
We received our surrogate profiles today. We hope to use two surrogates, but that depends on how many embies we get and their quality. So far, we know our donor is doing quite well - the CD9 scan showed 7-8 follicles and we're hopeful they'll mature and fertilise into lovely embies. I'm not sure when egg retrieval is, but I imagine it'll be around Thursday or Friday.
One of our surrogates wrote a beautiful message at the bottom of her profile, which really got me thinking. She said she'd pray to Goddess Mata Rani for us and that she hopes we have twins. I didn't know who Mata Rani was, so I did a bit of research and discovered that Mata Rani is a manifestation of the Mother Goddess. Hinduism is very confusing, as there are so many manifestations of Gods and Goddesses, but as I understand it, the Mother Goddess (sometimes referred to as Maa, sometimes Devi) is considered to be the Absolute Energy of the Universe and takes on many forms. I'm not sure what the manifestation of Rani is, but I know it involves singing and a beautiful woman on the back of a lion who is all-knowing, kind and who showers her blessings on all of her devotees.
If you have the time and the inclination, please enjoy this youtube vid of Amma Bhajan singing to Mata Rani, filmed in several locations across India (and oddly enough, Melbourne!).
I'll keep you posted.







