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Hi everyone! It has been a while since I been here. My last IVF was a success and I welcomed my baby girl end of July. A year ago to the date (15/11/17) I was doing my egg collection... anyways, for the first time during my IVF journey we had embryos to freeze and a few weeks back the clinic called to ask what we wanted to do with them. Due to the age they were made (I was almost 39), they cannot be donated do the options are keep them frozen, donate for training, use them or get them destroyed. After a long discussion with my better half, we both agree that the only option for us,that we can live with is to use them and if they do not survive at least we gave them a chance so... as I sit here drinking my much welcomed coffee, am also awaiting the period do we can do our first FET. Due to my age (40 in 2 weeks),we could not really wait so....here we go ... wish me luck ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿคž๐Ÿคž

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Olivia1980xxx profile image
Olivia1980xxx

Wishing u best luck Hun ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿ€

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Kitcat12

All the best of luck!!

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Cinderella5

Wishing you luck. Its actually much better doing an FET as you dont have egg collection to contend with so that is defo a bonus! Keep us posted with your progress!xx

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Kattalex in reply to Cinderella5

Will do. ๐Ÿ‘

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chrissie_81

All the very best of luck to you and your embies ๐Ÿ€๐ŸŒˆ xx (and sorry to ask, out of interest would you mind telling me what the age limit is for donating embryos?)

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Kattalex in reply to chrissie_81

I was told that if the embryos were made using eggs from someone 35 or over than not suitable to be donated to other women. Only donation for training.

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chrissie_81 in reply to Kattalex

Ah, ok, thanks ๐Ÿ˜Š

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Dunla

Oh I love that little quotation, very appropriate โ˜บ๏ธ Congratulations on the birth of your little girl and wishing you lots and lots of luck for your FET xx

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Kattalex in reply to Dunla

If it does not work, at least there were not โ€œdestroyedโ€... looking at my little one now, I cannot help but think that they could be one of her and destroying them just feel so wrong!

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Dunla in reply to Kattalex

I completely get that. Wishing you the very best with it all xx

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Kattalex in reply to Dunla

Thanks ๐Ÿ™

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Kattalex in reply to Dunla

Wishing you luck, understanding and patience for your journey as well! Never ever loose hope! ๐Ÿ˜‰

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Dunla in reply to Kattalex

Such a lovely message, thank you ๐Ÿ’•

I had my first FET aged 39 and 8 months (and my embryos werenโ€™t as young as yours) and Iโ€™m now a 40 year old expectant mum so it can work. Donโ€™t get too hung up on your age xx

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Kattalex in reply to Lizzielizzielizzie

Find it funny when NHS class is a geriatric mums ๐Ÿ˜‚ am hopeful ๐Ÿคž

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Lizzielizzielizzie in reply to Kattalex

Large proportion of us new mums are geriatric these days!!

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