Yesterday morning I had my first phone meeting with a set of potential intended parents. I had seen their profile and they had seen mine and we decided we would like to talk and see how it goes. We hit it off immediately. The conversations came so easy, it was like we had talked a million times before. That is definitely the connection that I am looking for. One that comes naturally. We talked for about an hour and I could have talked for hours more. They are such nice and very interesting guys. They seemed to like me a lot and were going to talk to the agency about a possible match being made. So right at the moment I'm waiting to hear from the agency on what steps to take next.
I remember from last time as a surrogate that this is the time where there's so much to do to get everything rolling. It seems like it takes so long, but really it's going by quickly. There are so many people working so hard to put this together. The match has to be made with not just me but an egg donor. Then all the legal contracts have to be written and signed 10 times. A fertility clinic has to be chosen.
One thing that the couple asked me from my experience was what would I like to give them for advice in the beginning. I told them that from what I had experienced with my prior family and the failed transfers we had is this: get an experienced donor with proven fertility. It does cost more to get a donor like that, but it costs even more to go threw failed transfers. Not to mention the emotional toll it takes on the parents. If anything it's a piece of mind to know that your egg donors eggs work.
It's so amazing when all this works and there are babies on this earth as a result of all the elements that have to come together perfectly to make them. The biggest element being love of course :)
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