**Third-Party Reproduction Check-In - May 18th**

2MamazInSeattle

This weekly check-in is for anyone using/considering or who has used a 3rd party method of reproduction, including: Donor egg, donor sperm, embryo adoption, gestation carrier, or surrogate - also Donors, GC's and surrogates as well! If you don't check-in for 4 weeks you'll be removed from the list but we'll happily add you back next time you check in! NOTE: Board etiquette - please post BFPs separately from the check-in, with a warning in message title.

Check-In: How is it going? What are your next steps? How are you feeling?

QOTW: What are you doing for Memorial Day weekend?

Welcome

@ssharaa - Gestational surrogate to be! Welcome!

@CarolinaGirl2014 - Possibly going to do egg donation. Welcome!

((Hugs))

@twinkie0612 - D-EM - So sorry it looks like a BFN ((Hugs))

@DoulaRaVenMa - GC - Ug! So many delays, hang in there!

New BFPs & Other Good News!

@JM1977 - So nice to hear from you lady!!!

In the TWW!

@parker163 - GC - Carrying for husband's cousin and his husband (trad. Surro.)- IUI done! Any newss?

@ceemonkey - DE/DS; Fresh transfer slated from between May 9-14!!

Currently Cycling/Scheduled

@marshmallowevening - D-EM - Looking at a mid-May transfer!

@curve31 - DS - IUI planned around May 15th.

@ksgsmu - D-EG - Lining was 11!! FET on May 20th!!

@DoulaRaVenMa - GC - Fresh transfer for IP's - ET May 23-25th.

@DizzyMom1 - GC (for her aunt) - FET of one embryo planned for May 23rd

@Km672 - DE/DS - FET slated for 5/21 or 5/28. YAY!

@lincoln79 - GC IP - Doing a freeze-all cycle for future siblings - Started stims.

@argylebride - ED - June retrieval planned.

@LiaandLaire - Egg Donor for Astrabacus -  May cycle.

@Astrabacus - D-EG (Sister's) - Cycle is starting! May cycle.

@JimBobCooter - D-EG - Cycle to start around July 9/10th.

Waiting to Cycle

@BeckyP005 – D-EG; BFN fresh cycle in May; FET ASAP!

@CaringCat - D-Eg - Welcome and good luck choosing a donor! Likely cycle in June.

@daydreamer34254 - D-EG - Doing consults; may do a another IUI before DE.

@dreamingofdimples - D-EG - Welcome! Cycling at SDFC.

@EllieTheGiraffe - GC IP - Surrogate using DE. First try BFN .

@J&D2007 - D-EG - Investigating donor egg.

@jbasore1123 - D-EM - Embryo Adoption

@Jessarab - D-EG - Welcome! Transfer expected in May.

@JimBobCooter - D-EG - Planning late July cycle.

@Kai&Allie -   - Welcome! IVF in May.

@kushie77 - DS - Welcome!

@Lacyj67 - D-EG - Pursuing foster to adopt; TBD on next steps with 3 frosties.

@Love4Labs826 - D-EM - BFN in May. Three embies left. Consulting with FIRM.

@MamaFantasic - GC to be - Welcome!

@mm29 - D-EG - Lap scheduled on May 22nd.

@pmv81 - DS - Welcome! First cycle planned in June!

@pooniki - DS - Planning another DS IUI in April.

@refeek1 - D-EG - FET planned for July. Welcome!

@renes765 - D-EM - Welcome! Liz is our resident donor embryo expert!

@Samantha5110 - DS - So sorry for your BFN ((hugs))

@Sarahjeri - D-EG - DE daughter, FET planned for July'14

@SillySally24 - D-EG - Welcome! Potentially doing a DE shared cycle with sister.

@socialwkrsweetie - Considering known GC due to lupus. Welcome!

@STBMrsMiller - D-EM - Welcome! Starting donor embryo process via Cedar park.

@Stinkerbell6879 - D-EG - Potential shared donor available for a later 2014 cycle.

@sunni01 - DS - IUI - WTF appt. on 3/11 to determine next steps. May consider DE.

@ttc23 - D-EM - Doing one more OE cycle, pursuing D-EM in tandem.

