Do you tell family and friends
Hi, my fears and thoughts... if you decide to use an egg donor, do you tell any of your family and friends or not? Would they look at your baby differently and what about when your baby is older do you...
View ArticleDE after OE child
Hi- I hope its ok to post on this board but I have a few questions that I am hoping I can get som real life feedback on. I have a 6 year old son that I concieved naturally and now have secondary...
View ArticleSuccess with donor eggs and low morphology sperm?
Hi At age 44 and after numerous failed ivf and miscarriage I have decided to move on to donor eggs. My partner just took another soerm analysis and his morphology is 1%. My RE says that's "acceptable"...
View ArticleSecond transfer question- do I have to stop breastfeeding?
So, I had a successful transfer and delivered a beautiful baby girl almost 10 months ago. We have one embie on ice and although the chances are probably low that it would work, we can't imagine not...
View ArticleDE child with name similar to known donor?
If your donor was a close friend/family member, and you and SO only agreed on one name, but it happened to be similar to the donor's, would you still choose it? It would not be to honor that person (to...
View ArticleAugment / Ovascience
Does anyone know anyone who has used Augment? What are the success rates? I heard that the first baby through Augment was born this May. Do you think that there are any effects on the child? I read...
View ArticleEmbryo Transfer today!!
We are on our way to the hospital for a transfer with DE! Lots of butterflies!! This is our 2nd time using this donor and the1st time gave us a beautiful healthy boy! (He will turn 2 in November)...
View ArticleExplaining to child he/she is from donor egg
We are considering going forward with donor egg. At what age did you start trying to explain this to your child ? How is it explained? What are the vocabulary words used to explain to a child? Thank you.
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Winter/Spring DE IVF continued
OMG -. How effing depressing to see this post now. Here is a link so a spreadsheet that the industrious Bunny created so we can stay up to date on our cycles/transfers/successes, etc. Unfortunately, I...
View ArticleFINALLY BFP DE after 3 fails - TIPS THAT COULD HELP YOU
I haven't been active here for close to a year, but for anyone who this might help: after many miscarriages with my own (old) eggs, I was told by my RE that there was NOTHING wrong with me except the...
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embryo grading - transfer of low quality blastocysts - stories
Hi everybody, since I am currently in the TWW of a fresh transfer of three less than stellar embryos (3CD, 1 and one still compacting), I was hoping to hear about everybody else's experience if you've...
View ArticleFrustrated- why IVF with DE fails?
I feel bad posting here because I know I am not contributing anything to this board. Because I just cant. I feel like I have lost interest in everything. I am sorry for coming out as just a selfish...
View ArticleI need advice
In 2010 I did a split cycle with a 22 year old donor. And had my son no problem. In 2013 I got pregnant using my own eggs and had a miscarriage at 9 weeks the pathology report said Trisimony 16....
View ArticleWhat's the real cost?
I'm 26 and was diagnosed with premature ovarian failure two years ago. Our reproductive endocrinologist told us that the only way we would ever be parents would be via IVF using a donor egg/embryo or...
View ArticleShould i do PGS?
I am doing a shared cycle with a proven donor. Based on her past history I will probably end up with 12 to 15 eggs or so. What r your thoughts on pgs? Should I spend the extra money ($4k) at this...
View ArticleProven Donor Egg IVF?
Has anyone used a proven donor? Please let me know if you feel using a proven donor helped. I have chosen a proven donor and hope that it works the first time. I am aware there is no such guarantee for...
View ArticleNovember/December cycle buddies needed!!
Hi all, Been mostly lurking here for the past year, and finally decided to move forward with the process!! We sign paperwork next week and get access to donor database, we're going the frozen route....
View ArticleIVF clinics in Spain using donor eggs
Hi, we are new to the group. I know there is a wealth of information and experience on this thread. Lots of mums and mums to be. Can anyone guide us as to your experience ..good or bad...or in-between....
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Winter/Spring DE IVF continued
OMG -. How effing depressing to see this post now. Here is a link so a spreadsheet that the industrious Bunny created so we can stay up to date on our cycles/transfers/successes, etc. Unfortunately, I...
View ArticleHELP! Only 2 embryos made it to blast!!
Hi all, I am a patient at RBA in Atlanta. My husband and I bought 10 eggs from 2 different donors - 9 fertilized and I just found out that only TWO made it to be biopsied (we're doing pgs testing) I am...
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