It’s been a complete whirlwind around here the past couple of weeks, so I apologize for the little hiatus from my blog posts.
I’ll be sharing the exciting news behind all the chaos soon, but for now I wanted to continue documenting our surrogacy journey because these moments have meant so much to us ❤️
Our first OB appointment was on 5/31, and honestly, I walked away from it feeling incredibly happy and reassured.
Our gestational carrier made sure to include us through FaceTime during the appointment, and the OB was also wonderful about making us feel involved as the intended parents throughout the entire experience.
At first, they couldn’t find the heartbeat using the Doppler, which definitely made my anxiety spike for a moment. But after switching to an ultrasound, we immediately saw our sweet little guy moving around in there.
Everything looked perfect.
Baby was measuring exactly on track at 12 weeks and 4 days, and seeing him on the screen made everything feel so much more real.
The next step in the process was the NIPT test, which screens for chromosomal abnormalities and helps determine whether the pregnancy is considered low risk genetically.
Even though we had already paid extra for PGT testing on our embryos before transfer, no test is ever considered 100% definitive, so the NIPT was simply another layer of reassurance and monitoring.
Unfortunately, things didn’t go quite as smoothly as we hoped.
We submitted two separate samples, and both came back inconclusive.
The lab explained that inconclusive results can sometimes happen more frequently in surrogate pregnancies, but honestly, it was still disappointing.
I think part of me had emotionally attached a lot of reassurance to finally receiving those results, so not having answers yet felt frustrating and anticlimactic.
Originally, I thought we would probably publicly share the pregnancy news after receiving the NIPT results.
Which is honestly kind of funny to say while actively blogging about all of this 😂
But surprisingly, only a small handful of my friends even know I’ve been writing these blog posts, so in some ways it still feels very personal and private.
I’m still looking forward to eventually announcing everything with a cute picture of Logan wearing a “Big Brother” shirt ❤️
Today, our GC is officially 14 weeks and 1 day, and it honestly feels surreal knowing we’ve already entered the second trimester.
Every new milestone continues making this journey feel more and more real.
And one of the sweetest parts lately has been Logan starting to ask more questions about his little brother.
Watching him slowly understand that a baby is actually joining our family soon absolutely melts my heart ❤️
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