@walker14 - IP-GC: SIL is going to be GC. Late summer 2014 transfer.

Donors/GC’s/Surrogates

@ArgleBride – Egg Donor – On BCPs for second (and last) donation in June!

@parker163 - GC - Carrying for husbands cousin and his husband (trad. Surro.)IUI in April!

@Ready4life - GC - Congrats and thank you on your decision to be a GC!!

@Cinnamon Haze - GC - Congrats and so glad you are looking into being a GC!!

@ssharaa - GC - Beginning process of being a gestational surrogate.

Pregnant!

@KateBee - IP-GC - C-section planned for 5/21/14 - Boy!

@Brooklynesque – D-EG - EDD 7/18/14 - Girl!

@bobyn1113 - GC - Singleton on the way for IP's! RCS on 7/28/14 - BOY!

@Liz4Paws – D-EM - FET on 11/19- C-Section 7/29/14 w/ Samantha Lynn!

@Scorpgirl1120 - DS - EDD - 8/1/14 - GIRL!

@Ladyrader0227 – D-EG - FET #1 - One hb on u/s! - EDD 8/1/14

@lmielocl1 - DE/DS - Twins! EDD 8/1/14?

@cc+mm - D-EG - EDD 8/6/14 w/Gracie!

@Firesiren – DS – FET on 11/20 -  EDD 8/8/14 - Boy/Girl Twins!!!

@DoublePortion – D-EM - EDD 8/15/14 - Boy/Girl Twins!

@2MamazinSeattle - D-EG/DS -  EDD 8/20/14 w/Simone!

@MrsT4 - D-EG; EDD 10/10/14! Boy!

@jalara48 - GC -Using a surrogate in India.  EDD 10/15/14!  Team Green!

@manada & @healz413 - Partner IVF - Manada carrying - Twins!! EDD 10/29/14!

@lincoln79 - IP-GC - EDD 11/7/14!

@mistyhf - Congrats on seeing a hb!!! EDD?

@Sammer 818 – IP-GC -EDD 11/23/14! Turkey-day baby!

@Mrs.McIrish - D-EG - TWINS! EDD 12/2/14!

@jdionne - DS - All looking good at 9w! EDD??

@AllieAlba - DS - Congrats! EDD?

Parenting

@e74 - D-EM - Twin boys born in 2013.

@JM1977 – D-EG/DS - 21-month-old DD from DE/DS & newborn boy as of 9/13!

@Melkel559 – DS – EDD 12/9/13 – Justin Thomas born 12/9/13! Congrats mama!

@Happywifemomofone – D-EG - Baby boy Logan Charles born on 12/20/13! Congrats to you!

@Jms1374 – D-EM – Baby boy Caleb Cameron born on 1/8/14! Yay for baby and mom!

@LittleLady77 – D-EG - Twins! - Born happy and healthy in April'14!

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Twinkie0612

@JimBobCooter some women have said putting pressure on the site after the injection will help keep it from bruising. I was on lupron for all three of my fresh IVF cycles and sometimes lupron bruised and sometimes it didn't. Good luck with your cycle!

AFM, I just got back from my blood draw for my beta and am just waiting on the results. I'm dreading the call even knowing that it will be a BFN. We plan on a taking a bit of a break while we wait to get into see Dr. KK. Hopefully she can shed some light on all of our failed cycles. I'm not sure how we will proceed as far as treatments go. Part of me wants to give donor embryos another shot, but part of me wasn't really impressed by the clinic we went through. DH wants to try RBA's frozen donor egg guarantee program. I am having a hard time getting on board because DH wants it to be our last treatment. I am having a hard time drawing that line. I am only 31, I just feel like it's too young to give up on treatment.

QOTW: I have no idea what our plans are for Memorial Day.

ETA: Just got the call, this cycle is officially a BFN.

Mrs.McIrish

Hugs Twinkie((()))
JimBob-there are blood vessels in the belly and sometimes you just hit them. Get used to the bruises but they will clear up. I look like a junkie with the big nasty bruises aka hematomas that lovenox leaves...
AFM: nothing to report. Alls quiet on the western front and that's good! I see the MFM on Wednesday.

