Futuremum, . I'm so sorry your last embryo wasn't the one. Be kind to yourself, your journey is far from over.

Clemo - i understand your meltdown all too well, have been having a few myself recently. it all just seems so hard, and so many doors keep closing. We just heard from our potential donor that his semen analysis came back with a less than optimal result (poor motility), so he has to do another one to be sure. If it doesn't look good with him we're back to square one and then i don't know what we'll do . I'm doing a lot of crying lately, partly from sheer frustration, part anger, part sadness and time just seems to be slipping away. Our donor had planned to come out to Australia in October to do the counselling, testing, etc so we're still a long way off yet before we cycle (with a 6 month quarantine period on top of that, etc). Do egg donors have to undergo the same testing, quarantine, etc as sperm donors? Is it an equally exhaustive process for you & your cousin?

Redlady - glad that you have another option open to you with another clinic. It sometimes feels like we have so few options in this difficult situation, so it's good to at least have one or two to consider.