WAITING AND WAITING … FOR NOTHING. ANOTHER NON VIABLE PREGNANCY

I’ve been waiting and waiting for over a month to see if this is going to be a viable pregnancy and I’m afraid it’s not.

The first blood results were great, but the second warned us that this might not be a viable pregnancy. More waiting and more waiting. The third blood result wasn’t conclusive so we had to wait until the first ultrasound.

And the terrible news was confirmed, two sacs but no heartbeats. 

So I am devastated because this journey is just too difficult. I’m not sure how much more of this I can take.

My surrogate will go in for a final ultrasound next week just to make sure that there is no heartbeat. We have been warned, the chances are very very remote so basically I have given up hope that this is going to be a viable pregnancy.

So now we are going to all need a few weeks rest so we can start again with our hopes up.

Amanda.

IN VITRO (IVF) … A FEW ASPECTS

It is absolutely amazing how the current medical techniques have evolved. However, IFV is relatively new. I read an article not long ago that the 1^st IFV baby turned 34 this year.

It seems quite simple, the eggs (own or donor eggs) are fertilized by the sperm (own or sperm donor) outside of the uterus of the mother. After between 3 – 5 days the embryos are transferred to the intended mother’s uterus and the long pregnancy process begins until the baby is born. In this case of course we are transferring the embryos to the gestational carrier’s uterus.

An import aspect to consider is whether you want to use your own eggs or donor eggs. In fact, most of the surrogacy agencies also have egg donors.

If you have experienced fertility issues already, what would you prefer? Try to be the biological mother, that is, that your baby would be genetically related to you. Or would you prefer to be a parent no matter what?

Amanda.