Tracking cycle 1

Well we are only 4 days into tracking this cycle and already I have had to call the clinic and blast them...i had my day 2 bloods Sunday and no phone call with results I had to call them today and let them know. I said after last years disastrous cycle due to incompetent staff this better not be a sign of what is too come with our donor cycle. I asked first did they not call me because im only tracking and I know what days to have my tests done to which i was given a response of No it doesnt matter what bloods you have we call you with results no matter what. I just feel we have picked up where we left last year GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Anyway all levels were baseline and next test is day 10....I truly hate tracking....thought they would test my FSH which they never did that is the piece of info i really wanted, to see if i was any closer to menopause

Day2 23/10/11

EST: under 150

LH: 23

P: 1.9

Day10 31/10/11 

EST: 620

LH: 14

Day 11 1/11/11

EST:720

LH: 27
Havent had a problem with the whole not calling me thing again, hopefully they have learnt from the first mistake :)

Day12 2/11/11
EST: 920
LH: 34
PROG: 2
SCAN:Lining 10mm Follicle 19
Needed to go back into clinic and grab a trigger shot....why I dont know never had a problem with ovulating by myself....after today I feel like moving clinics Im sick of the way the coordinators talk to me like im an idiot and dont know what im talking about....been there 5 years asshole I know what im talking about! You might have a degree but that doesnt mean you know my body better then me :|

8/11/11 5DPO
PROG: 25
 Im not too sure about my lining it said 10mm which is good on the scan but I just got back bloods to check Prog on 5dpo and it was 25 they said they  would like 30+ sooo im thinking maybe i do have a lining issue or im not producing enough prog to keep a pg....so glad FS is looking at this now and hope it looks better when I do the medicated tracking cycle ready for the real cycle....actually i wish this had been done like 6 years ago when we started all of this IVF crap. Anyway another BT on Thursday so we shall wait and see what that says.

10/11/11 7DPO

PROG: 30

The coordinator who called me said that Lucy said this was a really good level for where i am at with the cycle so I dont know what the other woman was talking about on Tuesday :|

12/11/11 9DPO

PROG:35

Lucy still very happy with this level so thats it for this cycle....be nice to get a natural PG from this cycle hahahaha ok its a big ask but I can still dream cant I :)

It takes 3

As a little girl I thought I would get married and have a little family. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would have problems having a baby let alone asking someone to donate their eggs to us!


You could imagine the shock after trying for 2 years before heading to a specialist to be told sorry you have premature ovarian failure and you will need IVF to have your babies....i was only 26....who in the hell goes through menopause at this age...MEEEEEEEE. funny thing is that nearly 9 years later Im still going through it GRRRRRRRR. I remember breaking down crying thinking why me. When we started IVF we were told right from the start we may need help from an egg donor..I though hmmm yeah right we havent even given IVF a shot yet using my eggs yet.......9 heart wrenching cycles later I finally got my head around using a donor .I had to go through a grieving process, I had lost my fertility once and for all I had the lost the baby that would never have my genes my blood and to some extent I had lost part of me....my body failed us and I think that was my biggest problem. I didnt feel like a woman and after alot of couselling I finally got to a good place :)


This will be our 3rd donor cycle and we have all our fingers crossed that we will get our much wanted baby from it. We have been counselled on what we should tell our children born from donor eggs and well its simple....I would say....it took 3 very special people to make you :)

Our donor angel :)

Its amazes me how a total stranger can be so generous :)


After our last attempt with our first donor in Dec last year we decided to take a well earnt break and start saving for a trip away to NYC so B could see his family. I promised myself that there would be no talk of babies ivf etc etc...a break was a break. We also came to the conclusion we would start searching for a younger donor. We knew it could take some time to find our new donor angel so we advertised at the start of June. We had several ladies email us and a few friends who wanted to help and one lady that wasnt so nice ( another story there) I spoke to them all for a few weeks but I think my mind was made up right from the very beginning. We emailed several times a day for the weeks leading up to before we headed over to NYC...I kept in contact with her while away too and finally when we returned back to Perth we met up for a coffee :)


Introducing our wonderful generous donor Rach


The wonderful woman who has offered to help us have our own little bubba, the woman who has helped restore our hope and faith...how can one stranger be so generous...I ask the question everyday, they are quite remarkable ladies.


Rach is just perfect, easy going and really easy to talk too.  She is married with 2 little boys. We have had our initial specialist appointment and my specialist think she is a fantastic choice :) We also have just completed our 3 sessions of counselling and are now currently in our 3 months cooling off period which will end in January 2012. Rach is breastfeeding her youngest still who is only around 5 months so we will have to wait until she is done with that before we can cycle anyway. In those 3 months I will be tracking 1 of my cycles and then tracking a medicated cycle just to get things right before we start the real thing.

Our AD

I’m Nat (34) my husband is Braulio (31) we meet in 2000 when Braulio was in the US Marines. We tried and survived a long distance relationship and married in 2002. Braulio still had some time left in the Marines so after our wedding he flew back to where he was stationed, finally joining me in Dec 2002. I thought this time apart would be the hardest part of our relationship, however, this was a piece of cake compared to what we both would endure trying to bring a child into our lives. After our time apart, we spent our first year enjoying each other and decided to seriously start trying in Dec 2003, after all we were young, and surely we had time on our side?

In 2004, I had a cervical cancer scare that required surgery as well as putting TTC on hold. Once we were given the all clear, we were back to trying, but when still no baby by the end of 2005, we decided to seek help. We saw our fertility specialist in Jan 06 when I was diagnosed with premature ovarian failure. The first IVF opening was for Sept that year, so in the wait time, we completed 4 rounds of IUI and even more attempts at well time intercourse, all with no success.

We have since attempted 9 rounds of IVF, each time getting only 1 or 2 viable eggs, so never enough for a frozen transfer at a later date. Sadly, none of our fertilised eggs resulted in a successful pregnancy. In our downtimes from IVF I have tried everything imaginable to improve our chances of a viable pregnancy, herbs, weight loss, acupuncture, all to no avail.

So the time had come to accept that the premature ovarian failure was holding us back from the family we are so desperate for. My friend offered to donate her eggs so she cycled for us in Feb 2009 and gave us 3 chances at becoming parents unfortunately we got 2 BFN and an Ectopic pg which totally devastated all of us, I took awhile to recover from this as it was a very unpleasant ,drawn out experience . My friend then decided to cycle for us again Dec 2010 which turned into a total disaster no thanks to our clinic. I will always be grateful for what my friend has done for us she is a true angel in my eyes. Basically after this cycle we ran out of money to keep trying so we have been on an extended break UNTIL my mother has kindly offered to help us if needed to pay for another cycle. So Braulio & I think it is time to again try and find our donor angel as we just want the best opportunity possible after all the heartache we have endured..

Therefore, we are asking for the help of a wonderfully generous angel to donate eggs to help us achieve our dream. I ask you to remember the first time you looked into your child’s eyes and knew you life would never be the same again, the first time they put their arms up for you to gather them in your embrace, watching those first unsteady steps towards you… these are the things we want in our lives. We are even desperate for the morning sickness, sleepless nights and poopy nappies… we just want a child to love and adore. The only question remaining now is, are you the angel we are looking for?