First Time - any advice??

TwoMommies2013

We are considering 13298...
Any advice on any of this??? We are totally new to the process. I plan on carrying first (because I'm 7 years older) and then my wife will carry with the same donor about a year later.

Any luck with 13298?

Thanks and getting excited!!!

Sweettheartt

Yes, buy lots of vials of the donor you want it may take a while for one of you.

msicilia13

We are doing the same thing, my partner who is also 7 years older is carrying the first baby. then a year later we are carrying our 2nd child with the same donor.

Buy at least 5 or more vials, you get the storage free for 1 to 3 years. It's worth it.

Start taking the prenatal vitamins + Folic from now.
I know Prenatal has some folic, but getting the Folic vitamin alone is better. The doc suggested it. The more you've been on them, the better. Also start testing for ovulation from the 10th day of your period. do it for 2 months or so, to make sure you ovulate regularly.

Don't get discouraged! Timing is of the essence.

Best of luck and baby dust!

thisbearslair

I know this is an old thread...but if you are still reading on here, I'd love to hear how it is going.

My wife and I did the same thing. We bought 8 vials of a donor and she went first (got pregnant on 2nd IUI). We wanted to have our kids close, so when DD was 4 months old, I got inseminated (pregnant on first IUI!). We then sold back 5 vials of our donor thinking we were complete. Now, 3 years later, we want another baby....since we can't find anymore vials of our donor, we picked a new one. Moral is....don't sell them back until you are absolutely sure!

Also...it's so great having a blended family like this. My girls are best of friends and they each have a special relationship with both birth mom and their other mom.

Good luck!!

aassddff

Thisbearslair, that is such a beautiful story! Best wishes