Any advice for Donor Embryo cycle?

[CathyNC]

Hi, My name is Cathy and I am 43.5 and DH is 34. I have 2 teenagers from deceased husband and wanting a family with DH. We have done 2 IVF/ICSI, both failed and one cancelled cycle. We got on donor embryo list with last RE and 5 years later- last Fri. night got call that they had a match for us!! Started AF today and will wait for next cycle to start. Just started taking 1 baby aspirin and Prenatal vitamin and extra Folic Acid.

Any suggestions to prepare my body for this last attempt with hopes of implantation and successful pregnancy?

I have been under an enormous amount of stress lately with my daughter and son. Both ADHD and daughter 17 was diag. with Bi-Polar disorder. Son is 14 and starting to give me trouble. Maybe having a child that is not biological will eliminate the chances of this happening again.

Please respond with any suggestions.

Thanks, CathyNC

[justkaren]

Boy, you sound like you have your hands full. I haven't had lots of luck with this process, so I'm not the best person to ask for advice with how to prepare. However, the baby asprin, folic acid and pre-natals are common ground in many treatment cycles, so that should be a very solid start. I won't tell you to try to keep your stress levels down, because you probably don't have a lot of control over that.

I just wanted to touch base and let you know that I wish you luck.
Karen