Update...

SHOCK, i didn't keep this updated. Well for one, I don't believe anyone reads this so it does seem pointless to keep it updated. Anyways, the egg retrieval was on Oct. 4 and then my lovely period came 10ish days later. Luckily, I was not hyperstimmed, which was awesome. Yes, I had some discomfort near the retrieval date (both before and after) but it was very manageable. I did take a few hydrocodene afterwards mainly to help me be able to sleep because laying down was a bit painful, moreso discomfort. It did take a week and a half to be able to fit in my jeans again because I was pretty bloated. To me I looked a few months pregnant, the stage where you don't neccessarily look prego but just look a bit fat. I had the follow up u/s yesterday and my ovaries are still large but nothing abnormal. Finally, I am going back on the pill. Although I may not need birth control, I do feel so much normal on it. The plan is to do this in a few months again, of course I would have to be picked by a "couple/ recipient". They were able to retrieve 14 oocytes/eggs, which to me was pretty darn good. I was worried that for some odd reason it wouldn't work or they would go in there and no eggs were there. I know 14 were retrieved, but after that I know nothing; how many embryos formed correctly and if the recipient will have a successful pregnancy. Of course I hope that everything works out and in 9 months a new baby will be born. Then, when they decide to add to their family they will be able to "thaw" an embryo or 2 and become pregnant again. My thing is as expensive as it is to use an egg donor they are people that will thouroghly love this child or children. Yes, money is not everything but it sure helps.

Other news is school is crazy busy. Since I changed my major to Social Science I have to take some basic classes so this semester I am taking US History I, Elementary Statistics, English Compostion II, and Public Speaking. There are a few issues with my classes but overall everything is going well.

My sister is almost 30 weeks with my twin nephews so it is getting reeeally close to meeting the boys. It will be interesting to have boys around since I only have sisters. Her baby shower is this weekend so if course that will be fun.

Still single, but really when would I have time for a relationship? Yes, at times it SUCKS being single but for one how would I deal with going through IVF (minus the transfer) while being with someone, it would be crazy. It would be one thing if we had been in a relationship for a long time, but would be weird being in a new one. Really when I see my life down the road I really dont see me being with someone, I just see me as a mom. I dont know if that means I will adopt or do IVF myself but I really see me single. Hopefully that will change but if not I am surrounded by love.

I got a print out about the egg retrieval surgery and about my weird uterus and on the papers it says I have a "uterine didelphis" which means I have a double uterus and 2 cervixes. I have never had symptoms so without me doing egg donation I may not have known about it until I could have problems. I don't necessarily think about it daily... but I know it may come into play down the road when I want (a) kiddo(os)...

Matched....

I have been matched with a recepient of my eggs. I am doing this anonymously so I am not sure how much information that I will recieve about the prospective family. To me, there are different types of families- 1 mom 1 dad, 2 moms, 2 dads, step parents, and finally families through donor products (sperm, eggs, and/or surrogacy). Just because someone is not genetically related to their child does not mean that they are any less of a parent. Also, prospective parents through donors normally do not come to this decision lightly. Normally they themselves have gone through infertility procedures such as IUI and IVF, and none of that comes cheap. Although I have never been there, I am sure using donor products is a hard decision because one or both of the parents have to realize that although they are parents, geetically the child(ren) are genetically someone elses. To me, deciding to donate eggs was a big decision, but was not that difficult one. I am giving someone the possibility of half of a child, and with the sperm, hopefully will create one or more beautiful children. I do not look at it as 'my child' because there is no way that it is. For one, is the sperm guy, who knows who he is. Secondly, the prospective parents will raise their child(ren) differently than I would have. I am not saying that is a bad thing, just is different. I look at the difference in the ways that I was raised versus each one of my sisters and yes it is different, but it makes us who we are.

Other 'reproductive news' is that my sister is having (drum roll...) twin BOYS! That is going to be very different because in the family there are mainly females.

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The big news is... my sister is pregnant with twins. Everyone is over the moon excited about that. Now the big question are they 2 girls, 2 boys, or a boy and a girl. Only time will tell that answer.

No news on the egg donation thing yet. I doubt there will be any issues in my bloodwork but will they accept me on my 'uterus problem' even though that would never come into play with the egg donation since they are only going to effect my ovaries.