Egg Donor Experiences

[thehurtingheart]

Hi folks, we have been trying to start our family for two years and in this time have had 4 miscarriages. As part of the investigations into this we found out that I am a carrier for a genetic disease which has a one in four chance of being passed on. We also found out that I have PCOS, hypothyroidism and an immune reaction to pregnancy. I am now being treated for these but have not fallen pregnant again yet.

In a dream world I would use IVF and PGT to have a baby of our own but unfortunately the costs of this are prohibitive, especially with our miscarriage history. Access fertility seemed like a good option to support financially but they don't cover PGT as part of this. They do seem to cover use of donor eggs though which has now led me to considering this.

I am really looking to hear others experiences of going down the egg donor route... particularly if you were in a similar situation!

Thanks for reading!

Hello I wanted some help with donor egg thanks

Hello ... do your grand kids which are donor share resemblance to the mother

Hello i am considering d egg for secondary infertility

My grandkids who were the result of both egg and sperm donation (both parents have fertility issues) don’t resemble their mother at all, but weirdly look a lot like their father’s (totally unrelated) family.

Has anyone used TFP GCRM Fertility in Glasgow? If so, can you tell me how much it cost roughly for egg donation with DH's sperm and how long the waiting list was?

Would really appreciate any information. Thanks.

congratulations. Do you mind me asking how many transfer you had before success?

congratulations! How many transfers did you don’t you don’t mind me asking?

We only had two transfers - each of a single embryo. The first one didn't take and then the second one was successful. I think we purchased a 'large' set of eggs and ended up with about 5-6 successful embryos that we could use, once they'd been defrosted and fertilised etc.

@Junibug I think you used the same clinic as my daughter. She had two transfers each of a single embryo, but both were successful. They are direct siblings, as they were both fertilised from the same batch of eggs and the same batch of sperm, but they are not genetically related to either my daughter or her husband. DD and her DH had previously had three unsuccessful rounds of IVF on the NHS - first two times with their own genetic material, after which they were told it was never likely to be successful, and the third time with a donor embryo which resulted in a pregnancy but miscarried.

Hey all,
I was hoping to hear, share of others on the fertiliy journey using donor eggs on an emotional level.

My partner and I tried an IUI which felt so right even though there was no pregnancy.

My donor transfer is in 2 weeks and I feel all my emotions intensified. It's kinda of a whirlwind, like a huge dose of pms even without the progesterone supplements. I guess it's harder to sit with either outcome using a donor for some reason, even though I know I'd be so happy should we be blessed with a healthy pregnancy.

I'd be grateful to hear of anyone else's thoughts and feelings on this topic.

Thank you

My granddaughters are 8 and 5 now and although we all know their origins it’s probably the least important thing about them in terms of their place in and relationship with the family.