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Phoenix & Brooklyn
We are Angie, Sandra, and Abigail. We chose to use NW 4 years ago in order to conceive a child together. Abigail will turn 5 in September. It's difficult to choose the right donor. We tried the first time and it didn't work, which was very disappointing. We studied and read and read and read until we felt we had the correct way to inseminate. I didn't realize at the time but you can find anything on the internet. Thankfully!!! To make a long story short we chose donor 543 the second go around. To our surprise it worked the first time. Not knowing what to expect later on we chose not to purchase any more. Regretably we wish we had now. Our donor is no longer there and NW doesn't have any in storage. I was wondering if anyone had used this donor and may still have any they would be willing to part with. I know this is a long shot being that it was so long ago, but it was worth a try to us.
We have been where all you couples are at, just don't give up!!! We wish all of you the best of luck and we hope all your dreams of a baby come true!!:)
Even though I know this is supposed to happen, Im getting very scared and nervous now that we're finally taking action, I guess because I'm worried I will not get pregnant at all or go broke trying.
Anyway, I'm glad I found this site and have enjoyed reading everyones posts.
Thanks for listening.
Julie
I am an experienced traditional surrogate, having achieved pregnancy in July 2007 via home insemination with the Intended Father's sperm. This time around, I am doing another TS (traditional surrogacy) and the Intended Parents are opting to use a sperm donor (from NW Andrology, of course).
Hopefully I will begin cycling in September. I am excited to be doing this again. I'm just here reading the threads, as I feel a bit rusty when it comes to HIs.
TS x 2 - Due June 4th, 2010
We are looking to the forum for information and guidance on how to track ovulation days, what days are best to conceive, how many times per cycle we should try, how many vials should we buy up front (we want 4 kids--2 from each of us), etc. God help us. Please pass any information you have to us. We are scared and ignorant, but very appreciative that we have an opportunity to have a family.
Thanks so much and I look foward to hearing from all of you.
Amanda
My name is Crystal and i'm closely reaching 30yrs old (sept 13). I have always known I wanted to be a mother. I am a caregiver by nature, and also profession. I work on a Mother/baby unit as a nurse, and I love my job! My partner Steph and I have been together for 8.5 yrs. We are very much in love and are each other's best friend. We have had many financial struggles over the years and feel that we are now ready financially to care for a baby. We AI on July 31st and Aug 1st. We were very hopeful but I started my period July 19th. We are planning another at home AI, but have chosen another donor, Wish us luck on this amazing journey!! Thanks to everyone who shares their inspiring stories.
We decided a few years back to try and have children. . In 2006 we used Donor 396 and had twins girls. Piper and Raleigh. They are now 2years old and running our lives. Of course we wouldn't have it any other way. They have changed everything about us and completed areas of our lives we had no clue needed help.
Well, now we are looking at have a few more. But since our donor no longer exsist we have to pick a new one. This is always a test . Our bigest concern is the health of the baby(s) from the donor side. DO you really know, nope not until they are born.
Thank you for listening and have a great day!! A. Churchill.
If I can ever figure out how to insert pic's I will. Not very user freindly in that respect
Life brings little wonders that change your way of thinking, responding, and living
Good luck to everyone else in the same boat of trying to have a baby......
I had a difficult pregnancy (bedrest for about 2 months) but Makaila was born completely healthly at 38 weeks. I'm excited but also very, very nervous.. nervous that I won't get pregnant and nervous that I will! :rolleyes: There are pictures of Makaila on the website, somewhere..
Maryum
My name is Sacha and I am 40. I waited to find Mr. Right and have a family the traditional way but this never happened. I accidentally got pregnant at the beginning of this year but had a miscarriage at 8 weeks. This made me realize that I do want to be a mom and with little biological time left I'd better get on it! lol. So, here I am at NW and will try for the first time with some NW vials later this month. I've been reading your posts the last month and you all seem so friendly and helpful. Good luck to all.
