tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28402545997906601282024-12-18T19:25:50.556-08:00This is your normal story about a boy and a girl, their surrogate, and their other surrogate. Okay, maybe not so normal, but it is a story.IVF Land on Surrogacy Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327321729157124317noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840254599790660128.post-87482682904789213182010-01-22T02:37:00.000-08:002010-01-22T23:07:08.497-08:00

It's time once again to name our surrogate. I am alone in this endeavor since Christy will not participate. But, I get back at her by not participating in the baby naming game. She loses out at the moment, however, because the babies name can wait, at least for a few more weeks. But, the surrogate is here. Now. And demands a name. Truthfully, only I demand a name. I am under a lot of pressure

IVF Land on Surrogacy Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327321729157124317noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840254599790660128.post-74593078270547031172010-01-18T03:31:00.000-08:002010-01-18T03:31:57.485-08:00

This seems like a good time to start making updates to this long stalled out blog - Starting with the good news that we are pregnant. It will be 7 weeks on Tuesday. To start catching up: We went to a new clinic. In a new Country. To see a new Doctor. And a new embryologists. With a new surrogate. Who has been given a new name. But, not a speaking role. Our first Beta was so high....

IVF Land on Surrogacy Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327321729157124317noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840254599790660128.post-10613018790672237582008-12-13T20:42:00.000-08:002008-12-13T21:03:47.583-08:00

I've had a lot of people asking me recently to update this blog or at least tell them what's new. Unfortunately the answer is pretty boring.........not much new. But here is a little long over due update, Ajasyt had some big stuff come up in her life and is sadly not able to be part of our team. Isis is still putting up with us and all our delays :-) We are looking into a new RE due to travel and

Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04654286589935074429noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840254599790660128.post-9939507019710414302008-11-28T07:51:00.000-08:002008-11-28T07:56:43.951-08:00

It's been a year....a year since we said goodbye to our babies. To be exact a year tomorrow since we lost baby A and 1 year plus 16 days since we lost baby B. This Fall has been hard............really hard. Picking up our heads and planning for the future....

Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04654286589935074429noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840254599790660128.post-69589970505411031292008-09-14T21:04:00.000-07:002008-09-14T21:10:36.150-07:00

My new friend Kristen took a giant step forward today and publicly celebrated the fact they too plan to have two surrogates help them! Yup, Jon and I, and Ajasyt and Isis or not the only crazies out there! Yay for us ALL!!Kristen, I am proud of you for holding your head high and taking pride in your best intentions and joy for the future! Own it sweetie!! May God rain babies on you and fill your

Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04654286589935074429noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840254599790660128.post-30957500012750144662008-09-14T18:12:00.000-07:002008-09-14T18:13:52.669-07:00

I'm posting this just to say hi to someone that I know has been reading. She knows who she is. ;)Now the important part..........Don't just read, reply too. :) :) :)

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840254599790660128.post-52258101381588910322008-09-13T20:11:00.000-07:002009-03-21T01:52:19.767-07:00

I have met more and more couples falling out of the surrogacy world because of IVF costs. I was reading another IM's Blog yesterday and she reports that she has 130k+ and it isn't enough for international surrogacy. At first I thought "she is crazy" and then I sat down and added it all up.....YIKES! When we first started this I felt really blessed to not be one of those people who does IVF

Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04654286589935074429noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840254599790660128.post-39907807472620712822008-09-08T08:12:00.000-07:002008-09-08T08:14:23.566-07:00

We seem to be covering a lot of territory in the USA if you look at the map. I even noticed someone was viewing from South Africa. How cool is that?!?! Now if only more of them would reply. (I think I might be starting to sound like a broken record now.):)

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840254599790660128.post-31787251627300807362008-09-02T19:16:00.000-07:002008-09-02T19:56:34.166-07:00

I hate to see a day go by without a new post so I'll share something that is frustrating me recently. There are so many people I know and have come to care about only because of infertility. Knowing their struggles, it only upsets me more when I hear about yet another teen I know that is pregnant. Not only does this make my heart ache yet again for my friends, it causes another parenting issue

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840254599790660128.post-77378386483651489292008-09-01T10:12:00.000-07:002008-09-01T10:21:05.307-07:00

Just being me...I will offend some and be loved by others. I tend to be loved or hated and I don't see myself here any differently.I feel like this time we have two surrogates who also chose to be my friend before offering to carry for us so I doubt they will be offended by me being me. I am fee to be crazy me!!!

Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04654286589935074429noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840254599790660128.post-20502201975709058602008-09-01T09:44:00.000-07:002008-09-01T09:53:13.064-07:00

My madness.......1. Pray like mad.....never stop. I figure God is in charge so it is best to go directly to who is in charge of the show and make sure I take the time to ask him for what I want.That seems pretty sane right? Well, I don't stop there......nope not me. My brain starts going and the craziness just comes pouring out.Naming of Our Embryos. - Yes, they need potential names every single

Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04654286589935074429noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840254599790660128.post-21935365494926858182008-09-01T08:54:00.000-07:002008-09-01T09:15:04.276-07:00

A very close friend of mine had a baby yesterday. By "had" I mean her surrogate gave birth to her her beautiful daughter. What an incredible day. She sent me a picture shortly after Bailey's birth and I cried and cried and cried. A few months ago, I did the same thing at the birth of my other dear friends son's birth. Today I saw a video of Brendan....again more tears. My tears over these

Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04654286589935074429noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840254599790660128.post-7444964810210589862008-08-31T15:19:00.000-07:002008-08-31T16:17:26.622-07:00