We are going to Cape Cod for Memorial Day weekend. My ILs live there. Weather looks crappy though as of right now. Hope it changes. The cape isn't fun in the rain and without wine, it will be painful with annoying ILs, lol. We are planning to tell them the news. I'd rather wait a few more weeks but DH wants to. He's done whatever I wanted so far (my family knows) so I guess I have to give in a little.. Plus there's no way I could get away with it if I wasn't drinking all weekend.

sammer818

Check in: Nothing new to report here. We got some more ultrasound pictures in the mail from our carrier this weekend which was awesome. You can see so much at 12+ weeks! It's amazing! Our carrier doesn't go back for another appointment until the 29th, so we are just enjoying the "no news is good news" train we are riding at the moment. 

QOTW: We have yard work up the wazoo to do. UG. I hate yard work. But everything will look so nice once it's done...just have to focus on that. 

lincoln79

JimBob - sometimes they just happen

Twinkie - so sorry for your bfn. Hugs to you

Mrs.McIrish - good luck on Wednesday!

Sammer - no news is good news is right! We are in the same place.

***Pregnancy mentioned***

AFM: We were stimming using a different protocol (to try to prevent hyperstim) and only had three follies (my last cycle we retrieved 13). So, after 13 days of stimming we were cancelled. I know that it was the right thing to do because of how many you lose when trying to freeze. We are going back to the original protocol in July for one more try.

All is quiet from our GC too and next appointment is on June 2nd. No news is good news on our front as well...

QOTW: MH birthday is Wed and our nieces birthday is on Sat (she will be 11) so we are traveling up to his family's for the long weekend. We are leaving Thursday night after work and hope to have a great weekend with the fam!

DoublePortion

Hugs Twinkie!

Check-In: Nothing new to report. All is going well!

QOTW: No plans for me. Maybe my FIL will come over that day so he & DH can put shelves in an upstairs closet, hang ceiling fans in the nursery & guest room, and install our new front door. Or maybe even paint the nursery. It's a good thing my FIL doesn't mind helping out because DH isn't very handy. lol

ceemonkey

Hugs twinkie, that just sucks. I hope you guys figure out a good path from here.

Update: I had my transfer on Friday and my beta will be 5/27!

QOTW: we are going to my parents' lake house with some friends for Memorial Day weekend. I hope the weather is good!

BeckyP005

@Twinkie0612‌ I am so very sorry. Hope you and YH can agree on what the next steps will be. HUGS..

@ceemonkey‌ FX for you!!
@ksgsmu‌ good luck tomorrow on your transfer!!!"

FET will be 6/4. Man that is just around the corner. Very nervous.

QOTW: Hanging out with friends Friday to listen to a Neil Diamond tribute band then probably yard work. Not sure what else yet. I'm sure picnic at someone's house

sammer818

@ceemonkey - FX for you! 

@BeckyPooh - Neil Diamond is awesome. I'm so jealous! 

Mrs.McIrish

Fx for you Ceemonkey! Lincoln- hugs for getting cancelled. Hope the next attempt goes better:-(

refeek1

Hi everyone. Nothing new here. Just waiting for AF to start. We don't have any plans yet for Memorial Day.

BeckyP005

@sammer818‌ it's just the tribute band lol. Not the actual ND

Km672

!Hi Ladies-

@Twinkie0612 - so very sorry for the BFFN. Thinking of you-

@Mrs.McIrish- so glad everything is on track!!

@lincoln79- so sorry for your cancelled cycle. I hope your next attempt is better!

@DoublePortion - so happy all is well!

@Ceemonkey - FX this is it for you!!!

@BeckyP005 - best of luck with your next transfer!!! 6/4 is coming up fast@!!!

