For Your Reading DisPleasure, "The Struggle to Conceive with Frozen Eggs" February 03, 2018 | Registered: 19 years ago Posts: 9,180 |
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Adams remembers feeling a wonderful sense of freedom after she froze her eggs in her late 30s, despite the $19,000 cost. Her plan was to work a few more years, find a great guy to marry and still have a house full of her own children.
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Two eggs failed to survive the thawing process. Three more failed to fertilize. That left six embryos, of which five appeared to be abnormal. The last one was implanted in her uterus. On the morning of March 7, she got the devastating news that it, too, had failed.
Adams was not pregnant, and her chances of carrying her genetic child had just dropped to near zero. She remembers screaming like "a wild animal," throwing books, papers, her laptop - and collapsing to the ground.
"It was one of the worst days of my life. There were so many emotions. I was sad. I was angry. I was ashamed," she said. "I questioned, 'Why me?' 'What did I do wrong?' "
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"There's a happy ending, but with a lot of pain and heartbreak and $100,000 along the way," she said. "Their grandparents are always asking if I started their college fund. I'm like, 'The college fund went into creating them.' "
Re: For Your Reading DisPleasure, "The Struggle to Conceive with Frozen Eggs" February 04, 2018 | Registered: 19 years ago Posts: 9,180 |
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Adams was not pregnant, and her chances of carrying her genetic child had just dropped to near zero. She remembers screaming like "a wild animal," throwing books, papers, her laptop - and collapsing to the ground. It was one of the worst days of my life. There were so many emotions. I was sad. I was angry. I was ashamed," she said. "I questioned, 'Why me?' 'What did I do wrong?
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"There's a happy ending, but with a lot of pain and heartbreak and $100,000 along the way," she said. "Their grandparents are always asking if I started their college fund. I'm like, 'The college fund went into creating them.' "
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Re: For Your Reading DisPleasure, "The Struggle to Conceive with Frozen Eggs" February 06, 2018 | Registered: 13 years ago Posts: 2,308 |
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mumofsixbirds
This reminds me of my CL aunt. She is financially comfortable, has a great social life, etc. but she always whines and complains that she never could conceive. She is also a mean woman and loves to control. Kind of a "Mommy Dearest" woman, and the fact that she couldn't sluice or adopt was a blessing. She even tried to adopt me as a loaf, but my mother didn't want to give me to her. My mother was insane, but I think my aunt would've been a worse parent.
There are people in this world who would kill to have her lifestyle, yet she isn't happy with what she has. She always blames it on the fact that she couldn't sluice, but if she had, I have a feeling she would've blamed all of her problems on the fact that she did. Some people are never happy.
Re: For Your Reading DisPleasure, "The Struggle to Conceive with Frozen Eggs" February 07, 2018 | Registered: 10 years ago Posts: 2,351 |
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I was born when my mother was 47 years old. I know what it's like for both mother and child. I wouldn't wish it on anybody. This woman was nuts to think that having children in middle age would be a breeze.
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Re: For Your Reading DisPleasure, "The Struggle to Conceive with Frozen Eggs" February 08, 2018 | Registered: 15 years ago Posts: 1,970 |
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yurble
I've never understood why people would opt to incubate random egg plus random sperm. I don't get the craving for one's own genetics but clearly that's a thing...however, if you're not going to use your own genetics, why not adopt, instead of adding another unneeded person to the planet?
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yurble
I've never understood why people would opt to incubate random egg plus random sperm. I don't get the craving for one's own genetics but clearly that's a thing...however, if you're not going to use your own genetics, why not adopt, instead of adding another unneeded person to the planet?
I’m going to guess it’s about getting the attention and accolades that our society extends towards pregnant women.
Re: For Your Reading DisPleasure, "The Struggle to Conceive with Frozen Eggs" February 12, 2018 | Registered: 9 years ago Posts: 3,702 |
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yurble
I've never understood why people would opt to incubate random egg plus random sperm. I don't get the craving for one's own genetics but clearly that's a thing...however, if you're not going to use your own genetics, why not adopt, instead of adding another unneeded person to the planet?
I’m going to guess it’s about getting the attention and accolades that our society extends towards pregnant women.
That's exactly right. The moo-wannabes want to "have the pregnancy experience."