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Anyway, I'm Shannon SMBC to the funniest human being I have ever met - 18 month old Kate. I work as a Nanny and Household Manager for a family that has a little girl 1 year older than Kate. We live in Dallas.
I'm Milena (31), partnered with Amy (32) for nearly 7 wonderful years. We have one daughter together via NW donor 554, Maren (7 months as of this update, lol), and 3 boys (ages almost 14, 9, and 7 1/2) from amy's previous marriage. They are all very much OUR kids, and we have a good relationship with her ex-husband and his wife. We live in the greater Cincinnati area, and travel frequently to southern Indiana/western Kentucky. We both practice Earth-based religions, she is Pagan, and my religious path is that of Native American beliefs. We live our lives in a way that honors Mother Earth, and we teach our children to tread lightly on Her.
Our plan from the beginning was that we'd have two more children together- she'd have one first since she is older, then I'd have one. The Universe changed our plans in early 2008 when I was diagnosed with endometrial adenocarcinoma and had to have a complete hysterectomy. It has been very hard for me to come to terms with the fact that I will never be able to experience having a baby myself, but I am so very lucky that I have love, support, and trust with a partner as amazing as Amy. I am humbled and so grateful that she is willing to give me the one thing I have always wanted more than anything, but can't have myself- more children.
We had been TTC off and on for 3 years using 3 known donors. There were issues with the donors not being available when we needed them quite often. We found out as time went on that one was completely infertile, one had a very low sperm count, and one was not forthcoming regarding his "recreational habits" and caffeine intake, which had a very negative impact on his sperm apparently. We got our BFP on the first try with frozen sperm from NW! I just had a feeling all along that if we had GOOD sperm that was there when we NEEDED it, it would happen for us. And it did!
We are planning to start TTC our last baby (*sniffle*) in January 2010.
I'm Carrie (30), my wife is Monica (31). We met about 12 years ago in college. We currently live in Provincetown, MA. We love to do anything outside, and anything that involves our dog (yep, we're obsessed!) We really enjoy living here, but would like to get closer to our families. Monica grew up in Japan (military family), but most of her family (dads side) live in PA, which is where my family is as well. Her mom moved back to Chile a couple years ago, and her side of the family is mostly still there. We got married in January, and started ttc right away. We tried in January with one vial (ya know, to practice. ha), we then used 3 vials in February and we got our BFP. Our baby girl is due on November 6th, and we are thrilled....to say the least! We purchased the rest of our donors vials, so we hope to at least have 2 children...maybe 3.
My name is Anne - I am a SMBC. I have always figured that I would conceive using donor sperm. Since I was 15 I told my family that is how I would do it. I am 30 years old, when I turned 29 I decided that now was the time to do it. I began looking for a sperm bank and found NW, I placed y first order in April and tried with that donor April and May, then switched to a different donor for my June/July cycle. I got pregnant July 7th and from that moment on I was the happiest person in the world. August 17th-ish I was fired one of m co-workers told my boss I was pregnant and obviously not married. I was working for a Catholic School, I figured it would be controversial but that it would blow over.
March 31, 2010 I had a c-section to deliver Margaret Anne - she weighed 7lbs 6oz. She is the love of my life, I breastfeed and she is supplemented with formula - at this point I hate nursing in public probably because I still use a shield and it tends to make things a little more challenging while it is supposed to be making them easier.
I would love to have another child, but feel that for me the only way to do that is by using the same donor. It is important to me that my children have the same donor - I know in the big scheme of things it may not matter but it is something I really believe in. Unfortunately I did not purchase extra vials and my donor has sold out. Which I guess is the universe's way of saying I am meant to have only one child. I don't close the door completely and will continue to check back to see if anyone has sold back vials, but it feels like there is a very small chance of that happening.
Right now I am looking for a job as a teacher. Fingers crossed I will get one.
Thanks for reading.
Progesterone therapy and baby aspirin daily
Two miscarriages in between (August 2012 - same donor as Maggie, and December 2014 with husband)
Maggie
Hanging with Henry takes up most of our free time these days; when I get a minute, I usually spend it writing fiction, knitting or sewing. Liz and I are both avid readers, and she likes to do techy stuff on the computer. We also have a very energetic Shetland Sheepdog and a 14 year old cat with an attitude problem, so there's never a dull moment at our house
This was a great idea Jamie.
DD - 11/16/2008
I actually started my journey to SMBC-hood when I was 23. I didn't have a strong desire to be pregnant, so I started with adoption. On August 31st 2004 my son Zachary was born. There wasn't a happier moment in my life up until that point. I was completely in love for 6 months and then my world crumbled. Just before the 6 month waiting period, his parents changed their mind and when he was 6 months and 1 week old he was removed from my care. I have not heard anything about him since. I went to a very dark place and pulled together all my strength to move on.
