Vegas, Baby Page #7

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and there are such lows.

I guess that's why we

all come here, right?

Because you've got some support.

So I am lost, because

I was banking eggs.

And on the last

procedure I had one egg.

And I was like, I'm done.

My body is done.

So I was just like,

I'm done with meds.

I'm just taking a break.

We are talking about

adoption already.

We've already done research.

What about surrogacy?

How much would that cost, if

you wanted to go down that path?

I can't even think about it.

Surrogacy, donor egg, all

that, like, freaks me out.

Like, I can't--

And what works for some

people doesn't work for others.

Then from the

time I was a child,

I mean, adoption was

always a very big and open

conversation to be had.

You know, but then

when you got to, well,

do I want that child

to have a piece of me?

I mean, there's

so many components

to such a huge question.

The thing is, most

people don't even

have to ask these questions.

I think it's just

very hard for anybody

to understand any

experience they haven't had.

And particularly when

it comes to children.

Childbirth, and child rearing--

people have all

sorts of opinions,

and they're very willing

to give them to you.

Rather than listen to

what your experience is,

and what your desires

and hopes are.

Come on.

Don't cry.

Don't cry.

Can I see you?

Yes, I can!

Oh, we waited so long for you.

We did.

I knew we'd be here.

I did.

200, 20, 40, 60.

Here's what we

got medication-wise.

I've got-- today I just added on

the Gonal and Menopur as usual.

Same as before.

Right, same as before.

In all honesty, Rosalinda

has a very difficult prognosis.

OK.

I didn't

press her to go again.

It was something

she wanted to do.

What can you say?

It is their choice, ultimately.

But there's got to

be a point in time

where she's got to really

say to herself, you know,

is it worth it?

What is the cost

emotionally, financially,

physically to keep doing this?

This one's measuring

roughly 14 millimeters.

Ann took it very badly

when she miscarried,

and so we said to her, come

back and do another cycle,

and we'll do it free for you.

She came back.

We weren't obligated

to do that, but I

felt she'd been though enough.

118 Over 78.

That's good.

Yeah.

This black

area here, this

is called the gestational sac.

That's the first sign of

pregnancy that we see.

OK, I'm trying to see

if I see anything yet.

Yeah, it's a heartbeat.

Wait, wait.

That's a heartbeat.

Oh my goodness, we might

be seeing a little heartbeat.

Do you see that, honey?

Oh, my gosh, I do.

Do you see that?

I do.

Oh.

Do you see that?

Oh, there you go.

Here, here.

Here you go, sweetheart.

There you go.

- Are you ready for this?

- Yeah.

Take a deep

breath, Annie.

OK.

OK, what are we doing here?

Are we doing this?

- Oh my gosh, I'm so nervous.

- OK.

- Hold on.

- You closing your--

cover my eyes?

OK, you got a corner?

Lift it off.

Ready?

One--

Don't peek.

One, two, three.

It's a girl.

We'll

for a girl.

OK.

Oh, here's another new one.

Let's see where

her skills are at.

I've thought about it a

lot, and I think it's time

to move on to egg donor.

I've always wanted to be

pregnant and carry a child.

And, you know, for

me, as a single woman,

I think egg donation will be

easier than trying to adopt.

So I know this is the

right decision for me.

Hi.

Hi, how are you?

Good.

So you've made a choice.

Well, I had these

three top favorites.

Did you look at my top

favorites, or only the two?

I did.

OK, what did you think?

I thought 1213 was fine.

I just thought she seemed very

smart and musical, but only,

like, average good looking.

Yeah.

But the donors really cute.

The male donor.

Mm-hmm, yeah.

Oh.

Like, I-- I think

she's the best choice.

I mean, genetics are so weird.

I know.

That's why I thought I should

just choose her, because I

just want it to move forward.

So I think she's

a good choice.

Look at this,

we're at the front.

I know.

This is great.

It's so great.

I plan on being very

open about my child

having been conceived from

both sperm donor and egg donor.

The thing is, you have to

take joy in whatever you have.

Being confronted with the

limits of my biology--

it's a huge loss, but

I still have choice.

Is that a baby

duck next to it?

Yeah.

Oh, yeah, look, another one.

There's one, two, three.

Aw.

We either have

this child, or we

need to move on and

start living our lives

as a childless family.

I think that we can

be happy either way.

I don't know if she

really feels the same way.

You know,

I try to think,

OK, so it doesn't happen.

I'll focus on my career.

But, you know, if I'm honest

with myself, and honest

with Dago, I have no

idea how I'm gonna

feel if this doesn't work.

People

who haven't experienced

infertility don't know what it's

like to live with infertility.

You wanted to make

the choices in life--

the key choices in life--

and you can't.

You can't put a label on that.

You can't put a name--

it is just raw pain--

emotional pain.

Maybe we're supposed to have it.

Maybe we're supposed to have it,

because we're supposed to have

that drive to procreate.

Hi.

Hi, sweetie.

Welcome home.

When my wife and I

met and got married,

we wanted to have kids.

And this is what we had to

do to get to our family.

For whatever reason,

we had to struggle.

We had to struggle

in our marriage.

We had to struggle

to get to our family.

And right now, I'm

ecstatic, because I'm a dad.

God, she's heavy.

Hiya.

Hi, little one.

Dad's really holding her.

This is a new beginning.

I look forward to her, just

to see what she's gonna be.

You know, and how

she's gonna be.

I want to know that

feeling of holding your child,

and knowing that I'm

someone's mother.

Please vote for us.

Their name sounds familiar.

Do you remember them?

I think they

submitted last year, too.

Really?

This is one of

those couples you go,

what's going to happen

if they don't win?

Hi, I'm Jackie.

Hi, and I'm Kelly.

And we're the Barkers.

This is our story.

Baby hold on to me.

I'd like to see every

patient I treat get pregnant.

It's not gonna happen.

It's not gonna happen.

We do not create life.

I think we are simply

the conduit through which

greater forces than we work.

Are we ready to get started?

We can't guarantee

a baby, nobody can.

But one chance is certainly

better than no chance.

Hi, I'm Jackie.

Hi, and I'm Kelly.

And we are the Barkers.

This is our story.

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