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These aren't just any eggs, these are tree range eggs.

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treedelivery · 16/10/2009 11:44

Hi. I am just at the begining of an egg donation cycle. I am donating to friends of very very good friends who have had several cycles and have reached this point.

I started a thread previously, but have started one with donation in the title, I think lots of people think about donating or recieving donor eggs, and so I thought this might be interesting.

This is the 2nd day of treatment.

I have 2 girls, 5yo and nearly 9 months. I have wound up the breastfeeding onver the last few weeks to allow the treatment to commence. It was hard juggling the needs of the baby against the needs of the couple - I think I hit a good half way house. 8 months exclusive bring is nothing to sniff at from bubba pov [though I think she would go and go an go], and 8 months wait was quite enough for this couple. In my opinion, they have been nothing but accomodating and thoughtfull and lovely and would have waited and waited. It must be so hard for them thuugh.

I kind of hope to relactate - that will be another thread!

So here we go, wish us luck. I'm hoping the power of mumsnet will send many positive vibes our way.

Bring on the questions btw - I'm really happy to answer and explain anything.

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EdgarAllenPoo · 01/11/2009 18:37

ooh, will you get scan photies of your follicles?

treedeLivingDeadery · 29/10/2009 13:46

OOO by the way. I hopefully wont get ovulation pains as I wont ovuate, they will ship them out before they deploy

They will be able to see the follicles maturing yes, that will be very interesting and exciting.

treedeLivingDeadery · 29/10/2009 13:41

OK - we have a symptom. I have a period! Well, a withdrawal bleed. So my hormones are certainly down regulating.

I feel very good that the treatment is effective, but I feel a bit sad, as this is my first since giving birth and stopping bfing. So it is over, my maternity bit is over.

That feels a bit odd to be honest, not because of the treatment.This would happen treatment or not. Just because it is another step away from the whole baby thing.

But how lucky for me I have the luxury to pine for the newborn days, and look back with wistfull eyes to breastfeeding and baby-mooning.

Hopefully they will get their time too, a chance to have their time as new parents. So all eyes firmly on the horizon........

thislittlesisterlola · 28/10/2009 21:12

hi tree this is paddington under a different title. (Loud cough and picks up drums for drum roll) woo for nearly being able bin an empty med packet. May you do such a task with great pleasure x

treedeLivingDeadery · 27/10/2009 23:47

Ticking along.....

....got a cold so maybe headache not symptoms of drugs at all. I think they are better taken at night, I seem to feel less headachey during the day. Moght all be nothing at all, but makes me feel better to cluck over myself like a mother hen

Finally making a bit of a dent in the mahooosive pile of syringes, and have nearly emptied the 1st vial of medication.

madcows · 27/10/2009 10:13

Hi treedelivery,
Just poppping in to see how its going...
Goodluck!
madcows

Aranea · 26/10/2009 20:18

Wow tree, what an amazing thing you are doing. Very brave.

EdgarAllenPoo · 26/10/2009 20:10

yes i think it is nice to share the joy, and good to hear you aren't feeling any bad symptoms.

are you limiting your tea/coffee also - that normally gives me a headache >caffeine addled addict emoticon<

can they actually see the eggs sprouting on the scan? i imagine nasty ovulation pains will result as they want more than 'normal'.

treedeLivingDeadery · 26/10/2009 11:29

Good thank you!

Title rocks does it not?

No symptoms - no hangover either as although no longer bfing - I am tea total for the cycle. So feeling healthy and full of virtue.

No symptoms... I think on the whole I would quite like some. Proof I am not injecting water and this is all a big con, or that I am reacting to the hormones.

Its 10 days in and actually I have had a fair old headache for 2 days. Also a bit sickly. Thats probably more to do with a 9 month old who does not sleep and a 5 year ols who really is very ready for a half term break though. Still.....

How had IVF and can share the down reg symptoms with me?

4GHASTLYGHOULSandnotout · 26/10/2009 11:12

Fab title

How are you feeling today?

MmeGoblindt · 26/10/2009 11:08

Due to your fab title, I had to click on this thread.

What a fabulous thing you are doing, I hope it works out well for your friends. Good luck.

treedeLivingDeadery · 26/10/2009 11:02

OOOOOO thank you mn towers for changing the thread title.

