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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I did both at the same time. The adoption agency offered us one SN child after another and a lot of pressure to go with it.
At the time I was 15 weeks with a DE baby (had not told them) Finally said no thanks. DE baby is in 2nd grade now-- smart and healthy. It was by far the best choice for us.[/quote]

Did you have to pay any fees up front to the adoption agency while pursuing DE at the same time?  When you did DE did you do fresh or frozen?  Were there any issues with your pregnancy (one of my concerns about DE is that there is a higher risk of pregnancy complications than with own egg--my OB told me about this).[/quote]

We did pay a small fee to the adoption agency. It seemed like a lot at the time -- it was just a deposit -- but pennies compared to the costs of a SN child.
Actually we have DE twins, both girls. I thought that the "looks like you" part of the psych screening was over played. After all, I was an adult and at that point really wanted healthy. We did fresh, and today no RE would have transferred so many. I think DE lowers the risk b/c the eggs are so much younger. We did not have any complications and this was after several m/c. (Looking back I think genetics played a role). My twins are really different, both in looks and temperament, although they both have my DH mellow nature. They look like DH -- no one would think that they are DE by looking. Genetics is so strong. People look at one of my twins and say, looks just like you! but really she looks just like our Northern European ancestors. It was a success story for us. GL.[/quote]

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