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Old 08-04-2008, 06:22 AM
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I feel for you. I did 2 rounds of IVF before moving to adoption. I did not have any frozen embies so that wasn't an issue. BUt the rounds of IVF (and 5 IUI's before) took an incredible emotional toll on me. THe ups and downs, the waiting, etc, almost killed me. Once I decided to move forward with adoption, I felt like I was assured of being a mother, which was my goal.
Having said that, I continued to mourn the loss of a biological child. It was hard for me to see pregnant women, hear of pregnancies, etc. Once my son was home, that passed for the most part.
So, can you deal with the uncertainty again? Not that adoption is certain, it creates its own roller coaster. Life is always full of what ifs, and only you can decide what you can live with.
My sister-in-law offered to be an egg donor, she is a few years younger than me. I did not take her up on that, I needed to move on to something else with better odds.
Good luck with your decision.
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Adopted son from Guatemala
Born 11/15/05
referred 11/23/05
Home 7/31/06
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