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Donor 4026

pixie82pixie82 Junior Member Junior Member
Hello

We are about to embark on IVF using donor 4026. Has anyone else used this donor? Any success?
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  • zunzunzunzun Junior Member Junior Member
    We got pregnant using 4026 on our 3rd try (one at-home ICI, two at-home IUIs, all unmedicated).

    Hope by now you are, too!

    Very best.
  • howdyhowdy Member Member
    Hi Pixie! Us too!! We are thinking of going with 4026. I'm sooo nervous and hope for the best.

    Best of luck to you too! :)
  • pixie82pixie82 Junior Member Junior Member
    Congratulations ZunZun!
    Well done, hope the pregnancy is progressing well
    Howdy - Good luck!
    I have just had my first IVF cycle, using donor 4026, and am waiting for results.. fingers and toes crossed!
  • howdyhowdy Member Member
    i just had my IUI done on 6/23/11. i'm just waiting for these 2 weeks... do you feel any symptoms? All i feel now is cramping.. :( i hope its not a sign of AF..

    good luck to you as well :)
  • pixie82pixie82 Junior Member Junior Member
    Hi Howdy,
    How did you get on? I am 16 wks pregnant, using this donor. All going well so far. best of luck to you x
  • howdyhowdy Member Member
    hey pixie... guess what?!? im pregnant using this donor too!! i found out friday i am 4 weeks. im so happy... you don't know what you're having yet, or do you? I wish u nothing but the best!!! :D I hope your pregnancy is a healthy one full of joy!
  • pixie82pixie82 Junior Member Junior Member
    That's awesome, I'm so happy for you Howdy! Good luck for your first trimester - I know it can be such a worrisome time and time seems to drag! i hope you are not suffering from morning sickness? My doctor thinks baby is a girl but we'll wait and see as it is still a bit early. My due date is end of Feb.
    It might be nice to form a private family forum group for this donor- to stay in touch if you or anyone else is interested.
  • zunzunzunzun Junior Member Junior Member
    We'd be interested in a private forum -- we're in the home stretch over here! 30 weeks today...
  • robinrobin Senior Member Senior Member
    howdy,
    I am so happy for you. So was your scare with af actually implantation bleeding or just some spotting? So glad that everything has worked out! Keep us posted! It helps to keep the rest of us that are trying stay positive that it will happen for us!

    Robin
  • pixie82pixie82 Junior Member Junior Member
    Best of luck Zunzun for the last stretch...not long until you meet your little baby! Do you know the gender or is it a surprise? Is this your first baby?
    I set up a private forum yesterday but have not added any posts ... Don't want to jinx myself! When baby is born I'll add a photo of him/her and some background on myself and family, why we chose this donor, and how the birth went.
    Best of luck to you all xxxxxx
  • howdyhowdy Member Member
    thank you ladies.. I still can't believe it! :mrgreen:

    @Robin- I'm not sure if it was implanatation bleeding or just spotting. I haven't gone to my Dr yet until next Tuesday. I've just been going for blood work this week. But I will ask him and see what he thinks.

    my beta: 16dpiui: 433
    19dpiui:1860

    so that's pretty good right? I have my last beta this Friday so I'm hoping they're good numbers also..
  • zunzunzunzun Junior Member Junior Member
    i went ahead and posted in the private forum. not long at all for us now, total homestretch territory!
    our little fella is a boy, and a rowdy one at that -- at least on the inside. we're very curious about whether he'll be this active on the outside (and wear us out for sure). it's our first, and almost certainly our last, which is one of the reasons we're curious about donor siblings.
  • kitannekitanne Junior Member
    Hello! I'm 20 weeks pregnant with twin (fraternal) boys from 4026! Would love to keep in touch with everyone if you go to a private forum (if someone could tell me how that works!). I've been trying to get pregnant for years now and now I finally did it! YAY! I'm due end of January. I was hoping for a girl, always wanted a girl, but everyone says how much easier boys are and how much boys love their mommies! Of course I'm thrilled regardless. Anyone out there have any girls from 4026? We have 5 stored embryos and I was thinking of doing genetic testing if we go again, to get my little girl - but I don't know. I hate to waste the money if it seems 4026 just makes boys anyway! LOL! (with my luck I'd keep trying and trying and end up with 7 boys! Can't do that!)
    Anyway, good luck to everyone!!! Oh - for the record, over the years I've done 9 IUI's 5 invitro, one frozen embryo transfer with donor embryos from a couple I didn't know previously (first time I got pregnant ever, but miscarried a month in), and this time I did a fresh embryo transfer with my partners eggs and 4026. If I can help anyone with advice on any of the above, I'm happy to! Take care!
  • pixie82pixie82 Junior Member Junior Member
    Congratulations Kitiane on your twins, that is wonderful, best of luck to you! if you go to board index, and the area for private forums at bottom of list, there is a private area set up under 4026. I am 17wks pregnant using this donor, Dr pretty sure baby is a girl. Was conceived via ICSI and started out as a twin pregnancy. I think 4026 is going to be writing a lot of Xmas cards in 18 years time as he seems to have a high success rate!
  • howdyhowdy Member Member
    hey pixie... i must be blind because I don't see the private forum for 4026. It tells me there's no posts. :?:

