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My story? I was married for 13 years and have 3 sons from that marriage. They are 22, 20, and 18. The 22yo and the 18yo still live at home but 18yo is moving out next spring. The 20yo just joined the Army and left us in May. He is married and has a 1yo baby boy.
I accidentally got pg with my little girl about 7 years ago. Very not planned. I am still single, by choice, but wanted my dd, 6yo, to have a sibling to grow up with. So I used a donor from NW and had a baby boy. He is now 3yo. My oldest, who owns our home, and I want to have one more baby around. I really feel the pull to have a baby again and he is not planning on getting married any time in the next 10 years (or possibly ever), so here I am again.
My donor from when I had Levi is no longer available, so we are using a new donor. Kind of scary for me, but well worth it, in the end.
Not much else to tell except this: About a year after I had Levi we moved and could not get internet until last week. That is why I have been missing so long. I hope some of you remember me. I was previously registered as Kamri.
I look forward to getting to know everyone again.
My husband and I have been married for a little over 8 years. In 2008 we found out that he was unable to have children and that I don't ovulate on a regular basis. We have done a lot of research and we've been thru 2 failed adoptions. It's been an emotional rollercoaster for the last 3 and a half years, but we have always known that if it was God's will then it would happen. We've prayed hard and put it in His hands! We decided a couple of months ago that we were going to try to conceive using a donor, but we knew we were going to have to wait til 2012 and we were ok with it. I went to my parent's house on 7/10/2011 only to find out that my Dad wanted to pay for us to be able to start a family. I have never been so happy in my life. I also don't think I've ever shed so many tears at such a joyous occassion. I have the absolute best father in the world! So, I've made an appointment with my OB to get back on fertility drugs and soon I will be on my way to being a mother. Wow, it's been a long hard road, but I'm up for any challenge! This time next year I hope to be posting pictures of my little one.
Also, I'm open to any advice that anyone might have for me.
Thanks for reading my story and God Bless!
I'm Bridgett and I'm new here, I have been thinking about artificial insemination for some time now. I have three children two boys 15 and 13 and a my little princess Grace she is 2. She will be 3 9/11.
My husband and I had planned on having another baby when Grace turned 2, but he was killed in a accident when Grace was six months old. He was in a coma for a week before he died. The event was so traumatic that I did not even think about having his sperm stored before his death.
I just turned 38 and I am really wanting to have another child before I get much older. My husband and I wanted to make sure Grace would have a sibling close to her age to grow up with since my boy's are so much older then her.
I currently have a degree in Biology and I am close to finishing my bachelors in Electrical Engineering. Luckily I'm able to work from my home as a health, skin care, and personal stylist, while I finish my EE degree. It also allows me to spent lots of time with my children due to the fact I am able to set my own schedule.
I have been researching artificial insemination for some time as I previously mentioned. Its is just a bit overwhelming trying to work through the process of finding all the correct information and how to get started.
Thanks
I'm a couple of weeks, I'll be heading into my 3rd attempt TTC. My 1st insem was natural, BFN. My 2nd insem was 50mg clomid days 3-7, trigger hcg shot given after ultrasound to check follicles, BFN on that one too.
The next attempt will be 100 mg clomid days 3-7, 2mg estrace days 8-12, ultrasound day 14, trigger hcg shot tbd by follicle growth and 36 hours after injection, I'll go in for my insemination. The thing I like about the ultrasound, is you have a visual on the follicle development, as well as the health of your endometrium, in case you need to be on prometrium to improve your endometrial wall for implantation. If anyone has any additional suggestions that have worked for you or people you know, I'm all ears. I'm just so glad to be a part of such a supportive group of loving people that want a family.
Best wishes to all of you!!! I'll be sure to keep you all posted on my progress.
After taking a couple of years off to regroup, we began to look for someone to who would help us with our journey. It took over a year, but we have found a wonderful young woman who is willing to donate her egg and carry the baby - we will be using a sperm donor. We are hoping to make our first attempt in September.
So, I am officially back on the "I want to have a baby ride" - I hope to share the excitement and hopefully joy with all of you.
Blessings to all.
7/11 - Adopted a sweet baby girl, she was with us for 6 days when BM changed mind. UPDATE: BM contacted us 6 weeks later and asked if we still wanted to adopt baby girl - YES!
