Infertility Sisters

In this episode we dive into your questions about our egg donation journey! We have covered a lot of this conversation in the previous episode, so if this episode interests you I encourage you to also listen to last weeks too!
In this episode we discuss:
Legal aspects and rights of donors and recipients
Mental hurdles and how we overcome them
What made Lydia want to be an egg donor
How we plan on telling our future children
What our donors relationship with our children will look like
Plus more of course. As always, thanks for all of your support and lovely messages following last weeks announcement!
Jasmyn x

In this very special episode, we’re sharing a story that’s close to our hearts. You’ve heard this voice before, but this time, she’s stepping into a whole new role—our egg donor.  
Tune in to hear us discuss;
How we came to the decision to use an egg donor
Why our donor was the perfect fit
What the egg donation process involves
The emotional and practical sides of the journey
The medical process and key milestones
Our thoughts and feelings throughout the experience
What’s next in our fertility journey
This episode is raw, real, and filled with gratitude. Thanks for joining us as we dive into one of the most personal chapters of our fertility story.

Tune in today for a quick, but important egg donor update from me! 
Our egg donor and I will be recording an episode very soon so if you have any questions please ask them on Instagram or email. Our email address is infertilitysisterspodcast@gmail.com.
As always, thanks for tuning in!
Jasmyn xx

Lydia is back on the mic with me today to ask me all of your burning questions. 

This episode was recorded last year, before completing our egg donor round. It's a great insight into exactly where my head was at at that point in time. 

Some of the topics we cover are;
My endo diagnosis
Am I unhappy with our clinic
Why egg donation
Are my eggs "really" the problem
Now that I have an endo diagnosis, why not go again with my eggs
Do we have a private donor
What is the cost of egg donation
Would we use a surrogate
Do we have an age limit with TTC
What impact infertility has had on our marriage
What impact has infertility had on our finances 
Do I miss having someone to do the podcast with
Do I feel any resentment towards others who get pregnant easily
Big and honest friendship chat
I know, it's a long episode. But we cover so many topics and just generally have a big catch up. It's like the old days of the podcast and I think you will all love it!

We are back with another episode! 

Tune in today to hear from Adelle, who talks us through her journey to growing her family. I do want to make it clear that Adelle has faced a lot of adversity since a young age, with getting diagnosed with kidney disease as a child and the impact that has had on her ability to get pregnant. The disease returned during pregnancy, resulting in a very high risk pregnancy and a tumultuous time for Adelle and her family. 

In this episode we discuss; 
Kidney disease at age 12
Two kidney transplants 
IVF
Positive embryo results 
Multiple miscarriages 
Hysteroscopy
Down regulation
Successful transfer
Kidney disease returning at 13 weeks pregnant 
Premature birth at 25 weeks gestation 
110 days in neo
Current health status 
Choice taken from her to have more children 
This episode is different to any other we have done before. We spend a lot of time discussing Adelle's health battle, pregnancy and birth. I don't often do this, given my audience are mainly people struggling to conceive, however Adelle's story is one that needs to be shared in detail. Her experiences are traumatic, yet her positivity shines through. It takes a special person to see the positives in life after facing so much adversity and Adelle is one of those people. 

Thank you Adelle for being so open with me. I have no doubt that anyone who listens to this will walk away feeling like that can take on the world xx