Simone, American Intended Parent in Emporia, Virginia, USA

Explain your reasons for wanting a surrogate/donor:

my husband and myself have experience a lot of loss with miscarriage. We have TTC naturally, we also TTC through traditional IVF and donor Embryo IVF. We have miscarried 7 times 3 naturally and 4 through donor embryo IVF.

How would you best describe yourself(s):

We are loving outgoing couple, that loves our fur babies. while i am a homebody i do enjoy spending time with husband going out on date nights. while my husband is a nature lover. loves to be outside working on cars and making jokes to make me laugh. we are high school sweethearts been together for 17yrs and married for 5 years. best way to describe myself loving , funny, compassionate, understanding, sensitive, thoughtful, independent person. my husband is loving, understanding, compassionate, insightful, observant positive person. we lean on each other for guidance, that's what makes us stronger together.

Use this space to communicate a letter to potential Surrogates/Donors:

hello future surrogate whoever you maybe, there will be a time where we meet on this site and you read our story. I have longed for the day to be a mother, i longed the day both my husband and I become parents. our journey into parenthood has not been the greatest one. Getting pregnant for the first time was a blessing but the hurt of a miscarriage was the breakdown for me. Having your doctor tell you that your pregnant is a wonderful thing but to have it taken away from you does something to you as woman, it makes you question yourself. So we didn't give up on TTC our miracle baby. opening our thoughts to donor embryos and knowing that this could work for us. The sad news was we miscarried every time. Leaving me to get tested for uterus biopsy , ultrasounds on my uterus and the painful test of them all ERA test twice " Endometrial Receptivity Array". etc....... Where we thought it would be easier to get pregnant through IVF, we we're surprised to find out that it wasn't and that it caused more problems on my body then i thought. The pain and heartache from it all caused heart problems for me at the end. so know we are not allowed to continue to get pregnant due to my heart issues. Hearing the words NO hurt me so deep i had no words to say the whole ride back home. Completing our family would mean the world to us, finally having our miracle baby will make our dreams come true. So future surrogate if you happen to read our letter please know that if you help us complete our Family, we would have our miracle baby that has been trying to get to us for a very long time. Thank you for reading our letter. Sincerely, The Gholson's