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Joy

Hi all,

I have been blessed with a beautiful daughter conceived with donor 2954. I had made the decision to become a SMBC at age 38 and after several years of trying and heartache (as well as some minor surgery to correct the reason I failed to conceive) I became pregnant. It was a pretty brutal pregnancy but I remember it as filled with wonder and joy even with pre-eclampsia, bed rest, and an emergency c-section. At age 43 I had my daughter. She was a month premature however after 2 weeks she was able to go home and we have been enjoying getting to know each other since.
I feel so filled with wonder that this has been possible, it was a hard road but so very worth it. I was on my second to last try at my clinic, and first try with 2954 when I became pregnant. I had already begun an adoption application and begun to let go of the idea that pregnancy would be the road that lead to my child. I am so glad I kept going!
Adoption will probably be the way I find her sibling due to the advance of years and my body's dislike of being pregnant but having her was the most amazing thing I have ever experienced.
Have a great day!
Joy

Gia

Congratulations! I am in my 40's too trying to become a SMBC. I am getting ready to start my second IUI attempt. The road so far has been rough but prayerfully I'll have my own little blessing soon.

Joy

Nice to meet you Gia! Best of luck and happy sticky baby vibes to you on your IUI, remember there are a lot of us having babies later these days. It may take a bit but I know you will find your baby. It is an exciting time isn't it? Relax and enjoy the ride, I hope you have an easy time getting pregnant and an easy sweet pregnancy!

Gia

Nice to meet you too Joyous! I am trying to take it easy but you know it's hard. Unfortunately, my insurance isn't covering anything so I can't afford too many attempts plus getting older isn't going to work either! So I am claiming your sticky baby and easy sweet pregnancy as my reality! It really is an exciting time I totally agree with you. It's exciting and scary but I know I can do it!

EPGCNM

Joy,
My daughter is also through donor 2954. My wife and I tried for 7 years (with a few breaks to let our bank account and hearts heal from the disappointments), with 4 IUIs and one cycle of IVF using other donors. When we moved from NC to MD, we found a different fertility clinic and did another round of IVF using 2954. The fresh cycle didn't take but our first frozen transfer did! I loved being pregnant, even morning sickness made me happy after watching others do something I couldn't for so long (I'm a midwife). At age 39, I gave birth in the birth center where I worked to our beautiful little girl. My placenta wouldn't come out, resulting in a brutal hospital transfer and D&C. Roxie had a tracheo-esophageal fistula and esophageal atresia- in other words, her throat didn't connect to her stomach but instead was emptying into her windpipe. TEF is about a 1 in 4,000 thing and if the defect is small, often not seen on ultrasound. It meant surgery at 4 days old and 17 days in NICU but she is now 13 months old and thriving. After that, my wife said she couldn't imagine going through it again and we donated our remaining embryos. Now I'm sad that we acted so hastily because, as an only child myself, I really want Roxie to have a sibling. I guess if that's meant to happen, some option will present itself. I also would love to experience pregnancy and birth again, even those crazy newborn weeks!

Erin