Our wonderful boys

The boys are getting so big now they will be 4 months old next week this photo was taken at 3 months. they are such a blessing to our lives both so loving and full of hugs.. we are now getting smiles and some giggles and babbles. l

sorry for the delay in updates , we are now the proud parents of twin boys. life has been busy busy busy.

twin 1 3.1kg
twin 2 2.2 kg

they will be two weeks old tomorrow and are gaining weight.

we hope to return home within the next few weeks xx

Love this twin diaper/changing bag

I have had my eye on this pink lining twin diaper bag for a few months now :)

I already have a diaper bag but as a bit of a handbag hoarder I have transferred my addiction now to a different type of bag.

I saw it on offer tonight and decided to order it so I look forward to it arriving, and I look forward to our next scan on 7th march.

Almost 35 weeks, waiting on babies to arrive.

Our wonderful surrogate was in hospital again this week for antibiotic infusions I hope she is feeling better and her and the babies are resting up now. I sent her some yellow roses from ferns & petals and got a pic, she looks so relaxed and At ease im in total awe of this woman.

Our bags are packed and arrangements are made for the animals and my phone never leaves my sight, we are so ready for babies, should it be this week or four weeks time is a mystery but whenever they arrive mummy and daddy will be on a plane and out there as soon as physically  possible :-) 

32 week update

The above pic on the right contains what I think is a part of the face, i think i can see the roundness of the skull with a eye socket and a nose, when the scan landed i noticed it was the usual circles for top of head and AC measurements but when i zoomed in on this one I though I had spied a wee face.

The report is excellent all well with surrogate and babies, twin 1 weighs 4lb twin 2 4&1/2 lb. So happy to see that, we are now 32 weeks 3 days, room is ready, bags are packed and after 18 years of longing im definately ready to be a Mummy. In Ireland it is mothers day on 30th march this year, will I be a mother by then all bets are on :-) 

Tough week but looking forward to next scan soon

This last week has been tough for a few reasons,

our dear surrogate was admitted to hospital for a few days due to an infection, it was the first time during this whole journey that I felt really helpless,  it helped knowing that she was in the best possible place under the care of Dr Shivani and SCI. we were relieved to hear that all was well with both our surrogate and the babies yesterday. we are 32 weeks now and the recent scare has made sure that our suitcases are packed.

we are waiting on a scan on friday so hoping all is ok and the babies are growing big and strong. we are getting the room ready ready now and its starting to look baby friendly :)

the other upsetting thing is the Irish government are in the process of passing a law banning commercial surrogacy abroad , criminalising it in fact,myself and other IPs are contacting the officials in charge of this but its very upsetting dealing with government officials who think they are rightand refuse to listen to those of us who are on this journey.but we are not giving up and will continue to fight this.

i will update on friday following the next scan and report.

Preparing for babies.

PACKING & CLEANING

We decided after 30 weeks we need to make a start on cleaning out the cubbords and getting the suitcases filled. I knitted two wee hats recently and packed them, i havent done any larger projects as i sit on the internet too much in the evenings.

We decided to pack less nappies and wipes than first decided, I figured there will be a store in M block or somewhere that I can get those so only packed enough for one week the rest is little onsies and vests and 12tommee tippee bottles going to buy formula in Delhi and bring some home. And cocoons and wraps also packed with the two cute outfits pictured above my sister bought hhhmmmmm guess what genders she is hoping for :-) .  Next suitcase will be medicines and things like thermometer and towels and some clothes for us. She also got me this georgous diaper bag to pack for Delhi I love it.

It still feels so surreal that we are preparing for babies, but we are getting excited and I ended up booking an apartment for march from 37 weeks so we will see if babies decide to wait until then to meet us or keep us waiting longer :-)

Anyway no more updates this end , week 32 scan due next friday , im looking forward to hearing what weights they are now.

28 week scan update and belly pic.

Long awaited updates :-) 

A glowing report :-) 

Anyone have any idea what part of the babies is shown here.

What a beautiful belly

I was waiting anxiously on a recent update and was delighted to also receive a beautiful belly pic, unfortunately the babies wouldnt co operate to allow for a 3D scan so I got some head sizes and the two pics above which i dont know what they are showing.

It seems that one baby is now bigger than the other, i wonder is that a indication of boy/girl, we are now thinking about booking our apartment for baby pick up , we are thinking tulip apartments perhaps, but we just dont know when to book dates, im sure all IPs have this issue.