Sacha
My name is Jeannine or Jean for short. I live in the Tampa Bay area here in hot sunny Florida. I am 32 yrs old and work in behavioral health. I do insurance verification, front office admin for a pyschiatric practice. I have wanted to be a mom since I was a little girl. I carried my dolls everywhere and never imagined arriving into my 30's single and childless. For 10 years I searched for Mr. Right, after kissing many a toad, I got distracted by the loud ticking of my clock. So here I am, trolling for sperm...lol. I'm so glad I found NWA, and will be doing my TTC #1 around October 11th, providing my cycle cooperates. I bought 2 vials of donor 984, as I am CMV neg and Rh neg and I want a donor with prior success. I'm not wealthy, although able to provide for my baby alone. It can get expensive buying sperm and dewar rental every month, so I'm hoping for some beginner's luck!!
I really hope to have 2 kids so they will have each other to grow up with, but I guess I just need to take a breath and start with 1!! I'm vegan and am a total believer in attachement parenting, breastfeeding, and cloth diapering. I recycle and try to tread lightly. I'm religiously tracking my BBT every morning (no more sleeping in...good baby practice..lol), also keeping a finger-no pun-on my CP and CM. I am fortunate to have 32-33 day cycles faithfully and get EWCM each month around days 15-19. I never get a +OPK maybe cuz I'm doing them wrong or drink too much water. I am a water bug! I have a standing order with my lab for FSH and Lh testing. My blood Lh shows surges around CD 18. Well...wish me luck and I wish all of you luck too!! I'm so glad they have this forum here. It's comforting to find like-minded non-judgemental ppl...we're all in this together!!
Peace and Blessed Baby-Making!!
I am excited to be trying to conceive for the first time in my 35 years! I have wanted to start a family for a few years now, but after holding out for Mr. Right for way too long with no success, I have decided to start on my journey to being a mother on my own. I have been reading and researching for months, and have decided to do a home IUI on my next ovulation with two vials of frozen donor sperm, one on the first +OPK and one the following day. I cannot say enough how excited I was to find there is a forum here at NW Andrology, and I am so looking forward to learning from everyone's experiences on here!
Good luck to everyone!
Cathy J.
My name is Carmen, I am 29 years old and my girlfriend of almost 4 years her name is Kathy, we call her by her nickname "Tu-Tu" for short, she is 40 years old. We live in Texas, both have good careers and bought a new house last year! We have always discussed having children since the beginning of our relationship. We have finally decided that now is the perfect time in our lives to start trying to become mommies. We have been following her cycles for the last 3 months and testing for her LH with OPK smiley strips. In July we got a "smiley" CD14, we somehow missed the LH in August and this month we got the "smiley" CD12. We are planning on ordering our swimmers this month! We are totally excited, but yet a little anxious, hoping that it will work but knowing that it doesn't always happen fast.
I am still trying to learn the "lingo" here too by the way Okay, I am open to ANY and ALL suggestions, tips, info, etc. I was wondering with a regular 26 day cycle, is it normal to have an LH that varies, or is it normally the same CD each month? And we are wanting to AI at home, we've been doing a lot of reading and research...any suggestions on whether to do it ICI or IUI??? We were thinking ICI...but thought maybe we would have a better chance IUI...
I am SO excited to be here and meet people that are sharing my dream of having a child. I hope to be able to share in other's happiness as well!!! Best of luck to you all!
Good Luck to everyone trying for their own little miracle. And Congrats to those that already have theirs.
Good luck to all the others in the forum, and may all your "swimmers" find their way
Trust Few
and Always Paddle Your Own Canoe
I pray this journey for us is short and sweet................
Shannon
Shannon (36) DP Shelley (46) Partners in love since June 2004
TTC with PCOS and Endometriosis - 3 surgeries, 6 months of Lupron shots
4 Dr. assisted IUI's
We've decided to stop TTC and focus our energy on foster adoption! Our children are out there somewhere!
I am currently 33 so we are working toward AI at home within the next year or so. I am working on loosing some weight (about 20 lbs would be nice) and getting as healthy as possible. Considering my mom and sisters are all VERY fertile I'm hoping it will go smoothly and quickly when we try.
We would like to do things as natural as possible. And hope to be able to use a midwife. We have a mini farm - goats, chickens, dogs, cats - and a garden and try to eat as organic as possible.
I have already learned so much from this forum and really love the supportive atmosphere! Thanks for all the great info.
J&J in Alaska