    yayyyyyy congrat Kitanne!! 4026 is one fertile man huh? hehe :mrgreen:
  • pixie82pixie82 Junior Member Junior Member
    hiya Howdy,
    Go to Private Forum by Donor Number/Sibling Registry and then you have to register by giving some basic details. Fairfax then write back confirming membership. Someone asked me if I was joining any Mums and Babies groups, little do they know that I am part of a group of Mums whose babies will all share the same genetic Dad hehe. Curious to see what they all look like and whether or not they have things in common!
  • LauranvalLauranval Junior Member
    This is our 2nd try with donor 4026....1st try didn't work but that normally happens, right? anyways, looks like he's pretty fertile considering all the pregnancy postings on here...yay!! Fingers crossed:)
  • pixie82pixie82 Junior Member Junior Member
    Good luck Lauranval, have fingers crossed for you!
  • howdyhowdy Member Member
    Good luck Lauranval!!! :D
  • LauranvalLauranval Junior Member
    Thank you Pixie & Howdy!!:) you 2 give me hope...!! i think we'll try again with this donor if this try doesn't work...
  • howdyhowdy Member Member
    Don't lose hope.. it took me 3 times with this donor but again, everyone is different. I'll be praying for you that this time works for u!! Keep having faith and believe believe believe. If it doesn't work, then have your moment of sadness and tears but come back and try again. Don't give up. :D
  • pixie82pixie82 Junior Member Junior Member
    I agree with Howdy - hang in there Lauranval! just keep on trying... You will succeed!
  • howdyhowdy Member Member
    I had my US yesterday!! Everything looks good. :D I should be having a Mother's Day baby. woohoooooo!! I was so happy to see the picture and see the little bean.

    Buuuuuuuuuuuuuut (cuz u know there has to be a "but")... we didn't see a heartbeat. AHHHHHHHHHHH!! The dr said not to be alarmed. he seemed really calm and said everything looks great and that because I am only at 6 weeks, the heart beat may not be detected just yet. BUT TO NOT FREAK OUT! hahahaha.. ur kidding me right? You're telling an infertile not to freak out?? hahahaha..

    Ok ok.. i will TRY not to freak out. I have another US In 2 weeks and he said by then our lil one will be bigger and we should definately see the heart beat.

    sooooooo begins the 2ww... hehe.. ahhhhhhh is it OCT 5th yet?!?!

    Have yall heard of this before? too early for heartbeat detection???

    Must... calm... down... :mrgreen:
  • pixie82pixie82 Junior Member Junior Member
    hi Howdy,
    I know it's easier said than done but try not to panic, it is still very early and very common. Same thing happened to me and I had to wait two weeks and they got a heartbeat second time around (at 7 weeks). A horrible long wait though! I tried to visualize baby as a little acorn growing into a big strong oak tree to reduce the anxiety. Good luck, and will be thinking of you! xxxx
  • IndiachulaprIndiachulapr Junior Member Junior Member
    Hi Ladies,

    Im pregnant by this donor also and doc thinks it a girl. Hope everyone has a healthy baby

    -Liz
  • pixie82pixie82 Junior Member Junior Member
    Congratulations Liz!
    Thats lovely news. All the best for the rest of your pregnancy! When is your due date? I am having a little girl too x
  • IndiachulaprIndiachulapr Junior Member Junior Member
    I'm due on Mar 30th
  • casanova76casanova76 Junior Member Junior Member
    I have not got a chance to post in a while. I wanted to let everyone know we are having a girl. All has been fabulous so far.Hope everyone else is doing well!! :D
  • pixie82pixie82 Junior Member Junior Member
    Hi
    Just writing to wish Zunzun the very best of luck for the birth of her baby boy! :) so exciting!
  • zunzunzunzun Junior Member Junior Member
    Thanks for the congrats! Our baby boy was born Thanksgiving morning. We think he's pretty perfect. He was born two days after his due date, and was 8 lb 2 oz and 22" long -- he has a very long-torso (and 4026's nose ;))! He's gaining weight very well, nurses like a champ, and most nights sleeps pretty well, too. He'll be two weeks old tomorrow, and of course all this good behavior is subject to change, but we're feeling very grateful so far.

    Hope you're all growing likewise happy and healthy babies, and that your holiday seasons are off to a great start.
    Z
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