I think our embryos have found a HOME!!!

**BC-MAV** · 06-23-2008, 12:55 PM

Throught much talking with the surrogacy ageny and the egg donor agency and the RE we have found a couple to adopt our embryos. I am so GLAD!! They have had a long journey like us and are so deserving and I know they'll be a great Mom and Dad. We are taking it slow since this is "new waters" for us. It is a great feeling not to have those embryos in limbo.

rjc0704 · 06-23-2008, 02:11 PM

Blessyou for giving another couple a chance at parenthood. You are an angel of hope!

rjc0704 · 06-23-2008, 02:11 PM

Bless you for giving another couple a chance at parenthood. You are an angel of hope!

TreeHugger · 06-23-2008, 02:38 PM

That's wonderful news. And you can feel good for the rest of your lives knowing you helped another family achieve their dream.

Jennifer

MaggieMay · 06-23-2008, 02:58 PM

You know, before we had all of these issues and had to use donor sperm, I would have never ever thought I would have been brave enough to allow someone else the opportunity to raise "my child." But having to use DE or DS (or both!) really humbles you. I know totally understand that family is NOT about DNA and without the kind gentlemen who donate sperm, DH and I would never even have a chance to have children. We are still trying for #1 (in 2ww for 4th IUI), but I know that we have talked a lot about how we can give back after we have a child. I would love to do egg donation, but my mother is a breast cancer survivor, so I don't know if I would be a candidate. We also have more recently talked about surrogacy. I guess if we are pushed to IVF we will have to make a decision about what to do with extra embryos.

BC-MAV - I applaud you! Yay for everyone who realizes that it is not DNA that makes a family!

~Maggie

**BC-MAV** · 06-24-2008, 12:46 PM

I am kind of glad that our 2nd child does not have my DNA.... there are many things he will avoid because of us using ED! And there are a few things that are really amazing that our ED has passed on. Yes, I can tell. He has beautiful eyebrows and nice thin hair like her. He is outgoing like her. And DS is supersmart as our ED is gifted in IQ. And I do love the things about our 1st DS such as his calm, laid back demeaner... probably from me. And he loves to build things... from DH. And he is fair and skinny like DH was as a child. And 1st DS is very smart too... that comes from me-LOL! They are both unique.

**BC-donor** · 06-24-2008, 08:08 PM

That's wonderful news!

So kind of you to pass along the gift of life to someone else who has been struggling!!

DiIP · 06-28-2008, 06:53 PM

MAV,

So glad you found someone you wanted to donate your embryos to. It is nice to end your journey with being able to help someone else.

Diana

Adrienne · 06-28-2008, 07:17 PM

I am so glad to hear you have found someone that you feel will be the right people to donate your embies too. Thank you for passing on such a gift of life.

bhk · 06-30-2008, 08:31 AM

BC-MAV~ Congratulations on finding a wonderful couple! That must be such a relief to you and DH. I could use some advice from you regarding donating embryo's...

DH and I have been on a very long IF journey. In May I had an IVF transfer using DE. Unfortunately it resulted in a BFN. I am scheduled for a FET in 3 weeks using 2 embryos. (I have 8 left.) My DH and I have decided this will be the end of our fertility journey regardless of the outcome. We both feel that we need to just make peace with my IF and move on with our lives. How did you go about finding a couple to donate your embryo's to? Did you need to have any type of psychological screening? Did you need to arrange to transfer them to a facility? Did you pick the couple or did they pick you? I know I am asking a lot of questions but I have no idea where to start. I decided to start looking into this BEFORE my FET because I know I may not be in the right state of mind for a while after the results...

Thanks for your help.

bhk

06-23-2008, 12:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
BC-MAV Board Coordinator for Surrogacy BB Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: way down yonder ... Posts: 29,651 Blog Entries: 50	I think our embryos have found a HOME!!! Throught much talking with the surrogacy ageny and the egg donor agency and the RE we have found a couple to adopt our embryos. I am so GLAD!! They have had a long journey like us and are so deserving and I know they'll be a great Mom and Dad. We are taking it slow since this is "new waters" for us. It is a great feeling not to have those embryos in limbo.

