living in africa,don't know where to start,HELLLLP

[elphie]

Hi everybody(excuse my bad english,i mostly speak french),my name is elphie,i have 3 beautiful girls(10,9 and 3 years) .My husband and i really,really want a little boy or two to complete our family.
I' ve never had issues to be pregnant but i already have had 2 c-sections so it will be the last time for me to carry a baby.
We 're living and africa and ready to go to the USA for all the process but i don't know how ,where to start.this forum is very informative but there a lot and i'm lost.:tissue:
Help

[deaks66]

Hi Elphie, welcome! if you mean you are wanting to do high tech come and find us on the high tech forum! there is tons of info we can all give you!

By the way, i love your name, im adding it to my list of girls names!

[elphie]

Hi deaks66, thank you for the replies.I'm going to the high tech forum right now:running:

[nuthinbutpink]

Hi elphie. I had 3 girls too and cycled to get my son. He is 3.5 now!

This is the private main HT forum-

http://genderdreaming.com/forum/ht-family-balancing-info-current-cycles/

You need to find a clinic and do a consult to get started. Many people on here use Dr Potter with HRC in California because of his success rates and the cost. Plus it is a great place to visit with family.

NY is a great option too. LOTS of great clinics there but more $$ than California.

Consults with Dr Potter are done via skype for International patients and are free when you book it through here- http://genderdreaming.com/forum/free-consult-contact-form/24572-link-contact-form.html

You also get $1000 off your cycle cost for being a Dream Member!
Welcome!

[elphie]

Hi nuthinbutpink,you're very encouraging,thanks.
I think we will go for the DR Potter ,we 'll be there with the girls so it will be fun for them to discover california but i have to take all the pre informations and organised everything for this long trip.I am afraid and so excited at the same time, it's strange,lol

[atomic sagebrush]

hi and welcome!

[lisvna]

Hi welcome!

[elphie]

hi atomic sage brush

[elphie]

hi lisvna

[elphie]

Hi every body,long time since last reply.
I would like to share my experience with HRC.
Yes we finally make it with Dr Potter and his team:bowdown:.There were ups and downs for a lot of reasons (i will share with you)but finally ,with God help i'm 23 weeks pregnant expecting :xy:(tears come to my eyes)
But FLASHBACK:
As we are living in the democratiq republiq of congo it is impossible to do all the pretesting here.
I have to move to belgium with my third child who is only 3.We take our plane from africa to belgium (8 hours trip) on june- 02-2014.Once arrived i started all the pretesting with my kid with me(no one to stay with her)and it was a little bit disturbing :1/i had to lie to every body(doctors,nurses...) by telling them i gave her birth and since then no pregnancy(gender selection is prohibited in belgium)
2/i was alone with my girl when everybody was in pairs
3/all the women had issues to get pregnant but it's not my case.
I started with medication on july- 24 -2014: buserelin 0,5mg injection
menopur 75UI
gonal F
In the meantime ,hubby and the 2 other girls arrived in belgium and i felt better emotionnally.

august 10-2014:it was time to take our plane to usa.7 hours flightfrom bruxelles to atlanta,4 hours from atlanta to orange county with an 5 hours airline stopover!!!(technical issues with airplane....)Let me tell you,i was jetlagedddddd,tireddddd,hyperemotionnal.

august 12_2014:first meeting at HRC,ultrasound+labs.we met Lori who gave me all the instructions for egg retrieval instructions and blah,blah,blah and i was like:all this english ! at this speed! I'm lost .She tried to reassure me but.....i don't knowi felt overwhelmed.

august 14-2014:egg retrieval day,i was happy ,my positive side was back,i felt great ,everybody was kind, professional.DR Potter came to say hi and explain the procedure then the anesthesia.
when i woke up i felt really bad,i can't even explain!!!i have a hyperstimulation syndrome,they have retrieved LOT eggs(45 EGGS)
I can tell disappointment,fear ,guilt on my hubby eyes although he tried to be strong.
I was so dizzy they put me in a lower head position.
When i felt little better ,it was time to go back to hotel,with the order to drink liters and liters of gatorade and eat pretzels and everything really salty
after 3 days of waiting lorie called us :40 were mature and 33 fertilized normally. We have 33 potential embryos to test but we've paid to test
only 12 eggs and 250 usd for each egg over is not in our budget!
as i 'm not in good condition it will not be possible to transfer egg now,they need my body to come back to normal
i was devastated,empty,sad but we have 2 normal boys for fet so let's thank god for this gift.
we took our plane back to home.

[atomic sagebrush]

Oh gosh what an ordeal!! But hugest congrats on your pregnancy and son!!!

I have NEVER EVER heard of anyone who got that many eggs!!! wow!!!!

[covered in blue]

Congrats :). I'm glad everything has worked out in the end!

[bunnywabbit]

Wow, so many eggs! So glad you got your little man xx

[elphie]

THank you atomic sage.
They were soooo surprised by the number of eggs but let me tell you i was soooo sick!!!!

[elphie]

Thank you bunnywabbit and covered in blue.THis was a long ,sometimes hurting ,trip and we 're soo happy now.
I will write the end of the story soon .
I would like to thank gender dreaming and all of you ladies to taking time to talk about your experiences.:hugs::hugs:
reading all your story gave me strengh ,helped me a lot when i was thinking everything was lost.

[elphie]

Hi everybody,
this is the second part of our story
We came back to kinshasa with one thing in mind:2 normals male embryons.
I felt better but my belly was huge and i have to carry on with gatorade and salty eating.
In accordance with Lori and Dr Potter schedule we decide to FET on march /04/2015 (7 months after egg retrieval)
I started injections :oestradiol valerate and buserelin
pills:prenatal vit,aspirin,medrol
vaginal cream:crinone 8% (starting to hurt really bad after 12 days of bidaily use)
I made my 21 hour trip from kinshasa to belgium to chicago to orange county but alone this time as hubby had to work...
Embryo transfer was a BREEZE ,in 5 minute everything was done!!!!
I felt emotionnal but sooooo happy
Back to hotel,i took a 2 days bedrest luckily my sister ( living in canada)was with me.
On march/ 10 i went back home ,"just" have to wait for pregnancy blood test.:nails:
Then the day arrived:running:,i went to the best hospital here in kinshasa where they told me results will be available only after 2 days! explained that i need the results in emergency to send them to my Dr in the USA .
At this moment they started to be strange,i don't know how to explain but they started to whispered when looking at me.
They finally gave me my results after4 hours and They were NEGATIF,no baby,no pregnancy!!!!!!!!!:tissue:
HCG:under 2
oestradiol:1066.00
progesterone:5.27
I sent them to Lori who was shocked and so sorry .She asked me to stop all the meds.
I was devastated,furious,disapointed ,luckily hubby's positive attitude and prays helped me to move forward but i wasn't ready to do it again.
1 month after i started to feel really tired,to felt asleep:sleeping:,had nauseas....
I made a clear blue test;it was positive but it made me even more sad as it was maybe a girl(an other one)
I went to obstetrician who gave me the foetus age and it corresponded approximately to egg transfer !!!!
We were:suprise::confused:but we decide to make a dna sex reveal test before taking a decision.
It take 3 long week to receive the test pack and other 3 weeks to receive result.It's "Dr Potter"s baby boy:bigsmile:
I thank god for his protection ,for been with us .

[atomic sagebrush]

Wow! that is an amazing story and I'm so happy your little boy found you! :)