3 months have passed and some days being pregnant and having a baby for another family all feels like it was just a dream. It is a weird feeling. After months of injections, doctors appointments, communicating with my agency, getting to know the parents, sleepless nights, being just in general uncomfortable, giving birth, taking a day to recover before life came back full force ... it all went so fast.
Baby S is adorable as ever and doing amazing. I love getting updates and pictures of her. My kiddos love seeing pictures of her as well and often talk about going to see her - as if it were just down the road ;)
I just mailed the last of the milk I was able to pump to them officially closing that chapter of our journey. 390 ounces total .. it isn't a record breaker but for me was huge. I never pumped more than 100 ounces probably total, for my own 3 combined. My first would randomly take a bottle, but the other two absolutely refused so I never bothered with pumping.
It has been a crazy ride after giving birth. From a minor nose surgery for my middle to stop/reduce her nose bleeds, to blood work for everyone in the family, to an endoscopy to confirm my youngest child's Celiac diagnosis, and a brief stint in the hospital for myself over the holidays and my birthday ... all mixed in with life in general!
When blood work was taken to rule out/check for things in all of us, it came back that I also have Von Willebrand. I always said I was a "one and done" as far as being a surrogate went .. though after giving birth it was not completely out of the picture ... until now. Even though I have had 4 perfect pregnancies and deliveries, a bleeding disorder is an exclusionary disorder/disease/condition that would not allow me to carry again. And knowing what I do about it, I would not choose to risk anything now. I had to take some time to let it sink in - making the choice to not carry again is different from being told you can not carry again. I do not dwell on it though - I am extremely grateful for my own 3 beautiful kids and the beautiful child I was able to carry for someone else ... there are people who wish for nothing more than to carry just once.
In just about a week (January 26th) will be the 1 year since we transferred baby S to me and crossed our fingers that everything would work out ... and oh how it did. That was this couple's last embryo and chance for a genetically related baby. I took a pregnancy test just 4 short days after the transfer and saw that pink line appear - that was a tough secret to keep, but the parents did not want to know anything until the beta results came back 2 weeks later. My heart knew that something amazing had happened. And now, there is a family in another state loving on her so much every single second of every single day right now ... and all of that was just a hope, a dream - a year ago this time.
This is probably the last of the updates ... maybe I have said that once before? I can not recall :) I am not sure what else there might be to share. If you or someone you know is interested in becoming a surrogate, please feel free to message me!
With Love.
Baby S is adorable as ever and doing amazing. I love getting updates and pictures of her. My kiddos love seeing pictures of her as well and often talk about going to see her - as if it were just down the road ;)
I just mailed the last of the milk I was able to pump to them officially closing that chapter of our journey. 390 ounces total .. it isn't a record breaker but for me was huge. I never pumped more than 100 ounces probably total, for my own 3 combined. My first would randomly take a bottle, but the other two absolutely refused so I never bothered with pumping.
It has been a crazy ride after giving birth. From a minor nose surgery for my middle to stop/reduce her nose bleeds, to blood work for everyone in the family, to an endoscopy to confirm my youngest child's Celiac diagnosis, and a brief stint in the hospital for myself over the holidays and my birthday ... all mixed in with life in general!
When blood work was taken to rule out/check for things in all of us, it came back that I also have Von Willebrand. I always said I was a "one and done" as far as being a surrogate went .. though after giving birth it was not completely out of the picture ... until now. Even though I have had 4 perfect pregnancies and deliveries, a bleeding disorder is an exclusionary disorder/disease/condition that would not allow me to carry again. And knowing what I do about it, I would not choose to risk anything now. I had to take some time to let it sink in - making the choice to not carry again is different from being told you can not carry again. I do not dwell on it though - I am extremely grateful for my own 3 beautiful kids and the beautiful child I was able to carry for someone else ... there are people who wish for nothing more than to carry just once.
In just about a week (January 26th) will be the 1 year since we transferred baby S to me and crossed our fingers that everything would work out ... and oh how it did. That was this couple's last embryo and chance for a genetically related baby. I took a pregnancy test just 4 short days after the transfer and saw that pink line appear - that was a tough secret to keep, but the parents did not want to know anything until the beta results came back 2 weeks later. My heart knew that something amazing had happened. And now, there is a family in another state loving on her so much every single second of every single day right now ... and all of that was just a hope, a dream - a year ago this time.
This is probably the last of the updates ... maybe I have said that once before? I can not recall :) I am not sure what else there might be to share. If you or someone you know is interested in becoming a surrogate, please feel free to message me!
With Love.