06-24-2008, 08:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
BC-donor 500-599 post 7 of hearts Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 587	That's wonderful news! So kind of you to pass along the gift of life to someone else who has been struggling!! __________________ Multiple DE cycles, finally successful

06-28-2008, 06:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
DiIP 5000-9999 post king of hearts Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 6,755 Blog Entries: 10	MAV, So glad you found someone you wanted to donate your embryos to. It is nice to end your journey with being able to help someone else. Diana __________________ Warrior Princess D, Astro Slayer L born Oct 2001 C & R born Oct 2003 Don't you go looking for fair. Don't you expect a painless life. Don't go hunting for an easy road. Just you settle for wisdom.. T. Davis Bunn

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Adrienne 10000-15000 post ace of hearts Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Deep In The Heart.... Posts: 12,572 Blog Entries: 5	I am so glad to hear you have found someone that you feel will be the right people to donate your embies too. Thank you for passing on such a gift of life. __________________ Adrienne beautiful boy

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rjc0704 1000-4999 post queen of hearts Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Madison, CT Posts: 1,037	Blessyou for giving another couple a chance at parenthood. You are an angel of hope!

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06-23-2008, 02:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
TreeHugger 1000-4999 post queen of hearts Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,328	That's wonderful news. And you can feel good for the rest of your lives knowing you helped another family achieve their dream. Jennifer

06-23-2008, 02:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
MaggieMay Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Middle Georgia Posts: 586	You know, before we had all of these issues and had to use donor sperm, I would have never ever thought I would have been brave enough to allow someone else the opportunity to raise "my child." But having to use DE or DS (or both!) really humbles you. I know totally understand that family is NOT about DNA and without the kind gentlemen who donate sperm, DH and I would never even have a chance to have children. We are still trying for #1 (in 2ww for 4th IUI), but I know that we have talked a lot about how we can give back after we have a child. I would love to do egg donation, but my mother is a breast cancer survivor, so I don't know if I would be a candidate. We also have more recently talked about surrogacy. I guess if we are pushed to IVF we will have to make a decision about what to do with extra embryos. BC-MAV - I applaud you! Yay for everyone who realizes that it is not DNA that makes a family! ~Maggie

06-24-2008, 12:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
BC-MAV Board Coordinator for Surrogacy BB Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: way down yonder ... Posts: 29,651 Blog Entries: 50	I am kind of glad that our 2nd child does not have my DNA.... there are many things he will avoid because of us using ED! And there are a few things that are really amazing that our ED has passed on. Yes, I can tell. He has beautiful eyebrows and nice thin hair like her. He is outgoing like her. And DS is supersmart as our ED is gifted in IQ. And I do love the things about our 1st DS such as his calm, laid back demeaner... probably from me. And he loves to build things... from DH. And he is fair and skinny like DH was as a child. And 1st DS is very smart too... that comes from me-LOL! They are both unique.

06-30-2008, 08:31 AM	#10 (permalink)
bhk 200-299 post 4 of hearts Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 265	BC-MAV~ Congratulations on finding a wonderful couple! That must be such a relief to you and DH. I could use some advice from you regarding donating embryo's... DH and I have been on a very long IF journey. In May I had an IVF transfer using DE. Unfortunately it resulted in a BFN. I am scheduled for a FET in 3 weeks using 2 embryos. (I have 8 left.) My DH and I have decided this will be the end of our fertility journey regardless of the outcome. We both feel that we need to just make peace with my IF and move on with our lives. How did you go about finding a couple to donate your embryo's to? Did you need to have any type of psychological screening? Did you need to arrange to transfer them to a facility? Did you pick the couple or did they pick you? I know I am asking a lot of questions but I have no idea where to start. I decided to start looking into this BEFORE my FET because I know I may not be in the right state of mind for a while after the results... Thanks for your help. bhk