Fertility Clinic Visit

Late post- but we had such a busy week followed by a family snow trip to Tahoe.

Last Wednesday morning (March 20^th) I woke up bright and early in happy anticipation for my flight down to San Diego to visit the San Diego Fertility Clinic. Thankfully one of my brothers lives about 10 minutes from there and was happy to be my chauffeur for the day.  The flight down there was a breeze! It was my first time flying alone so I was a bit nervous about leaving my loved ones behind, but thankfully everything turned out great. I was so excited to get to the SDFC, everyone there was so nice and welcoming. This appointment was to do a basic physical and to take a look at my “womb-for-rent.” Everything looked great. When they initially took my blood pressure they noted that it was a little high (I always have great blood pressure) so I asked for them to take it again after the appointment when I was not so nervous and sure enough that turned out fine. They also noted that I have some very strong fibers in my ovaries, which could contribute to my over fertile self. This means my hunnie better steer clear, I think we will establish that rule they have at middle school dances, arms length away at all times, lol!

They started me on a “mock cycle” this is where they give me the hormone estrogen to take everyday in order to thicken the uterine lining AKA creating a super comfy, fluffy home for the embryos. I will have 3 ultrasounds this month to monitor and ensure that I am reacting to the medication as expected. At the end of the month, if the medication does their job then we will proceed to the next step which will be syncing my cycle with the egg donors cycle. Syncing is done with hormonal birth control pills. Once we are all on the same cycle then I will begin taking Progesterone for 10 days, after that 10 days comes the embryo transfer. I am so excited to begin this process! Last night I took the first Estrogen pill and I fell that that was the moment that we are beginning. Yeah, we have had paper work and more paperwork but something about that tiny little blue pill and the silent prayer sent to my uterus, that made me feel like I am finally on my way!

The other day I got a call from my grandmother. She was one of the first people I told, as we are very close and I figure she might need some time to get used to this strange new world idea. When I originally told her about two months ago, she was unsure about it all. Her biggest concern was me, and how I would handle it, how I would feel giving the baby away, how my relationship with hector would be affected. I re-assured her that this was not something I just jumped into, that this was a year in the making (even more if you count how long I have wanted to do this) and that we covered all grounds. Her last word on the subject were “Well Mandy, I am really going to try to understand this.” She called me back the day I went to San Diego and said she took time and really thought about this and prayed about it and she now knows that I am doing something amazing. She talked about what a truly amazing gift I am giving this family. She talked about what a strong woman I am, how proud she is of me and that everyone better support me because she is going to stand up for me.  *TEARS* I didn’t know how much I valued her opinion on this subject until that call. I felt this wave of relief. I thought I was happy and excited for this surrogacy before, but after her strong approval, I felt this overwhelming joy and contentment with my surrogacy.

Well that is all for now. Send happy wishes to my uterus and lets thicken this bad boy up!!