Re: Stories of egg donation and labour...

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Congratulations on your pregnancy, wonderful news!

I don't see why your labor would be different from any other, it could be slow, and maybe result in C section, or it could be quicky and easy. As for pain, an epidural takes that away. Keep exercising to stay strong for the labor.

I have bpes, probably type 1, had a long labor but not particularly painful, it progressed too slowly. But in the end it all worked out fine, and I did have an epidural which helped tremendously, I would have become very tired without it.

Enjoy these next three months and then every minute with your baby!

From: knightgeorgie <knightgeorgie@...>Subject: blepharophimosis Stories of egg donation and labour...blepharophimosis Date: Friday, February 25, 2011, 4:32 AM

Hello, My name is Georgie and although I read lots of these emails, I have never written a message myself.I am 30, have blepharophimosis type 1 and decided 9 months ago to short cut the fertility battle by opting for egg donation straight away...I'm very lucky to have become pregnant straight off (now 6 months) but now I'm panicking that there will be a complicated labour involved. This may be total nonsense but I have convinced myself that with all our hormone irregularities, low oestrogen levels etc, there will be even more pain and diffiiculty in labour...can anyone tell me their labour stories having been through egg donation or naturally (with blepharophimosis type I)I really apprciate your help, Georgie

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Hi Beth,

Thank you so much for your reply - I really appreciate your advice and tale of labour...The epidural is the way forward in my mind!

Did you manage to have your little one with your own eggs? Had you been through the premature menopause by the time you gave birth?

Just curious to see if we are in the same boat!

Many many thanks,

Georgie

From: knightgeorgie <knightgeorgie@...>Subject: blepharophimosis Stories of egg donation and labour...blepharophimosis Date: Friday, February 25, 2011, 4:32 AM

Hello, My name is Georgie and although I read lots of these emails, I have never written a message myself.I am 30, have blepharophimosis type 1 and decided 9 months ago to short cut the fertility battle by opting for egg donation straight away...I'm very lucky to have become pregnant straight off (now 6 months) but now I'm panicking that there will be a complicated labour involved. This may be total nonsense but I have convinced myself that with all our hormone irregularities, low oestrogen levels etc, there will be even more pain and diffiiculty in labour...can anyone tell me their labour stories having been through egg donation or naturally (with blepharophimosis type I)I really apprciate your help, Georgie

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My own eggs, she has bpes. I am 40 and still have eggs, though they are probably of a poor quality. I have had unusual cycles my whole life, but not yet menopause.

You have so much to be happy about, enjoy every minute, Can't wait to hear about your baby when it is born.

From: knightgeorgie <knightgeorgie@...>Subject: blepharophimosis Stories of egg donation and labour...blepharophimosis Date: Friday, February 25, 2011, 4:32 AM

Hello, My name is Georgie and although I read lots of these emails, I have never written a message myself.I am 30, have blepharophimosis type 1 and decided 9 months ago to short cut the fertility battle by opting for egg donation straight away...I'm very lucky to have become pregnant straight off (now 6 months) but now I'm panicking that there will be a complicated labour involved. This may be total nonsense but I have convinced myself that with all our hormone irregularities, low oestrogen levels etc, there will be even more pain and diffiiculty in labour...can anyone tell me their labour stories having been through egg donation or naturally (with blepharophimosis type I)I really apprciate your help, Georgie

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Thank you for your lovely message! Congratulations on your little girl...I'm so pleased to hear a story of someone with type 1 who managed to have their own baby! It doesn't seem to be the norm from what I gather...although to be honest, I don't know a huge amount about the condition, it's never affected my life...until obviously fertility issues came into play...but that's been resolved fairly easily as well! I look forward to sending you news of hopefully a very smooth labour and a healthy little boy (I know that bit!)Are you from England by the way?Georgie Sent from my iPhoneOn 26 Feb 2011, at 19:48, Beth Gordon <bethgordon03@...> wrote:

My own eggs, she has bpes. I am 40 and still have eggs, though they are probably of a poor quality. I have had unusual cycles my whole life, but not yet menopause.

You have so much to be happy about, enjoy every minute, Can't wait to hear about your baby when it is born.

