How cool Sally.
I know that there is a WHOLE lot of counselling to get through for you both and for them both. You already know about the drugs and the needles and the fun that comes with IVF. To think that you are prepared to go through that whole rollercoaster as a gift to another family is amazing. Well done to you guys xx I'm pretty sure that it will be equally as emotional a journey for you.
Have you checked out the "egg donors" thread here?. I see it doesn't get used much these days. Perhaps you can start a revival!?
I am on my 2ww with a donor egg embryo. Words will never be enough to describe the gift you are giving your recipients. On behalf of egg recipients I'd like to acknowledge your and your wife's loving kindness. If nothing else comes from this, you have given them hope and hope is a glorious feeling. What a beautiful pair of women!
I can't speak for our donor, but what we all discovered was that she did have an interest in how things were going with the embryos. She did feel attached to them in a way, although she no longer saw them as hers; she felt some responsibility and no doubt although we didn't discuss it, she felt a twinge of sadness when the rest didn't make it. I guess that's all I can share as I am on the "wrong" side of things to have true insight.
Thank you both again for wanting to do this, it's couples like you that make people like me have hope when there was none.
I hope that we make a baby for them, that's all we want & I would feel horrible if we weren't able to make any embryo's for them. But you're right, at least we are trying to help them make a family & that's pretty powerful.
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