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Mommy's Garden
Mommy's Garden
http://hannahweptsarahlaughed.blogspot.com/2011/06/mommys-garden.html
06/26/2011
My baby boy
Author: Jessica Rutzick
A lot of parents have been expressing concerns about their donor's resemblance to them or their extended families. No one can predict what a baby will look like, of course. I chose a donor who resembles me, with the same hair color and physique.
Since my baby was born, though, everyone tells me he looks just like me! Even those people that know I had an egg donor. Of course, my child's primary resemblance will derive from our family's interests and values and mannerisms, and not his hair or eye color. After your baby arrives, it won't matter a bit anyway. So my advice is to focus on the arrival of your new family member, and less on what you hope he or she will look like.
05/18/2011
Eggs For Sale
Author: Lauri Harris
Fast Company magazine article title "Eggs for Sale":
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/148/eggs-for-sale.html
01/27/2011
NYT Articles
Author: Lauri Harris
Here are two interesting New York Times articles:
Payment Offers to Egg Donors Prompt Scrutiny
A Legal Puzzle: Can a Baby have Three Biological Parents?
01/27/2011
Amazing Egg Donors
We have been recruiting donors for six months and I continue to be incredibly impressed by our applicants. Our egg donors are so intelligent, beautiful and generous. I am getting to know our egg donors and each one is just wonderful. I can't wait to start matching them all to recipients. Each day I think of my own donor and am grateful to her for the beautiful baby boy she helped me have.
Even people who know our story say Solomon looks just like me! And he does!
08/09/2010
Baby Boy!
Author: Jessica Rutzick
I am excited to announce that I delivered my baby boy, Solomon, on December 17th! Solomon is the result of a donor egg and and IVF procedure and he is truly a miracle.
I think about my donor often, although we never met. My donor has given me such an incredible gift and I send positive thoughts of thanksgiving to her every day. I can't wait to help other parents by finding a match from our terrific donors- it is really amazing! 
03/05/2010
Meeting our Donors
Our Premium Egg Donation web site is up and running and I have been reviewing all of the donor's applications.
All of our applicants are so beautiful, smart and accomplished- it is a pleasure getting to know everyone! Our donors are law students, engineers, scientists, psychologists and teachers. They all have diverse interests and backgrounds, but one thing they have in common is their generosity and willingness to help infertile couples start a family. What a great group of women!
11/07/2009
Finding a donor
As soon as I decided to use an egg donor to start my family, I began searching egg donor agencies on line. I was anxious to start my family - and I wanted to select a donor right away. What I found was the decision making process was much more difficult than my most recent on-line shopping experience- when I purchased a new small appliance- a cuisinart to be precise.
My IVF clinic offered a donor matching procedure that would have eliminated my dillemma. The IVF clinic has a committee of people I have never met, that will locate and choose my donor for me. I wouldn't get so much as a picture my egg donor. Needless to say, I needed more information than that and I persevered on my own.
On Christmas weekend, my egg donor agency sent an email out with their newest donor. She resembled me, and was even more athletic that I am (she has done TWO Ironman Triathalons!). And most importantly to me, she was academically credentialed- like myself.
I sent an email to the egg donor agency immediately. The following Monday morning I called. The agency told me that in less than 12 hours after sending out this egg donor's profile, they had five requests for her. I was the second request.
As it turns out, I was matched to this egg donor and now I am six months pregnant! I can't wait to meet this little baby boy- due in January.
This experience is what led me to the conclusion that I should start my own egg donor agency. My agency - Premium Egg Donation, Inc., offers egg donors who are all as credentialed as my egg donor.
I am excited to receive the egg donor applications now that the www.premiumeggdonation.com site has launched. I can't wait to meet all of these wonderful women who are willing to help people like me to start their families.
10/03/2009