From: knightgeorgie <knightgeorgie@...>Subject: blepharophimosis Stories of egg donation and labour...blepharophimosis Date: Friday, February 25, 2011, 4:32 AM

Hello, My name is Georgie and although I read lots of these emails, I have never written a message myself.I am 30, have blepharophimosis type 1 and decided 9 months ago to short cut the fertility battle by opting for egg donation straight away...I'm very lucky to have become pregnant straight off (now 6 months) but now I'm panicking that there will be a complicated labour involved. This may be total nonsense but I have convinced myself that with all our hormone irregularities, low oestrogen levels etc, there will be even more pain and diffiiculty in labour...can anyone tell me their labour stories having been through egg donation or naturally (with blepharophimosis type I)I really apprciate your help, Georgie

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Hi Georgie, I'm delighted to hear that you're pregnant )I'm BPES type I, so I know exactly where you're coming from. We're trying over 2 years for baby & last autumn I've finally manage to have IVF. The reason was to have at least one try with my own eggs, but there were no eggs produced, even though I've took really high doses of hormones We're thinking a lot about taking a donor egg, so your experience is precious to me I just want to say that it's fantastic that you've shared your story with us ))

I know, you're worrying about the labour - but I think it's something completely normal during pregnancy - this will be very new experience but I'm sure everything will be fine Fingers crossed!!! 

I've asked my doctor, if I will get pregnant with a donor egg will my body take care about the pregnancy and keep it even though my own hormone levels are really low and he said that my own hormone levels have no much to do with this as baby/pregnancy produce its own hormones and only at the beginning I'll need to take some progesterone to help my body to recognize that I'm pregnant & keep it on this early stage. So I can imagine that once the earlier stage is passed through, your hormones have nothing to say if you know what I mean )) Stay as positive as possible and keep smiling, because you'll have a baby, you'll be a mum - dream came through ))

Good luck with your pregnancy!Kasiafrom Poland, 30 years old2011/2/26 Georgie Knight <knightgeorgie@...>

 

Thank you for your lovely message! Congratulations on your little girl...I'm so pleased to hear a story of someone with type 1 who managed to have their own baby!  It doesn't seem to be the norm from what I gather...although to be honest, I don't know a huge amount about the condition, it's never affected my life...until obviously fertility issues came into play...but that's been resolved fairly easily as well! 

I look forward to sending you news of hopefully a very smooth labour and a healthy little boy (I know that bit!)Are you from England by the way?Georgie Sent from my iPhone

On 26 Feb 2011, at 19:48, Beth Gordon <bethgordon03@...> wrote:

 

My own eggs, she has bpes. I am 40 and still have eggs, though they are probably of a poor quality. I have had unusual cycles my whole life, but not yet menopause.

 

You have so much to be happy about, enjoy every minute, Can't wait to hear about your baby when it is born.

From: knightgeorgie <knightgeorgie@...>Subject: blepharophimosis Stories of egg donation and labour...

blepharophimosis Date: Friday, February 25, 2011, 4:32 AM

 

Hello, My name is Georgie and although I read lots of these emails, I have never written a message myself.I am 30, have blepharophimosis type 1 and decided 9 months ago to short cut the fertility battle by opting for egg donation straight away...I'm very lucky to have become pregnant straight off (now 6 months) but now I'm panicking that there will be a complicated labour involved. This may be total nonsense but I have convinced myself that with all our hormone irregularities, low oestrogen levels etc, there will be even more pain and diffiiculty in labour...can anyone tell me their labour stories having been through egg donation or naturally (with blepharophimosis type I)

I really apprciate your help, Georgie

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Dear Kasia,

I was really touched to get your message and really pleased that you are considering egg donors in order to achieve your dream of having a baby -

Egg donation is very successful and there is absolutely no reason why we (Bpes Type 1 people!) can't carry out a successful pregnancy using donor eggs. You don't need to worry at all about not having the right hormones etc

For me, it was amazingly quick and simple - there are very few donors here in England so we were given a choice of Spain or America - there are positives and negatives to both (mainly money related...America gives a lot more information about the donor but costs an awful lot...Spain gives very little information but is more affordable)

We chose Spain in May and booked our first appointment for July. The doctors appointment in July was quick and simple - they took our medical history and gave me a prescription for hormones to get my body ready for the eggs...the preparation took 2 months and we were called back in October for the embryo transfer - so quick! Our second (and last) appointment was about 30 minutes and they popped the fertilized embryos inside and we were sent home with a pregnancy test to do 2 weeks later...the prescribed hormones continued until 12 weeks of pregnancy but they are simple - a pessary morning and night and 1 other tablet to take orally...just to help your body cope at the early stages. At 12 weeks, the pregnancy hormones take over and your body seems to do the rest automatically!

I honestly promise you that if you decide to go for an egg donor, you won't regret it - I'm pretty sure that the chances of success are 50/50 and my experience has been really really straightforward.

If you need any more information or advice, please let me know!

