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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How old are you and why are you freezing your eggs?

I have been through the infertility wringer and I ended up using donor eggs.  If I could give my younger self some advice it would be to save my money and go right to donor eggs.

I have three amazing kids.  One round of donor egg retrieval.  Second and third kid from frozen embryos.  Donor was 21 and her eggs were fantastic.  I am so thankful for her.

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I'm 35 now. 
If using donor eggs, will the child have my DNA? I did read that the womb influences the baby's development. There are so many options out there it's confusing..[/quote]

My kids do not have my DNA but there is good evidence that epigenetics are influenced by the experience in the womb.  It determines which genes are turned on or turned off. Truthfully, I am not all that concerned about this connection.  I carried them, gave birth to them, breastfed them, and, most importantly, have parented them every day for more than a decade.  They are absolutely amazing.  They have picked up many of my mannerisms and I think it would be hard to tell that we are not genetically related at this point.  [/quote]

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