August 14, 2020
Is Egg Donation Right For You?
Egg donation is not a simple scenario. There are still considerations you need to think about and possibly discuss with your significant other and/or close friends/family before deciding if donating is right for you. Women must bear in mind that egg donation requires a thorough decision process for the sake of the future undertakings they […]
January 9, 2020
Happy Together
After going through her own infertility journey and becoming a mother through the gift of egg donation, author Julie Marie found various paths to parenthood were underrepresented in children’s literature. She wrote Happy Together, a collection of children’s books to help introduce young children to the family building concepts of egg donation, embryo donation, […]
December 19, 2019
Our Christmas Wish
The holidays have not always been our favorite time of the year, especially while trying to conceive. Being obligated to spend time with family & friends who you know are going to be asking questions… The same questions you keep asking yourself… When will I become pregnant?! When are you guys having children? You have […]
October 16, 2019
Explaining the New Science of Egg Freezing. Understanding What All The Hype Is All About.
Egg freezing, also known as mature oocyte cryopreservation is a new technique that allows women to preserve their reproductive potential for later. Just like its name, the process involves harvesting a woman’s eggs from the ovaries, freezing the unfertilized eggs, and storing them somewhere safe until it’s time to be used. Reasons for egg freezing.Egg […]
September 19, 2019
Effective Tips for Traveling Egg Donors
Egg Donors can choose to donate locally in the city they live in or travel to an intended parent’s clinic to allow them to be matched with intended parents more quicker. After you have become an egg donor it is important to think of travel if you are open to the latter. Egg donors that […]
August 29, 2019
Support During Egg Donation
When conception is a problem and your fertility specialist has exhausted all the options that might allow you to use your own eggs, then you may need to think about using The Donor Sibling Registry. This is a major decision and should be approached without emotion and with all of the information that you need. […]
August 12, 2019
Egg Donation- Worth The Wait?
Becoming an egg donor is not as easy as it sounds. Many are surprised that it demands so much time, commitment, and flexibility. It can be time-consuming and overwhelming- filling out and updating your egg donor profile, and providing extensive personal and family information. There is paperwork to sign, and medical and psychological tests to […]
April 23, 2019
Choosing Donor Conception
Like many people trying to have a baby in their early 40’s, our journey involved some unexpected twists and turns. We went through multiple IUI and IVF cycles and unsuccessful attempts with multiple egg donors. At our doctor’s recommendation, we ultimately decided to fertilize half of our donor eggs with our own sperm and half […]
February 9, 2018
Questions Children Ask….
The messages that bring me the greatest satisfaction contain shared photographs of the families that I’ve had a small part in building. I look at those pictures and feel better about the future. I’m frequently asked how to respond to children’s questions.Some of life’s more challenging questions originate with our children. The process of third-party […]
