By: Kerrie Olejarz When we awoke the next day, we felt ok, somewhat normal. I thought we would be unable to bare it, but we were surprisingly excited to go meet the newborn. We had a lovely breakfast at the hotel and watched one chubby Indian man swim in the dining side pool. We were […]
By: Kerrie Olajarz Although we were devastated, and wanted to leave India as soon as possible, we did have people there to support us and money in our pockets, so a few more days seemed manageable. The thing we dreaded most was telling my mother-in-law. In advance of leaving, we had not told her about […]
By: Kerrie Olejarz On the drive back to the hotel, Ajit pointed out Lilavati Hospital where the embryo transfer will take place. Since Ajit was aligned with Surrogacy India, he knew the drill and really added a level of comfort to the visit. He was in constant communication with the doctors, arranging all kinds of […]
By: Kerrie Olejarz The excitement was brewing for our upcoming trip. Our shipment was organized but my legs were a mess. During the IVF cycle and after the retrieval, both of my legs were “alive”. It was hard for me to explain, but from the knee down to my foot I was experiencing weird sensations. […]
By: Kerrie Olejarz Finally my estrogen reached optimal levels, my follicles were mature, and we were ready for a “trigger shot” –a large volume injection of HcG to purposely prepare the little eggs in each follicle for maturity and retrieval. As we chronicled all of this on our blog, we received wonderful support from our […]
By: Kerrie Olejarz Throughout this time we had started a blog, a way to chronicle our journey and to share it with others and, one day, with our child. The theme of our blog was becoming depressing! Every post was about doctors slamming their doors in our face. We tried to understand why the doctors […]
By: Kerrie Olejarz The days crawled by at a snail’s pace until finally came my long-awaited appointment with the doctor. Early in the morning I printed off copies of the enrollment paperwork and the required testing schedule to share with the doctor. I was extremely nervous to ask for his support to have a baby…in […]
By: Kerrie Olejarz We planned to fly to India in February, a mere five months away. In preparation for this, we contacted a lawyer who we had met on one of the Surrogacy in India forums. She was a local contact who was just in the midst of going to India to have a look […]
