tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27689768.post4054560477719475411..comments2023-11-03T03:55:16.724-04:00Comments on Cutest Little Baby<strike>makers</strike> In Town: I dreamed a dreamCD and SPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09618404414731671589noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27689768.post-3194580072760193802011-11-11T23:58:15.109-05:002011-11-11T23:58:15.109-05:00This is a collection of both secular and religious...This is a collection of both secular and religious songs ("Silent Night" and "Amazing Grace" are truly moving works), and you can hear a sample of each track on the Amazon product page to determine if her version of the song is to your liking. We will be giving several of these albums as gifts this year since almost everyone knows about Susan's story and has heard her fantastic voice. <br /><br />This is a classic case of `Never judge a book by its cover' - Highly Recommended!Espanahttp://dpurposeofruning.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27689768.post-35656487097077451682009-10-31T13:59:57.667-04:002009-10-31T13:59:57.667-04:00I'm only the sixth commenter, yet all these sm...I'm only the sixth commenter, yet all these smart women have said more or less what I was going to. <br /><br />I strongly recommend that you sign up for the DSR. Other people in your donor group may very well have vials to sell, and even if they aren't advertising, it's worth listing yourselves as 'want vials' and even posting a request to the group.<br /><br />My partner had a strong committment to using the same (retired) donor, enough so that we bought six vials for my process. I blew through those, being slightly less fertile than we'd hoped. She ended up contacting other DSR families (with a bit of totally-confidentialtiy-respecting help from the DSR founder herself, as some of the people had gone inactive) and was successful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27689768.post-39064055401791874492009-10-30T12:28:21.438-04:002009-10-30T12:28:21.438-04:00I'm so sorry. How frustrating, and also scary...I'm so sorry. How frustrating, and also scary without a plan B. <br /><br />Like oneofhismoms, I'd encourage you to think about what in particular about a sibling bio connection for theo is important to you, especially noting that you do already have a family where there is a strong non-bio bond. <br /><br />As someone who "went second" in our family on the pregnancy front (like oneofhismoms), I'd like to remind you that it is OK for you to really (really really) want to get pregnant. It took me a while to understand that I wasn't undermining my relationship with our first child by wanting so much to carry a baby myself. <br /><br />The dynamics around the second try, especially when switching uteri, are really complex and hard. Hang in there.Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122162501533289888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27689768.post-81245493560954630732009-10-27T15:22:16.463-04:002009-10-27T15:22:16.463-04:00It isn't fair at all. I'm so sorry. Good c...It isn't fair at all. I'm so sorry. Good comments by PP. I hope so much for you. xoxoSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03628287099043530185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27689768.post-61467359188809075652009-10-24T20:42:26.894-04:002009-10-24T20:42:26.894-04:00I guess some questions to ask yourself are, how im...I guess some questions to ask yourself are, how important is biology? Why? And if it is important, why would a biological connection between the siblings be more important to you than a biological connection between you and one of them? I'm not trying to confuse you further. I just find such questions interesting, since I am so invovled in the topic of non-bio and non-gestational motherhood.oneofhismomshttp://oneofhismoms.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27689768.post-25519230150559061292009-10-23T16:40:12.059-04:002009-10-23T16:40:12.059-04:00We used Shrike's eggs to get me pregnant, and ...We used Shrike's eggs to get me pregnant, and I think it was a bit more than a regular IVF cycle, because of having to do additional screening (Shrike had to get the same mandated-by-law screening tests as an anonymous egg donor would have to have) but I think that was the biggest difference. <br /><br />We went the "shared risk" route; I don't know if your clinic offers that. <br /><br />Also, the donor sibling registry allows people to offer / request vials of sperm. It might be worth registering and checking to see if someone has some on hold that they are not going to use. <br /><br />Good luck!Whozathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17124650016035178968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27689768.post-30934835972086751172009-10-23T16:15:40.086-04:002009-10-23T16:15:40.086-04:00I'm so sorry. I will say that the comment tha...I'm so sorry. I will say that the comment that your wife giving you her eggs is "crazy expensive" struck me as odd because the reality is it shouldn't cost any more than a regular cycle. It's the same process, for the most part, but with one person for the first half and one for the second. You would likely have to drug up like you are doing an FET to prepare your body, but having done the math on FET, when you are doing IVF, it's not that MUCH more. I would honestly inquire as the ACTUAL cost difference. <br /><br />Good luck with whatever you decide. We have 4 embryos from our IVF cycle that resulted in our twins, and that's it. Our donor is no longer available and the other families who have conceived with him want to use the few vials that they have stored (which isn't many). If our FET(s) doesn't work, we don't have a plan B either.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176738174492108443noreply@blogger.com