Secondary infertility due to recurrent miscarriage, moved onto DE IVF, eggs donated by a younger friend. Beautiful twins born April 08, now pregnant again with a singleton
I have realised I just left this blog hanging. Not even an update about that pregnancy in 2010.
All went well, our last little boy was born safely and we now have 4 beautiful children. They are thoroughly ours. And at the same time, they are both so alike child no 1, And also so alike Kind Donor’s children. But it doesn’t feel complicated at all, and all the children seem to take it in their stride.
The technology that allows for the birth of donor babies is truly a wonderful thing, and if you have come to this blog because it’s something you are investigating, then we have no regrets.
Have been very nervous, seems like we don’t really deserve to be so lucky, but scans at 6w, 7w and 10w so far have all shown one very normal little embryo, heartbeat flickering away.
but we seem to have a positive on our hands! I wasn’t feeling particularly optimistic but tested early to put myself out of my misery, and Mr ClearBlue he say… yes.
Just a quick note to say we are part way through another FET. The babies make us so happy we decided we would love just one more.
As always, the process is not without stress. We thawed 6 2pm embryos, 4 survived but one didn’t divide. At day 3 we had one at just 3 cells,plus a 6 cell and a 7 cell. We are hoping at least one will make it to blast for transfer on Friday.
I find it hard to remember the sad, bleak days of continual loss… it is almost impossible to believe that the time from November 2004 (first miscarriage) to November 2006 (decided to try donor eggs and my friend offered hers…) was only two years, it felt like eons.
These babies are so beautiful… if I could go back to 2004 and have that first miscarriage not happen… and a totally different life unfold… I wouldn’t choose it.
I hope everyone seeking their child through a donor, finds the happiness we have.
For anyone wondering how it would feel to have their children via DE.
Today our beautiful DE babies are 6 months old and they are just perfect.
Someone wrote something like the soul of your baby is yours however it came to you… and I really do feel blessed that we have THESE babies, and no hankering over the ones I miscarried. I think often of the donor as she is my friend (what a friend, eh?) but not in the sense that I feel these babies aren’t mine. I don’t really look for anything in their genetics that reminds me of her, if anything, I see my older DS in them (and a little bit of her gorgeous DS and DD)
We had their naming ceremony last weekend, it was very special. All our family and friends know of the babies origin and the celebrant mentioned it in her words. Hobbesy sang for us and it was very beautiful and moving. There wasn’t a dry eye in the room!
I Hope You Dance
I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
You get your fill to eat but always keep the hunger
May you never take one single breath for granted
God forbid love never leaves you empty handed
I hope you still feel small
when you stand beside the ocean
Whenever one door closes
I hope one more opens
Promise me that you’ll give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance.
I hope you never fear
those mountains in the distance
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Living might mean taking chances
but they’re worth taking
Loving might be a mistake
but it’s worth making
Don’t let some hell bent heart leave you bitter
When you come close to selling out reconsider
And give the heavens above
more than just a passing glance
When you get the choice to sit it out or dance
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