For that price we might as well just do ivf. How do you decide to move onto that step?
poetgirl,
for that exact reason...
a few cycles of clomid/iui's, that seemed a reasonable start, time and money-wise.
but when we 'got done' with them, staring down a few cycles of the next step injectables/iui's, well, 3 of them cost the same as 1 ivf and the odds were better for ivf. so we just skipped right to ivf.
when we had our meeting with our r.e., she gave us the same run-down as you got. but for some reason, the #'s seemed promising to me, coming from a place of no success. but standing where i am now, it feels different. i feel more vulnerable/desparate/worried. because we are 'there'... there is no next step. this is it. so the numbers look less solid, if that makes sense.
I can get 3 months of injectable meds for $35!!
mermay, that is such a great price. i have med-envy! we have no coverage, but we have the savings set aside so i suppose worrying about it is a moot point.
poetgirl,
for that exact reason...
a few cycles of clomid/iui's, that seemed a reasonable start, time and money-wise.
but when we 'got done' with them, staring down a few cycles of the next step injectables/iui's, well, 3 of them cost the same as 1 ivf and the odds were better for ivf. so we just skipped right to ivf.
when we had our meeting with our r.e., she gave us the same run-down as you got. but for some reason, the #'s seemed promising to me, coming from a place of no success. but standing where i am now, it feels different. i feel more vulnerable/desparate/worried. because we are 'there'... there is no next step. this is it. so the numbers look less solid, if that makes sense.
I can get 3 months of injectable meds for $35!!
mermay, that is such a great price. i have med-envy! we have no coverage, but we have the savings set aside so i suppose worrying about it is a moot point.
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:i didn't know you cycled in dec/jan. i am sorry to hear that it didn't go well. that day 3 vs day 5 debate really gets me stressed. to me the embies will always have a better chance in the womb than in a petri dish. i would much rather have them put them in earlier b/c even if it doesn't work you don't have to play that "what if they had put them back at day 3?" game. we are going for our ivf consult tomorrow so i think she will tell use meds and what their lab likes to do with regards to day 3 vs day 5. What meds are you on this cycle? Did you DH have another TESA or did you have left overs still? Was your dd conceived on fresh or frozen swimmers? And also i can't rave enough about using acup before and during your cycle. My acup had 5 out of 6 confirmed pregnancies last week...3 with ivf and 2 that got preg while awaiting an ivf cycle. i think anyone that is going down the infertility road should try it. The invest is nothing compared to IUI and IVF, not to mention it is a lot healthier for your body to get preggers naturally. That is just my 2 cents though.
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