This group is open to anyone who has already gone through de/surrogacy, are in the process of it, or plan on doing it in the future. GRADUATES ARE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO POST! If you?d like to be added to this group, please reply to this message and I?ll make sure to add you for next week. I?ll be posting this check-in every Tuesday morning.
***** If you are a donor or interested in donating, we would be happy to answer questions. Please start a new post with ?Question for the DE ladies? as the title ******
Status Update: Where are you currently with the de/surrogacy process?
QOTD: Does anybody have any questions they want asked in the future? I am running out of things to ask?
***** Congratulations to floridakat on her great betas!! Good luck to GymDogFran who is starting Lupron tomorrow!
In 2ww
RachelD83 ? FET on 1/18/10, beta on 2/1/10
In Cycle (DE)
GymDogFran ? (frozen egg program) donor selected! Lupron starts 1/27/10
jmn69 ? on bcp for FET, ultrasound in January, SDG delayed to 1/25/10, already has twins from DE!
Waiting to Cycle (DE)
Only Hope ? DE consult on 11/30/09
Juliannat ?mock cycle completed. Looking at donors!!!!!
Militarywife2b ? consult on 12/22/09, possibly needs de and ds (DH to repeat SA)
Scatterbrainliz ? pursuing DE but currently saving up for the procedure
Vet-Tech ? BFN on FET cycle using donor embies, will try another FET
Waiting to Cycle (surrogate)
M&MBride0506 ? hoping to use her sister and an egg donor and gestational carrier in June
Considering DE
svp1537 ? meeting with RE to discuss DE options, doing one more IVF with her own eggs!
Looking into options
Hoping4more ? hoping to have sister provide eggs and be a carrier for her
ked1068 ? pursuing embryo adoption!!!
Mel0569 ? participated in Egg Freezing program ? BFN, hoping to cycle again in the Spring
Mrsbellalee ? FET on 10/26 - BFN, WTF on 12/1, hoping to cycle again in April
Oct14 ? DE IVF #1 = cp, DE FET = BFN, looking into a consult with CCRM
RFBsbride ? BFN on 1st attempt, BFN on FET, might be moving on with donor embryos
SunMoon&Stars ? BFN on July 2009 cycle, has a new OB who gave her an RE rec
*~*~*Graduates*~*~*
2linesn09 ? BFP w/gestational carrier in December
Arb212 ? BFP on 1st attempt (boy/girl twins)!!!! 3rd trimester!
Ashley ? BFP w/gestational carrier ? baby girl. 2nd Trimester!
AXLbaby ? BFP on 1st attempt (baby girl)!!! Due on 12/10/09. 3rd trimester!
Cat2 ? BFP on 1st attempt with donor (singleton)!
BRSAugust20 ? BFP (singleton) due 8/2/10, 1st trimester
Dansbride06 ? BFP (baby boy)!!! C-section scheduled for 1/13/10
Epphd ? BFP (baby boy)!!! Nubbin is due 12/24, 3rd Trimester!!
Floridakat (own eggs) ? 1st ultrasound on 2/1/10
Futuremom2b ? BFP (twin girls)!!! Born on 11/27/09!!!!
HopeCounts ? BFP on FET (singleton)!!
Jenn-N-Jay ? BFP (singleton)!!
KoCoLoCo ? BFP w/gestational carrier (1st attempt) ?boy/girl twins born August 2009!!!
LBR_NJ ? BFP (girl)!!! Born on 12/9/09.
pst8 ? BFP using her sister as a gestational carrier - Due in February
Haven?t heard from you in a while ? we miss you!
2linesplease ? looking into DE options, will be moving ahead in a few months
BBLindy ? looking into DE options
Davesmisha ? hoping to do an FET with donor embryos in October
Justsayjo ? considering DE with a known donor, may be switching clinics
Simplelove03 ? on hold with DE
Teacherholly ? in 2ww, beta on 8/18
Njgreneyz ? Has had 4 failed iui?s and 3 failed ivfs; looking into GC options (w/own eggs)
Re: **** DE / GC check-in ****
Just chugging along here. I can't believe I only have 2 more days in the 1st trimester. Our next OB appointment is on 2/5 and assuming everything is still going well, we will start telling extended family and friends!
Got our NT scan results back today and our risk is 1/10,000 so we will be able to skip the 2nd trimester bw because it probably won't change anything. Yay!!!!
I really don't have much to update. Im waiting on DH to come home on R&R to complete his SA and then we will go from there...........
BR~ Can't believe you are almost at your second trimester already :0)
Thanks for the good luck! I am so excited! We are looking to transfer the 3rd or 4th week of February. Lupron tomorrow!
Congrats to BRS on the 1st tri! And congrats and good luck to FloridaKat on the ultrasound!
I am a frequent lurker on this check in and plan to join if my IVF is a BFN. Since I am not an official member, I hope you don't mind if I respond to the QOTW. I would love to hear what other boards, internet sites, etc. others frequent for information on using DE.
Update - Today is 8dp6dt. I started spotting yesterday. It's brown and not too heavy, which I know is supposed to be ok but it still has me worried. I actually didn't spot at all in my failed cycle. Beta is still 6 days away and I'm not going to POAS. I'm too scared to!
BRS - that first trimester flew by! I bet you can't wait to share the news with your extended family and friends.
i'm not asking to be added to the checkin - but I have been a lurker and with our recent news, i just wanted to say hi, and introduce myself if anyone doesn't know me.
we just found out that my AMH is sucktastic and if our next IVF doesn't work, it's likely that DE are in our future.
Any advice you girls have is welcomed with open ears.
BRS - i can't believe you are almost out of 1st tri! I'm SO happy for you.
FloKat - i didn't know that you were in this checkin - but i'm amazingly happy for you as well.
"Smudge's Story - How to Grow a Dandelion" will return soon!
The Dandelion Archive
"If dandelions were hard to grow, they would be most welcome on any lawn."
Sorry I have a tough time getting on during the day...
BRS - Congrats on getting ready to leave the first tri behind!
Floridakat - can't wait for your u/s results!
Rachel - hope everything is ok - I can't believe that your beta is so late! You have great willpower - I could never hang on that long!
...and welcome to the newbie/lurkers - I hope you both don't end up here but if you do, you'll be welcomed.
Nothing from me to update - still biding my time waiting for the right donor to come along
B., I'll also think of some future QOTDs if I can and email to you...
I was told last fall that I had zero antral follicles and would have to pursue DE if I was going to get pregnant. My H and I started looking into it (as well as donor embryo) and domestic adoption. I asked my RE to continue my baseline monitoring anyway, and my numbers and ovaries started to rebound after a major surgery I had had.
Anyway, I was already a part of this checkin when I found out I was going to be able to try to cycle with my own eggs, and these amazing ladies were kind enough to let me stay.