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MummiesToBeMummiesToBe Junior Member Junior Member
Hello ALL!

My partner, J (30) and I (36) will be starting a dual stim IVF cycle this month, approximately in 13 & 15 days respectively with the start of our next menses! :shock: :eek:

We are located in CT, moved not too long ago from the MD area. I have dx female infert, as does she, we are utilizing a clinic in Albany, NY.

We are very excited, scared, nervous, blah blah blah regarding this whole endeavor!

We are using donor 4183, as he resembles my partner's brother. I will be carrying, and we hope to retrieve, fertilize, and transfer back, 2 of hers and 1 of mine.

Looking forward to hearing from you all! :)
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  • Mommy&MamaMommy&Mama Junior Member Junior Member
    Hi! My partner and I live in the state of Nebraska, but soon will be moving to the nearby Iowa area (that way both of us have rights to our wonderful son). We used donor #2858 and the IUI process. Good luck :)
  • cphill05cphill05 Junior Member Junior Member
    My girlfriend (34) and I (25) are currently in our 2WW period. We chose a natural cycle IUI with no medication. I will be carrying our child since I am younger. I have no fertility issues. This is our first attempt.

    We used donor 2474. We chose this donor because he resembles my girlfriend.
  • Mrs and Mrs SMrs and Mrs S Junior Member Junior Member
    Hey Ladies:

    My wife (T, 30 yo) and I (W, 33) are from NYC and will be hoping to start our TTC journey in the next 9 months. I have been diagnosed with PCOS and to make this whole process better / and to give us the greatest chance of success with the least amount of tries (*fingers crossed*) I am on the way to losing some weight and getting healthier (so far 37 lbs down yay!). But we got super motivated about 1 month ago when we actually agreed on a donor... we are currently waitlisted for our donors specimens... so either way we will keep doing what we are doing in hopes of starting our newest and most anticipated journey in a few months.

    We chose him because of his multiracial background and he holds some resemblances of me and my partner (go figure) as we both do want to carry and, hopefully, use the same donor.
  • jtemballjtemball Junior Member Junior Member
    Wife 30,me32- we live in NYS near Buffalo. We are currently in our tww from our first ivf after a number of failed iui.
  • Mom0714Mom0714 Junior Member Junior Member
    Hello all,

    My partner and I have a beautiful 13 month old son using donor 2984. We live in Northern NJ, close to Rutherford. We are the first of all our same sex couple friends to have children and we would love to meet other same sex mommies and daddies!
  • RosieGRosieG Junior Member Junior Member
    My partner and I live in WI, and have a 15 month old son from 2984. He was conceived using IUI. Now my partner is trying to get pregnant using the same donor to hopefully give him a sibling :)
  • beach3beach3 Junior Member Junior Member
    We also have a wonderful baby girl via 2984. We live in Colorado. Conceived by IVF. My wife did a second parent adoption of our daughter.
  • KannershKannersh Junior Member Junior Member
    My wife and I also have a beautiful daughter from 2984. She went first since she is older and I hope to get pregnant with the same donor so we can give her a half sibling. We live in Maryland. It is so cool to connect with other couples (especially other same sex couples) who have used this donor!
  • lalailuvulalailuvu Junior Member Junior Member
    Hi, Im J(35), wife M(47). Used 4254 and now 9 weeks pregnant with our 1st. Happened on the 1st try during our honeymoon. Wanting to connect with other couples using our donor.
  • skeeterbooskeeterboo Junior Member Junior Member
    Hi! I am 36 and my wife is 32. I am on my second IUI, as the first did not take. We are located in the Harrisburg, PA area. We are trying donor 2974. Good luck to everyone!!
  • POT03005POT03005 Senior Member Senior Member
    I am 33 partner is 32(she carried our first) 3 yr old with donor 2634. I am 6 days away from my first IUI with same donor. We are in Atlanta!
  • knewbeginningsknewbeginnings Junior Member Junior Member
    Im in Houston, originally from Harrisburg Pa... Born and raised! Im using donor 4060 as of now, havent done my first insemination yet, starting in june or later... im excited either way!
  • DanilleandJoanneDanilleandJoanne Junior Member Junior Member
    Hello all,
    My wife and I are from Alberta. I'm going on 34 this month, she's 32.
    We are looking for a donor that resembles my wifes brother as they share the same features, plus we were able to get better results using his picture then hers. We had found a donor that looked exactly like her when she was a baby, but the donor was no longer active. So we are once again on the search for a donor.
    We are going to be trying IUI and I'm going to carry. I know I'm older, but I'm the one who wants to carry, so that's the plan. If for some reason I can not, she will.
  • ebjuganebjugan Junior Member Junior Member
    Hi everyone :) My wife L(32) and I (E, 31) live in western Pennsylvania. We're in the 2WW for our third IUI with donor 4046. Good luck to everyone!
  • POT03005POT03005 Senior Member Senior Member
    Good luck with the 2ww. It's brutal for sure. Just finished ours with a BFN. On to round 2!
  • ebjuganebjugan Junior Member Junior Member
    Thank you! Brutal is definitely the word for it. Good luck to you too!
  • MaeDay2105@aim.comMaeDay2105@aim.com Junior Member Junior Member
    Hi. My wife and I are both 29 and we live in North Carolina. We have a beautiful daughter who is almost 11 months. We used donor 4215 and got pregnant on the first time with IUI. I carried our first and we are planning on using the same donor summer 2014 and my wife will carry. Very excited! Good luck to yall.
  • SarikahSarikah Junior Member Junior Member
    Hi there - did you have success with 2974?
  • LeighannLeighann Junior Member Junior Member
    My wife and I live in Colorado and have a 5 week old son. We are awaiting our court date for her second parent adoption.
  • MamaAmandaMamaAmanda Junior Member Junior Member
    Hi, we are in Maryland too! My wife had our son who is 21 months and I am going to start TTC in Feb. Where in MD are you?
  • babeforeverneverbabeforevernever Junior Member Junior Member
    My wife and I are 26 y we r located in Indianapolis In we r going for our first attempt in Jan we are thrilled to be mommies soon using donor 4329... We will be having our 9th year anniversary coming.. This will be biggest gift of all!!
  • mrsholmesmrsholmes Junior Member Junior Member
    Just checking to see if you were successful with donor 4329.
  • ttc2ttc2 Junior Member Junior Member
    lalailuvu wrote: »
    Hi, Im J(35), wife M(47). Used 4254 and now 9 weeks pregnant with our 1st. Happened on the 1st try during our honeymoon. Wanting to connect with other couples using our donor.

