Embryo Donation Appt. Update

Yesterday, on my parents' 33rd anniversary (Happy Anniversary, Mom & Dad!!), we met with the new RE to discuss embryo donation. We really loved the her; she was super supportive of embryo donation and was very encouraging to us. She said every single couple that has gone through it at their facility has gotten pregnant, though not necessarily the first cycle. But those stats are fantastic! As you may expect, there are more couples waiting for embryos than there are embryos available. Currently there are eight couples on the list there, and we're number eight!! It could be months or years before our turn comes. She encouraged us to get on some other lists and gave us some resources, so we're working on that, and I've already gotten on some. We can find embryos from anywhere - friends of friends, message boards, other clinics, etc. and they'll all go through a screening process whether from the clinic here in Charlotte or anywhere we might find them. We still don't know this is the route we'll take. When our name comes up, we can turn down the embryos for any reason: genetics (which we'll know), costs, just not ready, changed our minds, etc. In the meantime, we'll be praying for God's guidance about whether or not to pursue fostering or fostering to adopt or to just enjoy our little family of three.

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