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Baby #2 Adventures
I am going to try and jam all the updates on Baby #2 in one post so bear with me… Saturday March 28 – From the hospital we went straight to Dr. Patel’s office for my second IVF appointment. This was the … Continue reading
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Tagged baby making, embryos, frozen embryos, India, IVF, IVF cycle, journey, love, Mumbai, Patience, surrogacy, Surrogacy in India, Travel
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Hello World!
We are pleased to announce that approximately 36hrs after our safe arrival in India, we welcomed our little miss Kitty into the world! She was born on March 25 at 3.26pm Mumbai time and weighed 3.26kg (7.18lbs)and is doing very … Continue reading
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DNA Test for Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA)
Tusk here. With less than 50 days to go, we are preparing to fly to India for the birth of our baby. We also have to complete an exit process for our baby while in India. The exit process involves transmitting US … Continue reading
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More than HALFWAY!
I have been slacking on the updates lately. Today our little baby has been bakin’ for 22 weeks now… that means the time left is less that the time behind us. We have 5 weeks left till the end of … Continue reading
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Quad Marker Screen Test
Tusk here. Our quad marker screen test results came in and everything is normal. Exciting to have good news in the mist of the rollercoaster ride. We are about half way through and we are happy and blessed for each additional day. … Continue reading
…and it is ok
We got an update from Dr. Patel last night, the bleeding stopped and the ultrasound shows the baby is doing fine. The bleeding was caused by the placental location. Sita will stay in hospital for a few days for observation. … Continue reading
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Its all gonna be OK
Yesterday we got the ultrasound results along with a video of the ultrasound. The video was exciting, we could see our little baby doing summersaults :). Normal movement and cardiac activity was seen, however, the results noted a “mildly low lying … Continue reading
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The Joys and Struggles of Having an Unusual Story
The Joys…Since I added the page “Ask” we have gotten a few questions from folks who have been following our blog. The highlight was an African couple residing in the US reaching out to us to get more information on the surrogacy process. … Continue reading
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Tagged africa, failing to conceive, friends, journey, Patience, stigma, surrogacy, Surrogacy in India
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8 week Ultrasound
Our onesie is thriving and has been bakin’ for 8 weeks now, we are more than halfway through the first trimester! this week our onesie is now the size of a kidney bean, measures 0.7″ and has normal cardiac activity of … Continue reading
A word of Encouragement
I shared this blog with a friend and today I woke up to an email from her: Hi [Cat] I’m so excited for you and Tusk. You two will make great parents. Reading your blog is inspiring, funny, and witty … Continue reading
Surrogacy Journey to India and Back 