TTC via TPR Check-In Feb 15

[CurlySu717]

Hey there, ladies!

Donor Eggs
meepmeeps - 

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Officially KU, it sounds like?? Do you have an EDD yet??

kaliRN - DE IVF cycle in the Czech Republic. 2/9 transfer, awaiting beta!!
longhornwino0907 - DE IVF cycle in the Czech Republic. 2/9 transfer, awaiting beta!!
eroticantibiotic - officially diagnosed; picking a donor!!


Donor Sperm
CurlySu717 - Benched til March, but finally handling it like a grown-up.  


Donor Embryos
king26 -- researching DE but trying one more round of IVF with OE first -- any updates??
therealbug -- picking a donor, yayy!!
HeyMrsPotter -- finalizing match legalese and hoping for transfer in March!!


Gestational Carrier
kmitch1 - GC for DB and SIL; holding pattern currently -- any updates??


QOTW: If you didn't have to worry about your income and you were magically qualified for it, what would your dream job be?  


~~~Book List~~~

If you find other books you'd like to add, please let me know.

Egg Donation: The Pea that Was Me, Kimberly Kluger-Bell

Surrogacy: Sophia's Broken Crayons, Crystal Falk

Surrogacy: The Very Kind Koala, Kimberly Kluger-Bell

Egg Donation: The Very Special Ducklings, Wava Cirisan

All forms: What Makes a Baby, Cory Silverberg

[longhornwino0907]

OMG guise. I'm PUPO. We're going beta or bust. Thursday can't get here soon enough. I just want to pee on all the sticks.

That's all. I love you all!

[king26]

No updates here. I called a different place to ask about DE rates and they called me back and gave me some info. They also gave me a password to look at their donors so that was nice. I've been doing a little browsing.

EEEK! Thursday is so soon longhornwino0907, FX!

[meepmeeps]

CurlySu717 , thanks for the check in. Glad you're able to calm down some after your cancellation. Hope time flies for you
longhornwino0907 , you're so brave to wait! I was peeing on everything! Everything crossed for you.
king26 , you're going to find a way. There's some good programs out there. You've got some good plans you're looking into. GL!

Guess I'll head over to the other check-in but stalking you guys and wishing you guys the best!

[dream2be3]

Hi ladies, can I join?

A little history- Me, 39 and DH, 46. TTC since April 2013, seeing RE since Jan 2014. 3 failed medicated cycles with TI, 3 IUI'S, 2 IVF's, and 1 FET. We thought after the last failed cycle we were going to move to adoption but....we're going with donor eggs. So here I am!

Our RE works with a specific egg donor bank, which makes it a little less stressful. WWe've been looking through the donors for a couple weeks. There were only 55 donors to look through when we first started our search. We had the list narrowed down to 3 and then late last week 6 new donors showed up. We ended up really liking one of the newest additions. Luckily this bank allows you to reserve a cohort for two weeks as all of our funds weren't quite in place yet. We'll be making the payment for the cohorts tomorrow as well as our prepayment for the RE. I'm hoping they still have an April spot open - I'm not patient enough to wait until May! April is far enough away as it is...lol.

I'm mobile 100% of the time so tagging is challenging but I will be handing out love tits like crazy to show support!

FX for those that are PUPO!

[kaliRN]

Finally back from Europe! DE in the CR was an amazing experience. I can't say enough good things about the clinic!!!

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and it obviously worked because we got a nice dark line last night at 7dp5dt! I have my beta drawn soon and a second on Friday. We are thrilled and excited!

[longhornwino0907]

Back from Europe, too, and all settled back into a routine.

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But it looks like that routine will be changing soon!



I'm absolutely beside myself! I surprised my H last night at dinner by having them bring out dessert with "Congrats Daddy" written on the plate. I filmed it! Beta is tomorrow, follow-up beta on Monday! Only real symptom I'm having is very mild cramping, or maybe more like uterine stretching? Uncomfortable but nothing horrible. Love you gals so so much!

[bootsorhearts]

longhornwino0907, kaliRN, Congrats! Congrats!

I've been wanting to ask you guys about DE in the Czech republic, how you came across that option, what made you go down that path, etc? I am super intrigued! Would one of you private message me the name of your clinic so I can do some digging too?

[kaliRN]

Feb 17, 2016 12:02:08 GMT -5 bootsorhearts said:

longhornwino0907, kaliRN, Congrats! Congrats!

I've been wanting to ask you guys about DE in the Czech republic, how you came across that option, what made you go down that path, etc? I am super intrigued! Would one of you private message me the name of your clinic so I can do some digging too?

PM coming your way.

[dream2be3]

That is awesome news longhornwino0907 and kaliRN! So excited for you both!!!

[therealbug]

CurlySu717, thanks for the check-in and sorry for the benching

longhornwino0907 and kaliRN, Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

king26, I love getting passwords to look at profiles! Find any that feel right?

dream2be3, how exciting! I'm glad you found a match and FX for an April cycle!

HeyMrsPotter, yay for having the contract finally done! Enjoy your vacation!

bootsorhearts, hey!

AFM - I have a hydrosongram scheduled for Friday and will be really surprised if that pulls up any issues since the one I had in July was fine. Of course this old ute likes to create fibroids so I would not be surprised if we get a something weird finding also. Assuming that comes in fine, we should have an answer on finances soon so I can know when we can pre-pay for the cycle. We have the top three profiles picked out, I just need to email the IVF nurse with our picks. My plan includes an endometrial scratch/biopsy the cycle prior to the transfer cycle so April/May looks like the earliest we could get started.

I also have to file my taxes so I can re-certify my student loans on Friday. Fun!

[king26]

therealbug, I've seen 2 that I like but I worry about some of the medical stuff in both of the profiles. I'm still looking though

Congrats longhornwino0907, kaliRN, So exciting for both of you! Like bootsorhearts, if one of you could PM me the name of the clinic and any details that would be awesome!

[eroticantibiotic]

My husband's genetic screen came back without enough DNA in the sample, so we're still in limbo. I'm cruising along on bcps so we can just jump right in after picking out donor #2.

My new favorite donor essay answer:
What physical, artistic, intellectual or social abilities do you feel best about?
"I believe I am a fortunate looking person."

[bootsorhearts]

eroticantibiotic, confidence! Gotta love that.