 

Afm - FET 5/28...lining check this Thursday. Honestly, I'm just getting by-

 

Qotw- my husband is running his 1st marathon in VT on sunday!! Very excited for him and proud of him!! I'm working memorial day night boo

Jessarab

@Twinkie0612 - BFN's suck - treat yourself to a glass (or 5!) of wine @lincoln79 - hope July is your month @DoublePortion - FX all things stay track @ceemonkey - wonderful!! hope you get to share good soon! @BeckyP005- I totally understand the nerves... hoping that June brings good news! @KM672 - hoping your lining check is plush! Check-In: Can't believe we're finally moving onto the next step, after 3 weeks of getting our transfer date pushed back because of a thin lining (everytime I say this I sing it to the tune of Robin Thicke, ha!) we are officially cycling tomorrow (day 3) or Thursday (day 5). We had 5 DE's, all 5 fertilized and as of this morning we have (1) 3-cell and (4) 4-cell embies. I'm hoping they all keep dividing

QOTW: This weekend we're taking it easy - maybe doing a few house projects and seeing the in-laws on Monday.

chicagobride_07

GL to everyone. Becky, I am so happy to see you moving forward with the FET. June 4 is fast!! It's also great to see everything going so well for mcMcirish. I have an FET planned for late this week. I'll be hanging low this Memorial Day. First beta is May 31.

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Mrs.McIrish

chicagobride_07 said:

GL to everyone. Becky, I am so happy to see you moving forward with the FET. June 4 is fast!! It's also great to see everything going so well for mcMcirish. I have an FET planned for late this week. I'll be hanging low this Memorial Day. First beta is May 31.

GL sweetie!!!!

BeckyP005

@chicagobride_07‌ good luck to you!! @marshmallowevening fx for you

cc+mm

Not much going on here. I have ob and mfm appointments tomorrow and hopefully get to schedule my c section. Working on trying to figure out how my short term disability and NJ family leave work for time off. QOTD: I am working on Memorial Day, so no big plans. Hope to get more work done on the nursery this week.

kushie77

Stuck in some weird anovulary cycle.  Waiting to hear from RE as to gameplan.  

No real decisions yet, H is getting a little more comfortable with the idea we need to use DS.  We have our appointment on Thursday with the therapist.  

QOTW:  I'm working my per diem job Sat-Sun-Mon for extra $  but only 2 hours each day.  Hoping to get the garden turned and planted and the grill cleaned up so we can cook on it at some point this weekend.  

Mrs.McIrish

@jalara48‌ -- no special plan to tell DHs family. I'm not into fanfare at all. It will probably be something like "no, can't drink wine bc the babies don't like it "... I'm totally awkward with anything pregnancy related!! Honestly I'll prob just let DH talk and I'll sit there mute!!!

AllieAlba

Check-In: I go for my six week ultrasound tomorrow! which means I also get my official estimated due date.I only get three ultrasounds in total unless I ask for more, but I don't think I will. My beta level doubling rate has dropped from roughly every 36 hours to every 48, but according to my doctor that's completely fine.

QOTW: We don't have Memorial Day here, our version is Remembrance Day, and it's not until November. Monday is however,  bank holiday, so I'm off work. I've set up some Skype appointments for Monday with some Icelandic fertility clinics when I'm over there. As for the weekend itself, I'm doing absolutely nothing. I'm so tired all the time, I'll probably just sleep.

Astrabacus

Hello everyone, I'm baaaack!

Check In: I am now on birth control in getting ready for starting Prostap, and I've also had an allergy testing for all the drugs I'm going to have, and everything came back perfectly fine. Nothing else going on here really, TTC wise.

QOTW: I'm working on Monday itself, and then me and Valentijn are taking Tove to the cinema. On Saturday we're going menu tasting for the wedding reception, and on I'm picking my boy up! I'm so excited to see him, it's been a very long two weeks, even though I've spoken to him practically every day. 

parker163

Sorry I'm checking in late this time around. But it allows me to get everyone's update at once! Congrats to those with great news!! Hugs to those who need them.

My IP's came a week ago so now I'm in another 2WW. I'm testing Friday, it's early but the longest I can wait. My next cycle is due that Monday or Tuesday. I'm hoping that I'm pregnant this cycle because we need to skip the next two!

Memorial Day weekend is always when we have my little ones birthday party. She'll be 3 on the 28 but her party is Saturday. My parents are coming from South Dakota for 2 weeks tonight!! Yay!!

SillySally24

Check-In: Just hanging around, not doing much.  Sister is transitioning job, including a 1 mo position in the Maldive Islands, so am waiting till she gets back and regroups to decide what we're going to do.  Going to try an IVF with my own eggs while waiting, why not I guess - cross that off the fertility bucket list.

