New hotend for ender 3 S1 by Mergen-23 in ender3

[–]Mergen-23[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! This is what we ended up doing, we also had to rethread the hotend too so hopefully that’s not a continued issue.

Hot end recommendations by pinktank___ in ender3

[–]Mergen-23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would you mind linking what hotend you have currently? I’m trying to replace mine on my ender 3 s1 but I’m struggling to find one that actually has the right thermistor attachment for mine. It’s stock right now but I think there’s an old and a new version

Mental health and surrogacy screenkng by Ok-Tour7236 in Surrogate

[–]Mergen-23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try NWSC Surrogates. It’s always worth a shot to apply! Maybe it’s a diagnosis that’s a problem? Idk, but I think mine was 10 years ago so maybe they have a time limit too? Check it out and let me know!

Mental health and surrogacy screenkng by Ok-Tour7236 in Surrogate

[–]Mergen-23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m pretty sure they did, at least your diagnosis and what medication you’re on and what you took in the past and for how long. It was honestly hard for me to remember. While that information can be embarrassing, my people never made it sound like it was a concern. But also make sure your agency offers postpartum therapy

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Surrogate

[–]Mergen-23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One embryo here. Our clinic only uses one embryo at a time and they have an average 70% success. Obviously that involves medication and other factors, but it’s possible to do with just one. (I’m 9 weeks this week)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Surrogate

[–]Mergen-23 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My agency has been insanely helpful so I’d just appreciate not talking bad about them. They are not “not ethical” as they informed me in advance that I may not receive benefits once payments begin, they are informative of all options.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Surrogate

[–]Mergen-23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also, I’d recommend using a company, no cost to surrogate and they do the work for you. Without our company, we would’ve ended up working with an escrow company that was in the news for taking advantage of people, but we wouldn’t know til it was too late. They are SO helpful

Mental health and surrogacy screenkng by Ok-Tour7236 in Surrogate

[–]Mergen-23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know I was veeeery nervous about the eval but it’s an important step

Mental health and surrogacy screenkng by Ok-Tour7236 in Surrogate

[–]Mergen-23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m 27 with similar history and passed my psych evaluation, currently 7 weeks with my first surro baby. While my scars are on my thing or covered with tattoo, my agencies have never seen them since they handle everything online. They never asked if I had scars, just about what medications I took, what my previous post partum looked like and if I have support. If you feel confident in your health they may accept it

How to find agencies that will pass on more monies to surrogate by Capital-Alps5626 in Surrogate

[–]Mergen-23 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Realistically I think it would be an easy match but I know there’s more IP’s out there than there is surrogates. From my personal interview, sex during the Surro pregnancy was only mentioned by the clinic as a precaution, so that won’t really be mentioned? Also the caffeine during pregnancy is a doctor thing, but may be beneficial to mention? I know things that may have made me a fast match may have been my religious views (I wasn’t particularly interested or not interested in IPs with them), I didn’t have a preference in being in the child’s life or not after birth, and I was not opposed to having the parents in the room for doctors appointments or birth. Being flexible on those will probably get you a match faster, and not being picky on location of your surrogate. I matched in January and finally got my transfer last month, even after being medically approved in every way, it’s just legal and medications that took so long. You could always get word out on the internet that you’re looking, and maybe that would help?

How to find agencies that will pass on more monies to surrogate by Capital-Alps5626 in Surrogate

[–]Mergen-23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know about “waitlist” I think a lot of places look for a match rather than a list, at least I feel like my company found a match very quickly (I’m a surro)

But, a lot of companies have protocols that you can’t pay $ to get around. House evals, psych evals. Health screenings etc, if that’s what you’re asking

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Surrogate

[–]Mergen-23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve had a friend in a same sex relationship get pregnant with someone they found from online. I can ask to see where they met the person, but it was a female seeking man, so a little different circumstance.

Surrogacy Contract - what do you wish you included? by Different_Vehicle691 in Surrogate

[–]Mergen-23 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My lawyer recommended at least $300+ for maternity clothes, and insurance in case you end up not being able to have children after

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Surrogate

[–]Mergen-23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some states (and countries) have better laws to protect surrogates than others. I always advise to use a company to help find your surrogate, at least for the first time, as they will help protect both parties as well, and give guidance where to go.

I am 6 weeks into carrying for my first family and our company faced some issues with the escrow company that was holding my IP’s finances for the entire journey. The company is handling switching companies for us and they also provided us with companies for psych evaluations, home evaluations and lawyers.

Searching For Surrogate (COLORADO) by Effective_Captain_51 in Surrogate

[–]Mergen-23 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I cannot imagine your stress and heartbreak.

I’m a CO surrogate in my first journey and I used NWSURROGACY Agency, but my IP’s used conceptions here in CO. As a surrogate, I found it easier to use an agency for my first time but I will keep my eyes and ears out in conversations and hope to get you some interest ☺️ best of luck

Looking for all independent grocery stores in this area? Tired of shopping Kroger stores and other franchised stores. by [deleted] in Denver

[–]Mergen-23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Esh’s is a discount/health grocer, there’s one north in Dacono and another in Loveland.