This post is inspired by a couple years of personal turmoil over a silly topic to be debated. My new hero Jaymee brings up the subject in her Blog and my comment back to her was so long I just made it my own post here. Here is Jaymee's Blog (I swear this girl is in my head) A BIG hot topic in Surrogacy is breastfeeding/pumping and the insecurities/jealousy issues IM's must have if they do not

Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04654286589935074429noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840254599790660128.post-71994308043761424372008-08-31T07:40:00.000-07:002008-08-31T07:43:39.808-07:00

I read other blogs and am struggling to find my voice here. The "who I am" and "how I got here" explanations make me sound like a big cry baby (which I am not or at least not MOST of the time and then only Jon gets blessed with it). How do I wear a hat here that is honest without destroying myself or worse making others pity me.  I have shared a lot online over the past few years in hopes of

Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04654286589935074429noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840254599790660128.post-13162216192666176272008-08-29T06:02:00.000-07:002008-08-29T06:13:43.351-07:00

Since not everyone reads IVF Land on Surrogacy World. I am making this announcement on both blogs.Mr. Excited has arrived on the scene. He is the happy go lucky guy that is ready to take on any new adventure. He doesn't see how anything can go wrong and wants to "damn the torpedoes, go full speed ahead." We know the odds now, (way to well) so how do we use them to our advantage? Let's double our

IVF Land on Surrogacy Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327321729157124317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840254599790660128.post-16822879256109886892008-08-28T22:35:00.000-07:002008-08-29T06:14:10.162-07:00

Surrogacy itself can lead to confrontation whether face-to-face, on the phone, or online. It's tendency for controversy comes from people having such passionate feelings about it. Surrogacy in which more than one surro is being used tends to be an even more touchy subject. My thoughts on dealing with confrontation are (I think) rather simple. You need to love, care, and be passionate about

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840254599790660128.post-33160988797086773662008-08-28T21:32:00.000-07:002008-08-29T06:14:35.156-07:00

Isis and I were talking on the phone a while back and she started to wonder how big Jon was at birth. Jon is a big guy. He's a big basketball-playing athlete of a guy. Isis and I are both, umm, short. She has the distinction of having carried big babies though, I've only been tested with small and average babies. So Isis decided to tell Christy that we would transfer the big Jon embryos to

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840254599790660128.post-73586149830014031012008-08-28T21:22:00.000-07:002008-08-29T06:14:57.664-07:00

At one point I wasn't even sure if I would be a surrogate again. Honestly, I was feeling sad about my "journey" even though I tried as hard as I could to be completely positive about it. When I met Christy I met a real and honest woman who so badly wanted to have a baby. A woman who despite everything she was facing was still able to laugh and be open. When I met her I immediately felt like

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840254599790660128.post-53900208771104075522008-08-28T19:44:00.000-07:002008-08-29T06:15:21.787-07:00

Scroll down to the first few posts and you will see Jon's "interesting" attempts at making an announcement. Not sure if we ever got it right so we just decided to share this with our close friends in surrogacy today!  MUA .....Christy

Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04654286589935074429noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840254599790660128.post-2182998276321867412008-08-28T15:38:00.000-07:002008-08-29T06:15:48.078-07:00

please post comments. Please! Pretty please with sugar on top!!!!!!! I can see the ticker that shows us people are visiting. If you don't post comments it's like we're talking to ourselves. I do that enough at home. If I start doing it online too people might think I'm crazy. ;)

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840254599790660128.post-88633337817745427822008-08-28T14:41:00.000-07:002008-08-29T06:16:11.498-07:00

My observation............ When talking to other people in the surrogacy world the topic of having two surrogates help one set of IP's at the same time causes a bit of a stir. A number of people in the surrogacy world become quite judgmental. The odd part to me is these are the same people who have the world at large questioning what they are doing being a surrogate at all. Just interesting

Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04654286589935074429noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840254599790660128.post-68434786021447291942008-08-28T14:08:00.000-07:002008-08-28T14:12:35.533-07:00

Murgdan has a funny comic strip following the Indiana Jones theme today. It's called spermiana bones and uterus of doom. It's worth the time to take a look. There is a war going on in the uterus. Survival is at stake. You will laugh.

IVF Land on Surrogacy Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327321729157124317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840254599790660128.post-47992164375333251982008-08-27T17:28:00.000-07:002008-08-27T17:32:23.281-07:00

We need to due a little brain storming here. Since we are talking about selling sponsorship the our Adventure (think Nascar with logo's everywhere) what part of the journey should we promote as the best sponsorship opportunity? And we also need a suggest price. Feel free to add any ideas that come to mind. For example: how about the 5th middle name of the 4th child?

IVF Land on Surrogacy Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327321729157124317noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840254599790660128.post-36500472036443802402008-08-27T17:10:00.001-07:002008-08-27T17:22:58.703-07:00

This Blog is where we will be telling the world about our new team members. The list is long as many people have been added or subtracted. We expect to have a new RE and that will be finalized shortly. We already have two new surrogates, and their families on board. Soon we expect to add two new OB's. Basically, Christy and I are the same and everyone else will be new. Joining us for a fresh

IVF Land on Surrogacy Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327321729157124317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840254599790660128.post-40580490937218520582008-08-27T13:14:00.000-07:002008-08-27T17:10:04.831-07:00

Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of infertility I will fear no needle; for Thou art with me Thy RE and his staff, they comfort me They preparest me on a table in the presence of mine IPs They anointest my uterus with embryos May my IPs cup runneth over

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