Wednesday 11 May 2011

I Have Great Lining

I never thought I'd be so excited to announce that I have great uterine lining!!! But I do, and I am.

I have finished doing all the injections for my mock cycle. There were 5 in total, each one as scary as the next. They got slightly easier each time but I'm by no means an old pro yet. I had to go in on Monday to have a scan to check my lining and blood levels. I am pleased to say that I passed both tests with flying colors.

I've always been good at taking tests!

Woo Hoo!!

So now I've got to take a pill each day for 5 days and then wait for my period. Then I'm being put on birth control pills until we start the real thing. It's funny how they put you on birth control pills as part of a treatment to try and get you pregnant.

We had our required counseling session today. It's part of the process when doing egg donation and I completely understand why they do it. They want to make sure you have thought the whole process through before you get started. The counselor was very nice and actually brought up some good points about how and when to tell any future child about where they came from. We have always planned to tell our future children (if we are so lucky as to have them) about the fact that they were conceived using a donor egg. I personally don't think there's any reason to hide the information. It's part of their story and they deserve to know. It's also the kind of thing that if kept hidden but somehow came out, could shatter lives. And I would never want to do anything like that to my child.

So now that we are done with all the preliminary testing I believe we will be given access to the donor database very soon!!

Wow!! It's all so very exciting.

24 comments:

  1. Such good news to read! I am happy your mock cycle has gone so well. I thought it was always funny how you go on birth control prior to a cycle of trying to get preggers. How ironic? Thinking of you and have fun checking out the donor database!

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  2. Congrats on your lining! I hope this process continues to go smoothly for you. Your excitement is uplifting.

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  3. Great news! Best of luck in the coming days!

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  4. i am so happy for you! you have the patience and perseverance of a freakin' saint;)

    good luck!!!!

    <3

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  5. this is great news! Can't wait for the next post...this one was great!

    hugs,
    Felicia

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  6. Wonderful news!!! Yay for great linings!

    Hope & Prayers still coming your way!

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  7. That is exciting. And I totally agree with you about telling a child about where they came from just as I think it's a good idea to tell adopted children where they are from. I don't think the fact that they were conceived in this way is anything to hide. Not going to mean you love them any less or they love you differently.
    Wishing you loads and loads of luck x x x

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  8. good news! wish you all the very best.

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  9. congrats on the great lining! so happy for you. hoping the rest of the process goes quickly and smoothly for you guys.

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  10. Congrats on your great lining! Best of luck as you continue down this journey!

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  11. Did she should you the book???

    http://www.amazon.com/Mommy-Was-Your-Tummy-Big/dp/0979276101/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1305165667&sr=8-1

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  12. I thought it was weird also when I wanted so badly to get pregnant and my dr. had put me on birth control also.
    Congrats on the good news!

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  13. You may never have thought you'd be excited about great uterine lining... I never thought I'd read those words in the same sentence ... and LAUGH!

    Good job girl.

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  14. That is so fabulous about your mock cycle!

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  15. Fantastic news :)) Great that it's all going so well :) It is certainly very ironic that we take the Pill while desperately TTC ! Always makes me laugh. Love to you always xoxo

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  16. Great news. And there may be children as a plural too. A friend on mine did egg donation and ended up with 2 beautiful boys, both from the same donation. One was a frozen embryo implanted 2 years after the first. Her boys are now 6 and 4. xxx

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  17. Every uterus should have a silver lining. Better than that a gold one. Crossing fingers for you.

    jill xo

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  18. That is fantastic news. A family friend of mine has two boys (fraternal twins) conceived using donor eggs. They are approaching 10 now and they have always been open with them in an age appropriate way. Seems to have worked well.

    Good luck. x

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  19. What a great reason to be grateful! All the best with your journey :)

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  20. Oh my fingers are crossed. And so is everything else!

    xx

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  21. Best Wishes to you!
    Wonderful thing to be grateful about!
    I'm a new follower.
    Amy's Life @
    www.amyclairejacob.blogspot.com

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