*third-party reproduction check-in* april 12th

mm29

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 are welcome as well! If you don't check-in for 3 weeks you'll be removed from the list but we'll happily add you back next time you check in! 

*PLEASE NOTE: Board etiquette - please post a warning in message with BFPs announcements.

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

QOTW:  This weekend we have been busting out some yard work.  What do you loath and what do you love about spring cleaning your yard/home?

mm29

Currently Cycling/Scheduled
@mm29 – DEg/DS – Lining check last week measured just over a 9 and triple striped.  Donor updates this week!
ophelia nightly – DS – Welcome!!  GL with your DS IUI!!

@allisonelizabethRN- DS – Welcome!!  GL during the dreaded 2WW!! 

Waiting to Cycle
@Lacyj67 – DEg – Has AF has shown her ugly face.  I'm so happy to hear the adoption is going well. FX for everything!!
@Km672 – DEg/DS – on a break, consulted Dr. KK. 
@Jzyla - GL on your research for cycling overseas. 
@Love4Labs326 – DEm/IP-GS – Welcome back!! Good luck with your new path!
@smedina8 - IP-GS – Welcome!!! 
@refeek1 – DEg – FET #3= c/p (((Huge hugs))) I hope AF showed her ugly face soon!
@Thespis7 – DS – IUI #7-BFN (((Huge hugs)))
@2MamazInSeattle – DEg/DS – TTC # 2 – BFN. (((Huge hugs)))
@chicagobride07 – DEg – (((Huge hus)))

@ceemonkey – DEg/DS – (((Huge hugs)))  Thinking of you and your DH during this difficult time!
@Klang14– DEg – Welcome!!! 

Donors/GC’s/Surrogates
@CinciSurro – GC – EDD 8/4/15! You haven't checked in for a while. Any updates?

Pregnant!
@1220winterbride – DEg – EDD 5/25/15 - It’s a GIRL!!!
@IRR - IP-GC -EDD 7/23/15 - It’s a GIRL!!! 
@CinciSurro – GC – BFP!! EDD 8/4/15. Twins. Congratulations x2!! We haven't heard from you in a while, any updates?
@KevinandJesse – IP-GC -EDD 7/19/15. It's a boy!! I'm sorry to hear about the concern of his head circumference-thinking of you and your LO!  FX the next u/s is reassuring.

Parenting
@DoublePortion – DEm – Boy/Girl twins born on 6/30/14! We haven't heard from you in a while, any updates?
@e74 – DEm – Twin boys born in 2013! 
@Lacyj67 – DEg – Parenting foster son! Baby G
@2MamazinSeattle – DEg/DS – Baby Simone Louise born on 8/21/14!!

refeek1

Hi everyone!  We have a date for my FET.  It should be May 22nd. QOTW:  We need to clean out the garage and I'm not looking forward to it.  Hope you all have a great week!

KevinandJesse

Hi everyone!

Thanks for checking in!

our EDD is July 19, 2015 - 26w + 1d

Everything is going well for us at the moment! Got to spend time with our surrogate this weekend going to the cherry blossom festival in DC. That bump is just growing and growing . LO is kicking and moving a lot now! With an anterior placenta it is hard for us to feel too much movement from the outside, but our surrogate sure is feeling it! Happy to be inching closer and closer to that 27w mark and the 3rd tri!

1220winterbride

Thank you for posting the checkin @mm29

FX @refeek1 !!!

So exciting @kevinandjesse !! (the Cherry Blossoms is on my bucket list)

I feel good, starting to have weekly stress tests and check ups . Wild.

QOTW:  I loathe it all and procrastinate but I love to feel lighter after purging and sorting my old clothes. This year, I'm in nest mode so I really notice the urge to toss old things. 

Jzyla

Just a quick update that after hours and hours of researching our overseas options (specifically CZ) I went to see a therapist specializing in embryo/egg adoption and had my eyes opened to the impact of having no information about the donor on our potential child. For us, we decided we would invest more financially in order to make sure we have as much information as possible to work with, so we're currently pursuing a consulting company in Canada here that matches altruistic donors with intended parents (because you can't pay a donor here for anything other than her fees). It's been exhausting so far because the lists are limited and I haven't found anyone that I feel remotely matches me physically, let alone traits/personality similarities. So that's where we're at.

I hope everyone else is hanging in there and are getting the support they need!

QOTW: I love to pick garden produce and choose what I'm going to plant, but I hate watering and upkeep. I say I'm a gardener, but really I'm just someone who really likes to eat fresh produce.

chicagobride_07

Nothing much new on this end; pondering next steps.  My RE is recommending the ERA test for me, which is different than the e tegrity I already had.  DH and I am leaning towards doing this in the next months, and moving forward only if something can be fixed.  I just am worried if we invest in another fresh cycle (we are out of frosties), I'll have yet another BFN and that is more money down the drain.  Decisions, decisions.

Has anyone heard from @2mamazinseattle?  I know that she was doing an FET last month, but I don't think she updated on how that went. 

ophelia nightly

Hello Ladies, just waiting on the +opk here, should be this weekend! @kevenandjesse I luv cherry blossoms I'm so glad u got to see them, I have a huge tree tattooed on my back of one

Have a good week ladies and gents!! Sending good vibes to everyone

I have a black thumb but I luv to can fresh tomatoes and make pickles and peppers.

KevinandJesse

ophelia nightly said:

Hello Ladies, just waiting on the +opk here, should be this weekend! @kevenandjesse I luv cherry blossoms I'm so glad u got to see them, I have a huge tree tattooed on my back of one

Have a good week ladies and gents!! Sending good vibes to everyone

I have a black thumb but I luv to can fresh tomatoes and make pickles and peppers.

That's so awesome!!! So do I! from my lower back to my shoulder haha

Klang14

Thank you for the warm welcome!  AF due today/tomorrow- watch it be late...when it never is...grrr ..  Donor eggs arrived @ my clinic on 4/14...an exciting first step!  Researching tips/tricks for a successful FET -- looks like 1. keep warm, no cold foods/drinks, 2. no caffeine or alcohol...duh, 3. acupuncture (never done this but considering) 4. PINEAPPLE lol 5. stay happy/positive and don't stress 6. eat right and lots of warm water.  

My DH owns a  landscape/irrigation biz so thankfully our yard stays in tip top shape but like others Cherry Blossom festival is on the bucket list and looks so amazing. Its getting warm here in TX so I spent last weekend and likely the next several out on Lake Austin!!!  I'm trying not to stress about the upcoming events and just enjoy life!

mm29

chicagobride_07 said:

Has anyone heard from @2mamazinseattle?  I know that she was doing an FET last month, but I don't think she updated on how that went. 

I'm on another board with her and her cycle ended in a BFN.  BTW- I'm sending you a PM.