Going to start getting cases organised and the house tidied up for the new arrivals, its getting real :-)

random stuff

Book

I got this book and filed it away along with other story books I plan to read to our children. I want to recommend this as a lovely simplistic child's book to get the general concept of how surrogacy works across to young children.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Very-Kind-Koala-Surrogacy/dp/1482621525/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1386776988&sr=8-1&keywords=surrogacy

Monitors

I recently did a infant first aid course and I bought two snuza hero monitors these seem like a great invention , it clips onto the diaper and if baby stops breathing it buzzes to remind them and if no reaction it alarms the parents so baby can be checked on. I think these will be great to reassure us when we are out for baby collection. Then I bought two tommee tipper monitor mats for under the mattresses when we are home the pad notices when there is no breathing or movement and sets off the alarm.

I wrote the Christmas cards this week and am so pleased that its the last year we will be addressing them from just us as a couple and from next year on we will be a family.

some pics of my purchases

Some of my purchases so far.

Phil and Ted cocoons

Out and about nipper, hope this is as good as it looks

I wonder which combination we will need :-) 

24 week scan

i am delighted to say that our babies are doing well they are measuring 24+4 and weigh between 680 - 710 gramms. the ecocardiac focus on twin 2 now seems to have gone so all in all a great result

Some pics :-)

23 weeks

Time is going so slowly waiting for the monthly scans but the weeks do seem to be racing in. im hoping to get our next update soon. im hoping our babies are growing big and strong and our wonderful surrogate is keeping well.

i almost have everything bought now for the babies to get us started, im reading the gina ford book, a contented house with twins and also the book called what to expect the first year. we also did a infant first aid course a few weeks ago. 

im guilty off buying a few too many baby blankets and outfits but hey we have been waiting18 long years for these babies.

we are very scared off twins arriving early, it has kept us from announcing our news to everyone yet , im staying positive and think that it will be ok and all will run smoothly but as an infertile couple that awful fear that we could lose it all never is far from our thoughts.

all going well we will be 26 weeks christmas day, what a christmas this will be to picture in our heads the family we are soon to become.

a suprise update with belly pics

well I got a suprise email today with georgous belly pics of our wonderful surrogate. I cant believe the emotions that hit me, I was amazed to think our babies are snuggled up nice and cozy in there,

we are now 21 weeks and in the email the doctor said that all is well with our surrogate and the babies, such a relief. im trying to stay off the internet as much as possible as I keep seeing stories of twins coming too early and I get so scared as we want these babies so so much and this means everything to us.

I have bought loads of cute little outfits now and other baby stuff, we havent told many people yet but its getting harder to keep it quiet as im so excited we did a infant first aid course last week and im buying snuza monitors that clip onto babies daiper and alarms if they stop breathing , it will be reassurance for us and they are small for travel.

anyone with any tips on what to pack for headi g out for baby pickup in march feel free to leave a comment :

not long until christmas and we are hopefully having our last quiet one and next year this house will be full of noise and joy.

sci journey so far

When we realised surrogacy  was the only way we could become parents twe embraced it, and i researched and researched it, luckily I knew another Irish couple who had the most georgous daughter through sci. When I got in touch with sci they were so quick getting back to me and answered all my questionsq.

we got caught up in the whole visa situation and our trip to india was cancelled in april and changed to may until we changed our tourist visas to medical visas. when we travelled out we stayed at svelte as we heard so many good reviews about it, we plan on going back there for baby pickup as well, there are many other IPs there from all clinics and its so encouraging to see the new parents with their babies.

we were very impressed with Dr Shivani and SCI staff and premises, as we walked round i looked at the pregant surrogates in the waiting rooms and wondered would we ever be lucky enough to have a surrogate in these same rooms carrying our baby.

when we came home we were devestated to find out it was a negative result. I felt so broken and devestated, but after it sunk in I just wanted to try agamin as soon as possible.

a few months later we were over the moon to receive a BFP with a beta of 278. we got the news there was two sacs then two heartbeats and we practicaly held our breaths until week 12., then I went shopping : but still we remain very cautiou but as each week goes in we feel closer to our dream.

This was our ten week scan , this is the scan that made the babies real to me, seeing the little arms and legs and a baby shape after just blob like shapes at week 8 meant the world to me :-)

Hello at last :-)

hi everyone,
I have decided to start a blog finally. Our story so far is 18 years trying for a baby, lots of failed ivfs and miscarriages. our options were running out so through another Irish couple we found out about Dr Shivani at SCI.
we traveled out in may and our first treatment was a negative, however our FET in July was a positive. we are now 20 weeks with twins and so happy and a bit scared also, think it will be like that until they are in our arms in march.