Hi everyone!

Just an update about me. Went into the IVF clinic today with my war hat on. A bill arrived in the mail from the city clinic that my SD donated to. You will remember that they stuffed me around, wouldn't give me any access to information etc etc.? And that Westmead IVF, once they knew, sorted it out, moved the sperm and gave us 6 months free?

Well, once the bill arrived, I thought 'here we go.' Then I thought 'Oh, maybe she meant that we'd get a freebie from Westmead, but not the old clinic'. So, I went in there today and guess what? The accountant said - 'Give it to me, I'll sort it out.' I said 'Please let me know if we have to pay.' And she said 'No, you won't have to.' I don't know why we are getting this special treatment, but I think they're WONDERFUL!!

Took me a long time to calm down though - I really thought I'd have an argument on my hands...

Then I talked to one of the nurses to check that I had the right information. AF has done a disappearing act - maybe tomorrow??? I'm starting to think our situation is very unusual - first the nurse started talking about availability, and I said, well we have got our own donor. Then she asked if DH was available next week when I come in to do the blood tests and I said, well he can be available if needed. Then she said 'Oh, that's right, you're using a donor.' Well, yes, I thought, that's what you just read in my file...Must have been having a bad day!

The only thing that made me feel a little sad is that it was this time two years ago that we were starting off with the unknown donor. It has taken 15 months to go through the process of being ready with a known donor. However, I think we all needed this time to get used to the idea. I just hope it works this time!