Hello,

That's so kind of you - I have also decided to do this for a friend of mine, and am about to commence counselling.

As a couple of people have mentioned, there are some heavy duty hormones that you need to inject, and you need to be put on the full pill beforehand, which means you need to stop breastfeeding. I have only just got my period back, (after 8.5 months of breastfeeding) which is also necessary to start the donor process.

I took myself to my Ob for her objective opinion, in relation to my health and suitablity for donating eggs as I am 37 and my baby is now only 10 months old - I would recommend this for you too, as if your body isn't ready yet, then your Ob will give it to you straight.

It's a wonderful thing, and I applaud you for wanting to do this for a stranger, but you need to make sure now is a healthy time for you and your baby too.

Good Luck

Carole