Hi all, we are on our first month wait for scan update, so I have been entertaining myself in baby stores. That is, up until the point that I get a headache and my eyes start glazing over in front of the sales assistant...my brain, swirling with the number of decisions to be made about which product for what use and when to use,...then double it!
I have also started having fun with my answers to their questions of when I am due :)
But now is the time to call in the experts in blogland....HELP!
What did all you experienced parents use for transporting your little ones around whilst in Delhi, I need all the details! From sleeping arrangements, to Delhi taxis,through to the plane ride home...any information would be of assistance at the stage I am at!
gcfamily@live.com.au
Thanks guys and congratulations to all in the latest flurry of births and bfp's
Thursday, 13 September 2012
Monday, 3 September 2012
Finally...
We made it to 12 weeks! Gosh that was as painful as the 2 week wait til the pregnancy tests!
The last 2 weeks have contained really high days (with baby clothes purchases!) followed the very next day with a panic attack, thinking we will have to return all the purchases...
The week ended with a panicked call to Meg asking for "reassurance"! But then the following morning the beautiful pictures came through with a report that I didnt understand a word of..'the liquor is adequate.." A great big glass of scotch and soda was what immediately came to mind...lucky Dr Google doesnt enjoy the 'liquor' as much as me!
Check out our lovelies..
As we waited anxiously for news of our pregnancy I read in the Sydney Morning herald over the weekend, of a couple that went through SCI.
As they sat there holding their beautiful little girl who would not have been born without the help of surrogacy in India, they complained of hidden costs (did they not read the pages and pages of information setting out all costs?)
I thought to myself, have they not been through IVF in Australia, where in my experience, every time I walked into the IVF office, I was charged some other 'incidental' that was news to me. Where the only option they give is to do cycle after cycle after cycle and keep taking your money when they have no idea why these procedures are not working in completing your family.
I hope that this negative publicity does not effect future Indo-Australasian babies or what I have to go through to get my babies home.
And No – this isn’t how I wanted it to be either, but unfortunately this is my lot. I am not going to take out the frustration of my situation on others, who had nothing to do with my predicament.
I am not under the impression that pregnancy is going to run according to plan,yes there will be costs and 'events' I didnt budget (or prepare myself) for...I know that would have been the case even if I was able to become pregnant myself!
In my opinion, in India or Australia, this situation we are in is HORRIBLE but it does not excuse you from doing your due diligence...then praying and hoping.
Good luck in your own journeys
The last 2 weeks have contained really high days (with baby clothes purchases!) followed the very next day with a panic attack, thinking we will have to return all the purchases...
The week ended with a panicked call to Meg asking for "reassurance"! But then the following morning the beautiful pictures came through with a report that I didnt understand a word of..'the liquor is adequate.." A great big glass of scotch and soda was what immediately came to mind...lucky Dr Google doesnt enjoy the 'liquor' as much as me!
Check out our lovelies..
As they sat there holding their beautiful little girl who would not have been born without the help of surrogacy in India, they complained of hidden costs (did they not read the pages and pages of information setting out all costs?)
I thought to myself, have they not been through IVF in Australia, where in my experience, every time I walked into the IVF office, I was charged some other 'incidental' that was news to me. Where the only option they give is to do cycle after cycle after cycle and keep taking your money when they have no idea why these procedures are not working in completing your family.
I hope that this negative publicity does not effect future Indo-Australasian babies or what I have to go through to get my babies home.
And No – this isn’t how I wanted it to be either, but unfortunately this is my lot. I am not going to take out the frustration of my situation on others, who had nothing to do with my predicament.
I am not under the impression that pregnancy is going to run according to plan,yes there will be costs and 'events' I didnt budget (or prepare myself) for...I know that would have been the case even if I was able to become pregnant myself!
In my opinion, in India or Australia, this situation we are in is HORRIBLE but it does not excuse you from doing your due diligence...then praying and hoping.
Good luck in your own journeys
Sunday, 19 August 2012
10 weeks and all's well...
Phew...a little...for another 2 weeks. This is really nerve racking. When does anyone that had to go through this to have a family ever start to relax and enjoy?
"Baby can now make small un-coordinated movements. Fingers toes and joints are now fully developed and your baby even has fingernails and hair! The nervous system is starting to develop along with the large muscles and the digestive system"
"Baby can now make small un-coordinated movements. Fingers toes and joints are now fully developed and your baby even has fingernails and hair! The nervous system is starting to develop along with the large muscles and the digestive system"
Sunday, 5 August 2012
Rolled over..
