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We are just so lucky another woman donated her eggs
I met my husband *John late in life – I was 36 years old when we married and lived in the UK. We started trying for a baby in 2003. When it hadn’t happened after about 12 months we had fertility tests, which showed that my tubes were blocked. I...
I decided to go ahead and do it… and now I’m pregnant
With secondary infertility, and after miscarriages and multiple treatments, *Lauren become pregnant with a donor egg I never really wanted to have kids – I told myself if was because I was career driven, didn’t come from a conventional a family (my mum died when I was seven and I...
I was a recipient, and then donated our frozen embryos
My experience with Nurture was extremely positive and I like to share how I experienced to be a recipient, a blessed mother and also a donor. When I was 33 years old I had a severe infection that as a result obstructed my ovaries. At that time I heard for...
We have better odds than we’ve ever had
Just wanted to let you know that we transferred two great quality expanded blastocysts today (none to freeze but so glad we had those nice two to transfer today). I remember when I first considered using donor eggs about 18 months ago after our 11th failed IVF cycle but it...
My journey has been nothing short of fabulous
Having asked hundreds of questions, and after weeks of producing the “perfect egg”, Lebo* had a smooth and rewarding path to donation. From that first email saying ‘You have been chosen as a donor’, to the last nervous moments in theatre when the doctor said ‘You’re going to feel a...
I wanted to give someone else the chance of a family
From egg donation to twins, donor Candace Whitehead shares her process. I’ve been asked so many times since I started this: “Why donate your eggs?” I don’t have one specific answer – I have dozens of reasons – and they will change on a particular day. If I’m feeling particularly cynical,...
I just finished my 4th Egg Donation
Straight from her blog Kathcake, Katherine writes about why she keeps on donating. So! I have been an egg donor for a year now and finished my fourth donation. It’s a process and part of my life I never knew I would reach but looking back I have no regrets. It’s...
I gave birth to twins!
Hi my name is Elvira Giannitto. I am 49 years old and work as a medical Scientist. I married my partner Tony who is 8 years younger than me. At 39 years old I delivered our son Danny. Later I found out that Danny was a miracle because I had...
Now I know what it is to give back to the world!
Lori hadn’t heard much about infertility, but once she started exploring donation, she realised how many suffered from it. I had never given infertility a thought in my life, it was something which never crossed my mind. We had family friends who battled with infertility for a long time, I remember asking...