I wish you all the best and hope it works out for you very soon!

Georgie xx

From: knightgeorgie <knightgeorgie@...>Subject: blepharophimosis Stories of egg donation and labour...blepharophimosis Date: Friday, February 25, 2011, 4:32 AM

Hello, My name is Georgie and although I read lots of these emails, I have never written a message myself.I am 30, have blepharophimosis type 1 and decided 9 months ago to short cut the fertility battle by opting for egg donation straight away...I'm very lucky to have become pregnant straight off (now 6 months) but now I'm panicking that there will be a complicated labour involved. This may be total nonsense but I have convinced myself that with all our hormone irregularities, low oestrogen levels etc, there will be even more pain and diffiiculty in labour...can anyone tell me their labour stories having been through egg donation or naturally (with blepharophimosis type I)I really apprciate your help, Georgie

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Hi Georgie

My name is Joyce, mother to Mayowa and Tina who both have BPES passed down to them from their father. Your story has been such a blessing to me. Even though the girls were diagnosed as having type 2 BPES I have never been sure of the correct diagnosis as Mayowa (16 ) has the most irregular periods and Tina (13) has not had a period at all. Been unable to conceive and POF has been a constant worry for me and the girls and we are seeking help and advice. Your story gives us hope and happiness. Thanks for sharing.

Joyce

London England

blepharophimosis Stories of egg donation and labour...

blepharophimosis

Date: Friday, February 25, 2011, 4:32 AM

Hello, My name is Georgie and although I read lots of these emails, I have never written a message myself.

I am 30, have blepharophimosis type 1 and decided 9 months ago to short cut the fertility battle by opting for egg donation straight away...I'm very lucky to have become pregnant straight off (now 6 months) but now I'm panicking that there will be a complicated labour involved. This may be total nonsense but I have convinced myself that with all our hormone irregularities, low oestrogen levels etc, there will be even more pain and diffiiculty in labour...can anyone tell me their labour stories having been through egg donation or naturally (with blepharophimosis type I)

I really apprciate your help,

Georgie

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Dear Joyce,

I'm so pleased that you feel a bit more reassured by my story - I know everyone's different but my experience of Bpes has so far been very straight forward - I honestly think people can choose to make big a deal out of things or simply deal with problems as they arise. I've avoided a lot of the messages on this site in the past because I've found them a bit doom and gloom - I've never been one to feel sorry for myself and every time I might have had a blip growing up, my mum would put on the news and show me real suffering around the world - puts things into perspective!

Your daughters may be type 2 and just late to start their period...I got my period when I was 15 but it was always very irregular. Apparently I have been through the menopause (shown by my hormone levels) but I wouldn't be able to confirm that with symptoms - at one point, there were some hot flushes but nothing dramatic at all...apparently, if you experience a premature menopause, you don't get the symptoms - no mood swings, no night sweats, no irritability - brilliant!

So - rest assured that your girls will be able to have their own children one way or another - definitely! (But remember - It's very quick - 1 year from first doctor's meeting to birth so best hold them off a while! )

With best wishes,

Georgie

From: knightgeorgie <knightgeorgie@...>Subject: blepharophimosis Stories of egg donation and labour...blepharophimosis Date: Friday, February 25, 2011, 4:32 AM

Hello, My name is Georgie and although I read lots of these emails, I have never written a message myself.I am 30, have blepharophimosis type 1 and decided 9 months ago to short cut the fertility battle by opting for egg donation straight away...I'm very lucky to have become pregnant straight off (now 6 months) but now I'm panicking that there will be a complicated labour involved. This may be total nonsense but I have convinced myself that with all our hormone irregularities, low oestrogen levels etc, there will be even more pain and diffiiculty in labour...can anyone tell me their labour stories having been through egg donation or naturally (with blepharophimosis type I)I really apprciate your help, Georgie

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Dear Georgie

Thanks for sharing your experience and congrats on your pregnancy. I think your

advice in this thread has been amazing. Thank you

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> Hello, My name is Georgie and although I read lots of these emails, I have

never written a message myself.

> I am 30, have blepharophimosis type 1 and decided 9 months ago to short cut

the fertility battle by opting for egg donation straight away...I'm very lucky

to have become pregnant straight off (now 6 months) but now I'm panicking that

there will be a complicated labour involved. This may be total nonsense but I

have convinced myself that with all our hormone irregularities, low oestrogen

levels etc, there will be even more pain and diffiiculty in labour...can anyone

tell me their labour stories having been through egg donation or naturally (with

blepharophimosis type I)

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> I really apprciate your help,

> Georgie

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