That year I started TTC. On my third home insemination I got my BFP! I immediately became sick as a dog and lost 60 pounds in about 10 weeks. At 11 weeks they did an US to make sure everything was okay and to my shock there were TWO BABIES!! This was an unmedicated cycle and twins do not run in my family. The rest of my pregnancy was just as miserable (further weight loss, non-stop vomiting, PICC line, IV fluids at home, living off Ensure) but of course it was totally worth it. S and K were born on Valentines Day 2006.
The twins made me work for them! (colic, reflux, no sleep, miserable!) so it was awhile before I even thought about another. Once I made the decision I was going to start TTC #3 in May of 2008. Unfortunately in February of 2008 I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and again my world crumbled. After waiting a year to see what a life with MS was going to be like, I decided to TTC #3. On my second cycle I conceived M.
M is totally my 'reward' baby. He is the best, happiest, most laid back baby ever. There really isn't anything else I could ask in an infant. I was able to have my nearly unmedicated VBAC, breastfeeding has gone awesome and he slept through the night at 14-ish weeks.
I have decided I am not done. I don't do pregnancy well and seem to be miserable the entire 9 months so I am thinking of trying to adopt again. We shall see.
Mommy to Twins plus One - donor 733
My name is Nina and my partner Char and I have finally crossed over to the beyond board...though it's early. We are just over 5 wks pregnant and are over the moon!
We are so excited to be starting our family!
We tried at-home AI with frozen from NW from Oct 08-Mar 09 unsuccessfully...and then got smarter and moved onto Doc assisted IUI. While getting ready for that process we discovered during a transvaginal u/s that my cervix and uterus are VERY tilted (which is likely what make at at-home process near impossible!) No other fertility issues however.
We loved our doc from day 1...and the entire office staff. They have all been like family and treated us with such care and provided so much support along the TTC journey.
Well on our 2nd IUI we got pregnant but had a very early m/c. Though we stayed positive and went right back at it the next cycle. Though this time just as added "insurance" Doc Traci had me take Femara from CD5-9...to help maintain a healthy early pregnancy and improve progesterone levels, as well as stimulate egg production.
So 7/12/10 we had our last IUI and here we are pregnant. This time feels different, better! We already had two blood tests done and all came back above average (i.e. HCG & progesterone levels). Doc is happy thus far...as of course are we.
Anyway, that's our TTC journey in a nutshell...sure there will be much more excitement to come in the next 9 months. I enjoyed having the TTC board to refer to when I had questions or concerns, and just to remember I'm not alone in all of this. It's fun to have other women to share my ups and downs with.
Best of luck to everyone else! Happy and healthy 9 months all around!
Nina
October 2014
I am Courtney (glasses), I am 21 and my wife Ali is 27. We have been together a little over 3 years and we are completely in love. I am a paralegal for a Bankruptcy law firm and Ali is an accountant for her family's business. We live in southern Alabama and would love to move somewhere more liberal but we love our families way too much to leave them. We knew we wanted kids right away and just waited for the "right" time. We would always set a month we would start trying then something or another came up. This past August I turned 21 and we planned a huge trip to Vegas that included most of the women in my family and Ali's bestfriend. I knew I didn't want to be pregnant for my 21st birthday so we decided as soon as we came back we would start TTCing. We tried our September cycle ( I joined the boards then). It was our first BFN, we thought for sure we would get pregnant the first try but weren't that lucky. We tried in October which ended up in a BFN as well. Then we tried in November and what do ya know, BFP!!!! So here we are now, at 5 weeks pregnant just waiting for August to come! We are so thrilled and can't wait to experience the joys of motherhood!
Calel is the best and he is asking questions about his dad can anybody help me with a answer I tell him he has me but he is getting bigger and already very smart but as a parent I just want to be able to tell him something and to even re-insure him that he has one and give him the details later. Besides all of that we are very happy and he doesn't seem to mind because he is the only guy in school who has a Becky he likes that so do I.
Hi Becky ~
NW does not offer pictures of the donors. They just recently started offering baby pictures of the donors IF the donor submits them.
Sorry - hope that helps
HI we're MJ & Alexis and we are in Dallas , Tx to. We are ttc now and are in our Tww. Congrats on your baby boy!
MJ & ALEXIS
Thanks!
Congrats on your BFP! My (transgender) hubby and I are looking at possibly using 901A as well. I'm looking forward to your updates!
Me: Child dev. degree, nanny to 5 for 5.5yrs, digital print artist, portrait photographer.
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