She needs a sibling! cycle #1 10/07/11 = BFN -- #2 10/29/11 = BFN -- #3 11/?/11
praying for BFPs and happy, healthy pregnancies for all
My name is Felicia and I am 23 years old. My husband and I have been married for almost 4 years now and we have been together for 5. My hubby has had a lot of medical treatment throughout his life and we quickly came to the conclusion that he is sterile because of it On top of that he has just undergone a stem cell transplant recently which has permanently made him sterile.....we had pretty much given up hope. I was looking around on the internet trying to find a cheap solution to our problem since we don't have much money and then discovered IUI treatment. I had no idea you could get sperm from a bank and have it sent to your home! I might have finally found a solution to our dream of having a family! We are going to TTC in September for the first time- hopefully we will get lucky. I've really enjoyed reading all of your inspiring stories on the boards and thanks to you guys and this site- I once again have hope
My partner (Shawn) and I (Samantha) have been together for almost 4 years but we have know each other for 7. We have decided that it is time to add to our wonderful family. I (Samantha) will be the one carrying. We are still in the beginning steps. We haven't picked a donor yet but we are planning to have our first insemination next month. We really want twins but as long as our baby is healthy we would be just as happy. I wonder if anyone has had twins and could suggest any donor? Is that allowed? lol
Nice to meet you all,
Samantha and Shawn
Good Luck to those that are in this journey too.
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ICI at home 9/11 = BFN,
www.findingafamily.wordpress.com
I was referred to NW by a friend who used NW to conceive her child. I am now going on 30. After a lot of soul-searching, I have decided now is the time for me. I am somewhat familiar to the forums from my friend so at least I know some of the lingo.
I should be embarking on my ttc journey in the next month or so. Still trying to choose a donor.
I look forward to getting to know all of you.
Marie
I've been lurking for a while and decided to jump in to the conversations. I'm a single mom of a beautiful girl. When her dad and I split, I was very disappointed because I wanted our family together and to grow. I've wanted a sibling for her since she was about a year old. Well, now she's 4 and their hasn't been anything happening in my life on the "natural" front. So, here I am. I've made the decision to try AI to grow our family to at least one more. I'm new to this world although I've been "preparing" my family for years with the notion through little comments in jest thrown about. haha I kept being told, "No, do it God's way." Well if they knew what I thought about God's way, they'd be a little distraught. Good thing I'm not letting them make my decisions for me. As I've been lurking I've been so amazed by everyone's sheer delight and support for one another. I've been wonderfully drawn in. You are a really great group of women. I'm 40 years old and I'm venturing out into really new territory. It's very exciting for me!
18.5 Weeks...I'm Showing!
Being a mommy has been the best thing by far in this life. I'd have 10 if I could, but I'm older.....So, I am going for one or two more! Most likely just one.
Sept'11AI-BFN, Oct'11AI-BFN, Nov'11AI-BFN, Dec'11NI-BFN, Jan'12NI-BFN, Feb'11NI-BFN, AprilAI'12-BFN, JuneAI'12-BFN, Sept'12AI-BFN (Big Sigh), Nov'12-OH MY WORD, I'm HAVING a baby!!!
I decided after years of stalking to join the forum. My name is Courtney and my partners name is Melissa. We will have been together 6 years in January. We have wanted to start a family for a while. I have PCOS and hypothyroid and so I have been focusing on trying to work on my health. I have lost about 70lbs but I still have a ways to go till I am where I want to be. We were going to wait but my Mother was diagnosed this past Saturday with a recurrence of Ovarian Cancer (Original DX in July 2009). I want her to be a grandmother and have the opportunity to know our child/children. SO here we are. We don't have much of a support system here and because I have PCOS I don't want to discuss it with friends and family until we are pregnant and pretty far along.
I ovulated for the first time last month (that I know of) thanks to soy isoflavones on cycle days 5-9. So I am currently on cd 7 and taking soy again this month. We have ordered our swimmers to arrive on sept 28th. We are nervous and excited. Reading all of your posts really has taught us alot. Nice to meet you all!
TTC # 1 w/PCOS & Hypothyroid
17 cycles finally BFP
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