My daughter, who was conceived with the help of donor eggs, just celebrated her first birthday. It’s been a year of laughter, exhaustion, tears, and lots and lots of poop.
My husband and I spent six years in the throes of infertility. We endured failed intrauterine insemination (IUI) cycles, even more failed cycles of in vitro fertilization (IVF), and one donor egg cycle that resulted in a chemical pregnancy before our final cycle was successful.
I struggled throughout my pregnancy. Was I excited to be finally welcoming our baby into the world that we waited years for? Absolutely. But the path we took to get here was one I never thought we would take.
Somewhere out there is a woman who donated her eggs so that I could be blessed with experiencing pregnancy and the birth of my child.
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