QOTW: As little as possible

DoulaRaVenMa

Check in: transfer is finally the end of next week!!! So excited to see my IPs :x we still don't know if it will be a 3,4 or a 5 day!! Tomorrow the 1st check to see how many fertilized [-O<

Q: MD at my moms for a pool party!!!


@ Twinkes I am do sorry, you are in my thoughts!! Sending you big Hugs >:D<

LaireAndLia

Check-In: Nothing new to report here, just waiting

QOTW: I don't actually think we've got anything planned. I need to get my car MOT-ed and that's about it really.

pmv81

Things are good, although I'm starting to feel a little impatient for my first cycle to get here. About 1 month from today we should be going in for our first DS IUI.

QOTW: My best friend is coming out to visit! I'm counting the days for Friday to get here and to get her from the airport!

daydreamer34254

Hi Girls, 

Twink & Lincoln, I'm so sorry about the bad news. Big hugs

We had a consultation with our original RE today to see about doing a few IUIs before making the move to DEgg. We are going to try a few with my eggs while we wait for our appointment with Dr. KK. I don't really know what to expect out of all this... I have a feeling we're going to be doing DEgg in the end, and I pray it will work for us. I read a few books about DEgg, and I am starting to get excited about the idea. Some days, I feel like we should just do it, and that I'm stalling with these IUIs and going to see the RI. Other days, I am more committed to seeing this plan through. Why isn't there a manual for all this?!

QOTW: I'm making a great escape for a girls weekend - I am SO EXCITED!!!!

CarolinaGirl2014

Thank you for including me. I took the time to read everyone's updates but I don't know everyone's story well enough yet to chime in. I "squee'd" with the happy updates and my thoughts are with those waiting. You all are an inspiration and the info you so openly share helps so many (it's given me insight!).

No updates yet for me. I plan to let A's adoptive parents know at our next visit that I'm officially in with going forward with donating eggs if they end up going that route in a few months. I'm scared that it will get to that point and something will be wrong with my body or schedule that won't let it happen. I'm excited about the prospect of my daughter having a sibling biologically connected, but I hope they end up with a baby genetically linked to them both. Only time will tell which is meant to be!

Working MD because I'm a nanny/Mommy's helper and the LO's don't rest on holidays :-)

jdionne

Update. We have an estimated due date of 12/19/14!

BeckyP005

@CarolinaGirl2014‌ good luck to you! What a wonderful thing.

I was a nanny and remember working holidays too lol. Actually I'm still with the same family...20 years. I started when the oldest was 4 weeks old. Still have me working 11 hr days but obviously not nannying!! Haha. Have a good weekend

sarahjeri

Hugs & FX to everyone  Check-In:  NERVOUS!  My cardiologist cleared me for another IVF cycle.  Starting bcps today, consulting with our RE on June 10, Lupron starting June 11 if the sono  goes fine at June 10 appt. Our FET would be either July 11 or 18.

QOTW:  We are going to Oglebay Resort in Wheeling, WVa.  We go every year with my mom's side of the family.  It's lots of fun with family.

BeckyP005

@sarahjeri‌ that's awesome! Are you from WVa? The resort is about an hour from me. Have fun!! It's so close and I've never been there

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datingbettyboop

Been a while since I checked in. To refresh our situation we are using DE with a GC at ORM. The donor is there now with a retrieval scheduled for Tuesday or Wednesday of this week. Then our transfer should be May 31 or June 1. Can't believe we are so close.

We are headed to Portland to meet our donor this weekend. So many emotions.

I know its been said before but you ladies & gents are awesome individuals. Even in lurking, you have been amazing supports.

sarahjeri

@BeckyP005  I'm from Columbus, OH so I'm about 2 1/2 hours away from Wheeling.  It's a great place!  So much do to!  Are you in WVa?

BeckyP005

@sarahjeri no in Pittsburgh! Did you guys have good time?

sarahjeri

@BeckyP005 I love Pittsburgh!  It's been forever since I've been there - college I think!  Yes  We went to the zoo there, took a train ride, hiked, went swimming, ate lots of food, played putt-putt... The only thing we didn't do was the paddle boats.