... to check the time, (5.20 Sunday morning, just practicing!) and there's an email there from the lovely Neha...god should I open it..it's early, that is the email is early..it was due Tuesday morning to my calculations... Maybe not. ANYWAY
Two heartbeats still there, 144 and 150bpm. I, of course have googled and 150 is "normal" LOVE NORMAL..and everything is "fine" nothing to worry about Neha tells me in the email (they don't know ME!) They are now called a fetus which means little one....eyes, nose have started to form and the chin...embryonic tail has gone ...
We have taken another breath and will now continue to hold that waiting for the next 2 week scan.
Good luck and thoughts going out to all in the various stages of this bizarre and amazing process
Two heartbeats still there, 144 and 150bpm. I, of course have googled and 150 is "normal" LOVE NORMAL..and everything is "fine" nothing to worry about Neha tells me in the email (they don't know ME!) They are now called a fetus which means little one....eyes, nose have started to form and the chin...embryonic tail has gone ...
We have taken another breath and will now continue to hold that waiting for the next 2 week scan.
Good luck and thoughts going out to all in the various stages of this bizarre and amazing process
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
Wait for it....
Heartbeats!! Yes we have heart beats, plural i.e. in our surro mum 1; 110 & 114 bpm (at 5 weeks 5 days) How are those bpms blogland? Is that fairly average?.. As I go down the very long list in my head of what can go wrong...No No No Positive positve positve thoughts, but not too positive,...you guys all know the drum.
On the very next email we received the news that SM 2 was a negative so hopefully all will go extremely well and very boring with our first SM for the next 7 months 3 weeks :).
And of course here is the picture us IP's have all been dying to post (and keep posting)..
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I can relate to all those who have blogged before me when they say...I love them already...Talk to you all again in 2 weeks with more good news!
On the very next email we received the news that SM 2 was a negative so hopefully all will go extremely well and very boring with our first SM for the next 7 months 3 weeks :).
And of course here is the picture us IP's have all been dying to post (and keep posting)..
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Sunday, 15 July 2012
Thank you
IVF was such a lonely journey...who would have thought that we would have so much support and love through surrogacy in India! Thanks for all your words of encouragement guys
Friday, 13 July 2012
Back to back 2WW..really?
An update...we had arranged for two surrogates in our last transfer, however a last minute issue with one surrogate meant only one transfer....so at this point we started our 2WW with one surrogate..but the lovely Dr. swung into gear and quickly arranged another surrogate for us, and while we were on our 2WW we had another surrogate being prepped for a transfer. This second transfer successfully occurred yesterday.
So how did we go with surrogate no. 1? Well, we have a beta of 129.49. I have been going through all of your old posts trying to find someone that has a baby on the way that had a beta of that value but to no avail! Seems a bit low..
This has turned into a step by step recipe for success and at this stage the only emotion that has entered the equation is hope...
Step 1 - choose donor...check
Step 2 - wait for prep and pick up, get egg pick up results...check
Step 3 - choose surrogates ...check
This is boring for all you IPs as I know, you know these steps (unfortunately) SO WELL!
Jumping to....Step 6 - pregnancy test positive?...check
Now the wait for step 7 the scan and of course following that the remaining 8 steps to a successful birth!
However I am still only on step 6 for surrogate no. 2
Congratulations to all those on steps 6 to 14! It's very reassurring for us ips on 1 to 5, to see someone half way or almost to the top of that mountain (gosh the metaphors this morning!)
Have a great week all
So how did we go with surrogate no. 1? Well, we have a beta of 129.49. I have been going through all of your old posts trying to find someone that has a baby on the way that had a beta of that value but to no avail! Seems a bit low..
This has turned into a step by step recipe for success and at this stage the only emotion that has entered the equation is hope...
Step 1 - choose donor...check
Step 2 - wait for prep and pick up, get egg pick up results...check
Step 3 - choose surrogates ...check
This is boring for all you IPs as I know, you know these steps (unfortunately) SO WELL!
Jumping to....Step 6 - pregnancy test positive?...check
Now the wait for step 7 the scan and of course following that the remaining 8 steps to a successful birth!
However I am still only on step 6 for surrogate no. 2
Congratulations to all those on steps 6 to 14! It's very reassurring for us ips on 1 to 5, to see someone half way or almost to the top of that mountain (gosh the metaphors this morning!)
Have a great week all
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