 = BFN
    IVF: 2011 = BFN, lost all 10 embryos (with C/Ps)
    Jan 2014 - OBGYN (not RE) found and removed wife's "field of" uterine polyps after failed IVF

    Moving on to surrogacy (actually a planned adoption)
    Surrogate IUI#1: 7.17.12 = BFP!! 15dpiui = 256, 17dpiui = 346
    Oliver Zane born - 3/29/2013 on Good Friday!

    IUI #4 - #6: 2014-2015 = BFN (with C/Ps)
    Switch sperm donors, start ketosis diet to reduce inflammation late 2015
    IVF 2: Jan and Feb 2016, 3 great looking, 8 cell 3 day embryos. Two ET, one frozen
    2.18.2016 (8dp3dt) = BFFP!
    2.22.2016 (12dp3dt) = 649!!

    Started foster care experience in 2012. Now waiting to adopt our foster daughter, 7, who has lived with us for 3 years. 


    "Wait for your God, and don't give up on Him - ever!" Hosea 12:6 (msg)

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