Does anyone have any experience or advice about using donor eggs when you have already had children using your own eggs?

[KitKat88]

I have been incredibly lucky to have had 2 children using OI.

After miscarrying my 3rd and having 2 failed cycles of IVF, I have to accept my eggs are no longer of good enough quality.

Egg donation is not something I had considered before, but I’m struggling to come to terms with the fact that I’ll never be pregnant again. Egg donation would be my only option but I’m not sure if I’m just reacting out of desperation and grief for my loss, or whether this is a sensible option to be considered?

[treezuk]

i am mum to a 15yo OE boy and 4.5yo DE twin boys we had to take the donor egg route due my amh levels being non existent and a cyst i had in my one remaining ovary would of made it hard to produce even one egg. We chose to go to Greece to do the ivf and thankfully had a wonderful and amazingly supportive clinic.

100% best decision we made our family is complete the boys absolutely adore each other and our hearts are truly filled with love.

Feel free to PM me if you wanna chat at any point x

[Eswyn]

Hey KitKat, I’m so sorry to hear about your loss and unsuccessful cycles. It’s difficult to think of much else when you know your family isn’t complete. I have a son conceived naturally but we’ve been trying for over two years for a sibling. I used to consider donor eggs as the last resort, but now we’re on that path it’s given me fresh hope. We were getting no where with my eggs and this is the first time it feels like there’s a real possibility of having another baby.

There’s a lot to consider when creating a blended family, and if we are successful I worry about how my parents or other relatives might react. But ultimately it’s our decision and our happiness. Defining Mum on instagram talks about this so it might be worth checking her out. xx

[Ace1991]

I did. Have two older ones with OE and a baby with DE. We had two rounds in early forties with OE and came to decision we wanted one asap ( didn’t want to be much older parents ) and didn’t want to spend years trying and endless money. It just felt right. Once I looked at the stats I was so excited to think I could make it happen immediately. It took over any doubt. We told some friends but family don’t know. This wasn’t a conscious decision it just didn’t come out. Now bubba is here we just don’t see any difference so doesn’t matter. I think within two months of making this decision I was pregnant. He makes our family complete and is extra special to us as he is our last bubba. We have Frosties but won’t be using them as we just enjoy this one too much. I can honestly say I don’t love him any differently or feel any differently at all.