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ali_gator11ali_gator11 member
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My wife and I are starting TTC this upcoming cycle. We're torn on if we want to use a known donor or anonymous donor. If we use an anonymous donor, we're not super picky in regards to attributes. We've had a couple of our friends offer to be a KD and even a co-worker offer up her husband. 

Thoughts?
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  • rooonilwaazlibrooonilwaazlib member
    My wife and I will be TTC by the end of this year. We have opted for anonymous donor so as to ease the idea that we are the only two parents in our future kids' lives.
    For me, personally, it seems the way less complicated route to go.  I know people who are happy with their choice to use AD or KD and wish you luck in trying for your first! 

    My wife and I have conceived a babe with my body and frozen donor sperm through IUI, with medication support (clomid, ovidrel, and injections of progesterone)
    IUI #1, #2, and #3: Dec 2017, Jan 2018, and Feb 2018 - all BFN
    HSG Test: April 2018 - all clear!
    IUI #4: April 15/16, 2018 - BFP!! EDD: Jan 7, 2019 




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  • audreyrmorganaudreyrmorgan member
    We used AD. Like @lala2moms2be said, it seems easier than thinking the donor might feel like they have some sort of say in our babe's life at some poin
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  • ali_gator11ali_gator11 member
    We ended up going with AD through NW Cryobank.  Fingers crossed it works out well!
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  • holzie-2holzie-2 member
    We are using an AD, we want to be the only parents in the child's life, but there are also pros to using a KD.  
    ****Trigger mentioned****
    Us:  37, 38, unexplained IF
    TTC for the second time
    Married 10/21/12 to my wonderful wife
    TTC with frozen donor sperm and science
    since 2/2014

    7 IUIs, 1 cancelled due to too many follicles, 6 BFNs.
    IVF #1 & 2 Failed
    IVF #3 20 eggs retrieved, 14 mature, 11 fertilized with ICSI, 6 made it to day 5
                 2 blasts transferred 7/17
    Beta #1 7/26 ***BFP*** 144
    Beta #2 7/28 271
    Beta #3 8/4 1972
    8/15 - Officially pregnant with TWINS
    9/1 - Baby B no longer has a heartbeat, Baby A is holding on!
    9/29 - MMC
    Genetic testing revealed Trisomy 15
    Next cycle will be FET without PGS testing. 
    3/27 - FET transferred 2 "excellent" blasts 
    Beta #1 4/5 ***BFP*** 107 (9dp5dt)
    Beta #2 4/7  244  (11dp5dt)
    Beta #3 4/14  2038   (18dp5dt)
    4/25 - Confirmed pregnancy. Baby measured 1 day behind, FHR 132
    5/9 - 2nd U/S - Baby measured one day ahead, FHR 178
    12/21 - Baby Boy born
    12/10 - FET transfered 1 3BB blast
    Beta #1 12/19 - 88
    Beta #2 12/21 - 230
    Beta #3 12/18 - 3066
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  • acu_babyacu_baby member
    We ended up using a KD more because they had the attributes we were looking for than anything else.  I'm cmv- which narrowed my search field by a ton. In order to get the other features we were looking for we made a compromise there.  
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