Matching!
Good Morning, afternoon or evening, wherever you are reading from! I have some great news about my profile! NYSC took my profile and matched it up to the intended parents profiles they have. In the same week they sent over a profile for me to review! I was really surprised that it didn't take long for them to find a couple that they believed would be a good match for us. My husband and I reviewed their profile and also thought that this had the potential to be a really good fit. I gave it the thumbs up and
Creating My Profile
Now that I have chosen my agency, it was time to start making my profile. This will get sent out to potential parents for creating a match. It was a lot more intense than I thought it would be. There were questions asked that I had never thought of but thank goodness for that! It was a real introduction of what this process involves. I thought it would just be a couple questions about me and my health status with some pictures included. It was so much more in depth. They asked the standard questions that I had expected; things
Embryo Transfer Process
After all clearances were issued, we were then good to go to start the embryo transfer process. This started off with tracking my period and communicating with the clinic to determine when to start the injections and wean off birth control. I took an injection teaching class offered by the fertility clinic that gave clear instructions as I self-administered the injections. I was nervous to self-administer but after a couple times it became easier. It started with 3 weeks of Lupron injections in the lower abdomen along with rotating estrogen patches By the end of this I was wearing
A Peaceful Egg Hatch, Starts with a Perfect Match.
Application is signed and profile is sealed. Potential candidates are sent. Having an open, honest, and transparent personality makes it harder to see past the summarized paragraph for couples. Will they be overbearing? Will they shut down communication? Will they not like my sometimes over detailed personality? I was open to the first two candidates based on medical background and interracial similarities. Unfortunately ( well overall fortunately), fertility clinics did not think I was the best candidate for them. I was sent a profile of a loving veteran couple. Immediately the stereotypes rolled in my brain being raised a military
Matching with Intended Parents
The matching process took a little over a month or so for me. I had a little bit of a complicated situation and that made it a little trickier to find a match. I kept getting nervous that it would never happen, but one day I got an email from Joe that he had a potential match for me! I was beyond thrilled! I was really nervous to have our match meeting over zoom, but as soon as it began, I was put right at ease. The couple I was matched with and I immediately clicked and Joe did an
Matching!
The more I checked off my list the faster things moved towards getting a match until finally we were creating my profile! We went over some general details: was I okay carrying for same sex couples? Was I okay with carrying multiples? Did I want to be matched with a couple who did or did not already have kids? etc. Within a few days I had a potential match!! I read through their profile and decided I wanted to go ahead with a match meeting. Once the Intended Parents did the same, we scheduled a zoom meeting with the IP’s
It’s official, I’m MATCHED!
I got the most exciting news of my journey so far on March 25th - I’m matched! The matching phase for me went pretty smoothly. I started this phase February 23rd when Joe contacted me about a family he thought would be great for me, he told me a little bit about them and asked if that was a family I’d be comfortable with and I had said yes. He then sent my profile to them. They reviewed my profile and agreed to do a match meeting. Our first meeting went great! I absolutely loved them and knew right away
Matching!
Now the exciting part, matching!!! My first matching experience, I was given a few couples profiles to review. I felt connected with one couple’s profile but decided to do some research on their clinic. The clinic wanted 3 to 4 trips to NYC… I was disheartened. I felt like the additional trips were not ideal for my situation. Joe was such a great sounding board and helped me talk things out along the way. Ultimately, I decided that I needed to see more IP profiles working with clinics that align with my needs as well. Drum roll…… I was matched
Let’s Taco Bout Matching!
This has been my favorite part of the process so far, as I’m still in the midst of my journey. So many thoughts go through your mind prior to meeting your intended parents. You begin to wonder what they’ll look like, if they’ll like you and your profile enough, and if they will accept your love for Taco Bell and Wendy's. I’m sure similar questions go through their minds as well - hopeful someone also picks them. Prior to meeting our match, my husband and I were presented with a few profiles based on our preferences and similarities. It was
Matching!
As I progressed to the matching part of this journey I was super nervous. My profile was made and looked great. Joe was great during this process. He sent potential matches. I felt bad because I said no to two couples. I had this sense of guilt but it is important decision and I wanted to be sure. Third time is a charm for me. I found a wonderful couple who I wanted to potentially match with. They agreed in meeting with me. Joe set up the zoom match call. I was nervous but I had my notebook with
