Shocked that I needed an egg donor at 39

After four years, four rounds of IVF and an amazing egg donor, we finally have our miracle baby!

We were on the waiting list for an NHS round of IVF but were advised not to wait too long if we had the option to go private due to my age (39 at the time). A friend recommended Herts & Essex and we had our first round of IVF which was unfortunately unsuccessful. Just as we were about to start out NHS round, we had an email from the hospital saying due to staffing issues, we would have to wait for a further 6-9 months.

We went straight back to Herts & Essex and we were very shocked to find out that my egg reserves had dropped completely and another round of IVF with my eggs wasn’t advisable. Herts & Essex were very supportive and we worked with Apricity who matched us with an altruistic egg donor.

In the meantime we were called up for our delayed NHS round which went ahead and sadly, but not surprisingly, was unsuccessful.

Using the donated eggs, we were lucky enough to get four embryos which were suitable for freezing. The first transfer wasn’t successful but the second resulted in our beautiful son, Aiden!

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all of the support and kindness shown throughout!

Forever grateful,
Helen, Darren & Aiden x