And thank you to EdgarAllenPoo for such a genius title

Everything going fine, still plodding along with injections. 10 days to scan day

treedeLivingDeadery · 24/10/2009 23:54

Weeeeel, he hasn;t increased his understanding of the regime that much. To be honest I haven't seen him much this week! He gets in a 6 and then has had the 2 broken cars to work on till late, then one of us falls asleep until we all get up again at 6 am and no one in this house is a morning person.....so....

On the other kids question, I think dd2 is so young we are a bit undecided. The house is pleasantly full.

3 would make it full/squashed. DD2 screamed from January till about June so naturally that does put a bloke off. I don't feel 'finished' though I think my rational side wishes I would iyswim?

So it's tricky. In answer to your question though, I don't think the donation has made us think about the 3rd child. It has just made us so deeply aware of our blessings in the 2 we have. We both talked about that before we started. They have none and we have 2. That makes us so blessed doesn't it?

But it doesn't seem fair so hopefully this next few weeks will spread the karma a bit.

EdgarAllenPoo · 24/10/2009 21:53

has your man increased his level of understanding? I know mine would find it hard to put up with my pregnancy-level of hormonal moodiness [evil, flame spitting, pregnant witch emoticon] without there being something in it for him (like a baby)

i mean, perhaps a funny question, but has this made you question whether you are happy with the number of kids you have (or confirm it OTOH)?

i like your halloween namechange anyway

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treedelivery · 24/10/2009 12:52

OOOH! Do mumsnet let you back and change your title? I want to put treerange eggs int he title.

Maybe I should namechange!
treerangeeggsdelivery? It's really hard to read though!

Over a athird of the way into thi sbit of the cycle. Still mad panics I will forget a day. I think I might label the syringes with the ady and date

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Gumps · 23/10/2009 13:44

lol!

EdgarAllenPoo · 22/10/2009 19:40

ooh they're not just eggs...they're treerange eggs!

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treedelivery · 21/10/2009 22:05

I think that might be births from all sycles using donor eggs, so I guess might range from 1 cycle to lots. I'm not sure

Dunno about booze, am being all clean living and fabby to ensure eggs are 100% free range and Freedom stamped

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EdgarAllenPoo · 21/10/2009 21:57

i was opinionated...(still am, though not in name)

throws you witch- decorated bubble wrap to destroy to alleviate your bad mood<

1/3 is better than no chance at all...and some reciptients have a better chance depending..though is that over three cycles? that would be pretty good for single-cycle.

understand you being a bit about milk...

are you allowed booze? or is that likely to prejudice the treatment?

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treedelivery · 21/10/2009 21:11

Still bruising, not as deeply now though. Must be getting slicker.

I have learnt that injections+stretchmarks=itch.

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VerySpookyLennipillar · 21/10/2009 20:58

I would have thought there would be a fair chance you will still be producing milk by the end of the treatment - 9 months of breastfeeding after all. I never fed DD and still had occasional drops of milk after a couple of months.

Sorry to hear about the bad mood. You are a brave lady, it must be hard to cope with hormones with little sleep.

How are the injections going? Still bruising?

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treedelivery · 21/10/2009 20:30

Okaaaaaay we have symptoms.

Milk is ever deceasing, boobs look like dd's party balloons from a fortnight ago.

And I am in a bad mood. Those black moods where you feel rally cross. but with this --> po face

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treedelivery · 20/10/2009 22:03

After day 21, we go into stimulation phase with gonadotrophins. That is 6-8 days.

I think the idea of down regulation is to ensure you start from zero, and so the medication hormones have total control. If our own cycles are totally damped down, they can dictate how and when folicles are generated and ensure the process is predictable. They don't want me firing off 10 eggs at some random point in the process.

ABout 6 days on the stimulation phase [when praying starts], and then once they are cooked and ready to hatch, HCG is given. 36 hours later they are recovered [where I want to say harvested but realise that might be in bad taste ]

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VerySpookyLennipillar · 20/10/2009 21:43

What happens after day 21 Tree? Why do you have to supress?

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treedelivery · 20/10/2009 21:12

Hi all. Thank you for the words of support

Surpression phase is 21 days. No side effects at all really, although only 5 days into it. Apart form bruises on my fat belly that is

Edgar

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