Our original plan was to complete one final IVF procedure this year and throw in genetic testing for good measure. This is the only major testing we haven't yet carried out and it *may* give us some answers. For those who understand the process of IVF, we planned an egg retrieval and fertilization, but instead of transferring on a five day plan, we agreed with our doctor (for medical reasons) to freeze all embryos on day one and carry out frozen transfers at a later date. If this didn't work, the plan was to accept defeat and move on to domestic adoption.
Enter Jenn.
Jenn is a friend who was aware of some of the struggles we have been through, and not knowing if surrogacy would be of benefit, offered to carry a child for us.
Chris and I discussed the idea at length and it wasn't difficult to come to the decision that it would give us the best possible chance to be successful with IVF. If we had searched out a surrogate ourselves we could never have found someone better than Jenn. Not only is she a great person, but she has carried two children of her own AND carried twins as a gestational surrogate.
Statistics show the best results for IVF happen when the eggs are retrieved from one person and the fresh embryos transferred to another. The medical reasons are complex and generally there are far fewer couples who need to go to these lengths. Fresh transfers are also more successful than frozen ones so having the opportunity to do a fresh transfer is an amazing gift for us.
Using a gestational surrogate gives us a new hope that IVF just *might* work for us. It has so much going for it and maximises the best possible outcome for IVF. It's something radical that we've never tried before, and the best part.....Jenn is proven to be very good at pregnancy!
We are so excited to be starting this journey. Whatever the outcome we know that this will be a positive experience for us.
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