Egg Donation

[its_our_family]

There was an ad on the radio about a clinic that harvests eggs (you donate). Have any of you looked into doing this?

We are done having babies and I thought it would be cool to do it. To help out a couple in an area taht we have been blessed.

It mentioned compensation but I'm not interested in that part.

Any personal experiences either donating, researching it out, or recieving??

[MomInCalifornia]

While in theory I think it is a wonderful thing, I personally, could not do it. To me, a child created from my egg would always be a part of me, and I could not live knowing a child who was created from a piece of me was living someplace else, where I could not hold it, love it, nurse it, put it to bed each night etc.

I would also wonder to much about the family, I would go crazy wondering if "my" baby was crying at night all alone, or being spanked for touching the coffee table, and all sorts of other crazy thoughts.

I would however consider carrying a child for a close friend or family member, given that it was a child made from their egg and sperm, and I was just the "incubater" so to speak. I would have to know the couple very well, and feel comfortable with the type of family the child was going to be raised in.

[srain]

The process usually requires drugs and surgery that I'm not comfortable with for myself.

[pixie-n-hertwoboys]

I read into a little bit. You have your cycles messed up w/ chemicals so you ovulate twice I do believe and its a pretty long process - not just a go in go out thing. It also involves minor surgery.

In theory I think its a nice gesture but I couldn't do it for the chemically induced wacky hormones for 6 months or longer.

[its_our_family]

Yup, those are all reasons I shied away from it in the past. But it keeps popping up in my head.

I couldn't carry someone elses baby. Maybe for my sister. But I get attached and I would be afraid I wouldn't want to gie the baby to their parents.

[DalaiMama]

I have called and inquired about this when Mylo was a little younger. The first thing they tell you on the phone is that you must not be breastfeeding. So you probably have plenty of time to research the pros and cons of the process. That being said, my sister has done this, and it seemed like a pretty rough experience for her, but she did go through it three times before they wouldn't take any more of her eggs. It does involve a lot of hormones, and towards the end, it's either you or your dh giving yourself shots in the bum. I think the whole thing from beginning to end of one cycle was about eight weeks, maybe ten, not including the prescreening. When they harvested the eggs, they were taking about ten eggs each time. Sis said she suffered from bloating, nausea and raging pms like symptoms from the hormones. HTH a little, I think it's a great idea, and as I said, I have looked into it, but I'm not done with my eggs yet. h

[KKmama]

I'm officially way too old for it myself, at 34.

[orangebird]

I did it years ago. It was a very cool process. Parts of it were painful and annoying but I learned alot. I am not sure if I would do it again but it was really neat to do the once. Once in a while I wonder if the couple had any children but I don't think I'll ever find out unless the kids come looking for me or something.