My fiancé and I had been trying unsuccessfully for a baby for about 3 years. We had both been married before, me with no kids, and Mark with 2, but we wanted to start a family together. Our first attempt was a vasectomy reversal for Mark, which after a year, we discovered had not been successful. From there our journey took us to IVF Australia as we now needed “help” in brining our eggs and sperm together. Our first attempt resulted in a miscarriage and the 2nd, 3rd and 4th attempts resulted in fewer and fewer eggs retrieved. This was a devastating and emotional time for us, me in particular as I thought my chances of becoming a mum had passed. I had been having regular acupuncture in an attempt to help make me healthier but it didn’t seem to be working. Our Doctor at the time suggested an egg donor as an option; he thought it would be the best chance of us conceiving. It was a chance we jumped at given that I was nearing 39 and we decided that we could get lucky now with a few more IVF attempts, but if we wanted more than one child we would have to roll the dice again to see if it would be successful. We contacted Conceptions Centre in Hawaii after IVF gave us their details. The people there were lovely and within a few weeks we were booked in and had a timeline to work towards and get excited about. From there Conceptions Centre gave us Edie’s details if I was interested in acupuncture. I contacted Edie via email and straight away she was wonderful. She answered all of the questions (on more than one occasion!) and booked me in for an initial appointment upon our arrival in Hawaii. Once I met Edie she was amazing. It was hard to not be excited about the prospect of a donor egg working, but we also didn’t want to get our hopes up. Edie made me feel relaxed and comfortable and was so knowledgeable and had so much experience in the area, she could help with any of my concerns and just made me feel so serene about the whole procedure. She really made my stay in Hawaii a wonderful experience. I can’t imagine how it would have been any more relaxing, joyful and therapeutic than it was with her right there for me the whole time we were in Hawaii. Now we are expecting twins! We are 4 months pregnant and can’t wait to see what our new life brings us. Edie is still interested in how it is all going and we both feel so grateful for all her help in our journey to this point. – M & M