    I'm doing IUI w/ donor 4254. The first try didn't work, now preparing for 2nd round. How's the pregnancy going?
  • KannershKannersh Junior Member Junior Member
    We are in Silver Spring. Where are you?
    MamaAmanda wrote: »
    Hi, we are in Maryland too! My wife had our son who is 21 months and I am going to start TTC in Feb. Where in MD are you?
  • lmclem77lmclem77 Junior Member Junior Member
    Hi,
    My wife and I have been trying to conceive for over a year now. We tried at home 3 times and have done 5 unsuccessful IUI's. We will be doing our first IVF cycle in a few weeks. Not sure how many more times I can handle getting that BFN. WE recently moved to PA from MD, but we still see the same Dr.

    Crossing our fingers that this one works!!! Has anyone tried acupuncture??? Thoughts??

    Lisa
  • Trishtrish88Trishtrish88 Junior Member Junior Member
    I love reading all these posts!

    Where in MD do you live, we are in Southern MD and my wife and I have just begun our process.

    We are going to be doing reciprocal IVF, one is the bio-mom the other birth-mom.

    Any advice on how you two choose a donor!?

    We hope to be pregnant in the next couple months!

    -Celeste
  • Trishtrish88Trishtrish88 Junior Member Junior Member
    cphill05 wrote: »
    My girlfriend (34) and I (25) are currently in our 2WW period. We chose a natural cycle IUI with no medication. I will be carrying our child since I am younger. I have no fertility issues. This is our first attempt.

    We used donor 2474. We chose this donor because he resembles my girlfriend.

    We are thinking of using this donor, did you end up getting pregnant? healthy? boy or girl?

    Thank you!
  • reciprocalIVFgirlreciprocalIVFgirl Junior Member Junior Member
    Hi TrishTrish88, I think we are doing reciprocal Ivf around the same time based on your other post. My partner starts stimulation this weekend and retrieval and transfer to be will be end of May. How is it going?
    Btw we are in Los Angeles!
  • Trishtrish88Trishtrish88 Junior Member Junior Member
    Hey HiYA,

    We just recently moved to Maryland from Riverside County! We are waiting for my wife's test results (she is donating) and then they will put us on a calender to sync our cycles so we are still waiting to even start medications.

    Any tips on how to do the injections?

    Are you going to be the carrier? Will you have to take progesterone for several weeks?

    Hope everything is well!

    -T&C
  • ShanandkateShanandkate Junior Member Junior Member
    Hello, everyone! My partner and I are from Ohio. We chose donor 4610 after a great deal of thought and much discussion. We completed our first round of IUI today without meds. We are hoping positivity gets us through the next two weeks stress-free!
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