It's a Match!

Sunday I got to talk with L and D, who are absolutely lovely. We had some instant connections, her and I being from California and the guys being from New Jersey, and she likes to do needle work! I think it takes a special kind of person to sit for hours making tiny little cross stitches, someone who has patience. And surrogacy is all about patience as you play the game of hurry up and wait; matching, medical screening, contracts, cycles, transfers, testing, ultrasounds... the list goes on. Having been a surrogate before makes me well aware of the patience required and also how helpful it can be when you approach this type of a journey with patience.

With that being said, it sounds like we will be proceeding full speed ahead. They are have one embryo and are in the process of creating more, which means that as soon as we are cleared for transfer we can proceed. My first thought when hearing they are in Education was to think about conception and due dates, knowing that if we had a successful transfer in October that may put the baby due right in time for Summer break. But, October seems so far away! Luckily, they are not concerned about planning a due date and want to proceed with a transfer as soon as we are cleared. They are more than ready for this baby, as is their son who sounds very excited to be a big brother.
After our phone call, I was beyond excited to start this journey with them. I can't help but feel it will be filled with as much patience as we can provide, move along smoothly with contracts and screening and we will be at our transfer before we know it.

Next steps: Medical release is signed for NRM to send my records to Yale Fertility. Once the records are reviewed I should be receiving a call to schedule the psych/med screening. We should be able to meet in person on that day since I will be in CT!