Episode 029: Egg Donation with Kelly Herrick
Tune in to hear more details of Kelly’s story.
Kelly started trying when she first got married at age 35, 6 months went by and then she started on clomid to increase her chances of pregnancy with timed intercourse.
After a few tries without success, they found she had some polyps and then switched over to an RE to start trying with IUI’s
Started a support group in Santa Barbara in 2018
Hysteroscopy to get rid of more polyps - then decided to switch to IVF
AMH 1.0- almost 37 years old
First round of IVF - 6 eggs retrieved, 1 healthy normal embryo
Transferred August 2019 -success- then found out it was a chemical pregnancy
Decided to go right into another round of IVF- 2 days before retrieval the follicles had withered. Doctors recommended to convert it to IUI
She said “she knew that she needed more chances then what her body could give”. When they decided to go the route of egg donor
They decided they wanted a full fresh cycle*
Egg donor Agency focuses on travel for these women, receive a stipend, travel fees paid, etc.
Was seeking someone that was studious like herself and type A
Picked her egg donor in early October and flew out in December
Wanted to test the embryos and wanted to pick the gender prior to transfer (girl)
Retrieved 30 eggs from the egg donor
Met with egg donor in the recovery room, and was able to get coffee with her and get to know each other more
12 blasts, sent 10 off for PGS testing, 5 normal embryos
Kelly transferred right after PGS testing came back - end of January
SUCCESS! SHE IS PREGNANT!!! - Pregnant with her baby girl
Daughter was born October 2020
“If it doesn’t make sense yet, it’s not the end”
Kelly reached out to the other couple in Australia who the egg donor donated to as well and now has an open relationship with them.
*Documentary she recommends- One More Shot on Netflix
*Influencer she recommends on IG @definingmum and @pathstoparenthub
