Today I printed all my paperwork and contracts for Family Creations and began filling everything out to send in a.s.a.p. This is the first time I felt a teensy bit nervous, reading through all the legal jargon and "Donor and donor's husband, if any, renounce all rights to child to Intended Parents..." etc. Actually, that wasn't the scary part. I don't want the kid! It's yours! Please love it and care for it and raise it right!
No, it was caused by the descriptions of all the medications - Lupron (Leurpolide Acetate), Follicle Stimulating Hormones (FSH or Gonadotropins), Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG or Trigger shot) - and the retrieval process itself. Two words: vaginal probe. HA! Better than the words "vaginal tearing" (one of my great, painful fears surrounding pregnancy) if you ask me.
They also need at least 15 photos for my profile's photo gallery and have very specific requirements for them:
We require at least 15 photos ranging from when you were a baby up until now. The majority of the pictures should be recent. These photos can include other people in them. There should be a wide array of pictures including at least 3 baby pictures and at least 8 recent pictures of you. Recipients love to see candid pictures of our donors, such as athletic/extracurricular activities, birthday parties, camping trips, etc. There should also be 4 recent headshots or recent pictures where there is a clear shot of your face. The more pictures you submit the better!
Good thing there are 1,000+ photos of me on Facebook and I'm so gosh darn photogenic, right? Seems like the only hitch is that whole "athletic... camping" thing. Uh... how about candids of me eating tacos? Does that work? (KIDDING.)
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In my old lab at the University, we used to inject frogs with HCG to stimulate their egg production. To get the eggs though, we mostly had to squeeze them. I think "vaginal probe" sounds a lot less painful/irritating than squeezing.
Good luck yo! I've heard both wonderful and horrific stories about the process. Personally, I think it'll be fine. Just beware of hormonal Cara! j/k
~Erinn
Oh my, horrific? I'd like to hear those sometime if you want to pass them along!
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