Starting a New Cycle

[SueGre]

I'm finishing up my 3rd round of Clomid tonight and then I'm off to the RE tomorrow morning to begin monitoring with u/s and blood work. I'm excited about starting a new cycle. We were watching a show tonight where a couple adopted a whole slew of kids. I told my dh that I very much want to carry our baby, but I wonder if we are "meant" to adopt. I was adopted and it was the best thing that ever could have happened to me. I was 8 days old when my parents brought me home.

I guess time will tell what will be...

SSBD!!!!!!!!!!

~Sue  

[Houston79]

Hi Sue!
Congrats on doing another round of IUI!  I hope this is the one.  I loved reading your post tonight! I'm adopted too (11 mos) and we have decided at this time to pursue adoption.  Since the decision, we have both felt so much peace.  We always knew we were meant to adopt but we just didn't know when it was supposed to be.  We aren't giving up on ttc, we just aren't aggressive about it right now.  If it happens it happens, but right now we are aggressive about adoption.  
Thanks again for posting! Its nice to hear someone else's musings.  Good luck with this round!  

[SueGre]

I'm glad you enjoyed my post...

Sometimes I wonder if we should start the adoption process and not focus so hard on TTC. It can take a year to adopt so maybe starting now is not a bad idea. I need to talk to my dh about it. I'm not getting any younger and we want this sooooooo badly, so maybe it's time to think about a different route...?

Hope you're having a happy peace-filled day :0)

~Sue

[tina1111]

I hope the 3rd time is a charm for you Sue!!!!  Tim and I have moved on to IVF. I was shocked at how affordable it will be. We're only looking at around $5,000 out of pocket. They said if we used my eggs the odds were only about 10-15% of it working. Even with good FSH, etc :(  My sister has stepped up and is giving me her eggs to use. We're looking at transfer sometime in early to mid January. I am soooo egg-cited!!! I had told the dr that this was our "last ditch effort" b4 moving on to adoption. He told me I could use donor embryos that he has there and do the IVF for about $3,000!!!!! They are the "left over" (for lack of a better term) embryos. They were donated to the Fertility Center after the couples had their babies. If it boils down to adoption for us, I am going to give it a try. It's adoption AND getting to carry the baby!! Just a thought..........

[SueGre]

Hope that the 2nd time's the charm because this is only round 2 of IUI.

I'm feeling so sad today. Crying here at work. Good thing I'm alone. I just feel so discouraged and so gyped. This is just so hard to take. I'm tired of feeling so positive all the time. I want to cry and scream and be angry. This is just so dam n hard. I feel so alone today. Alone and sad.

Rob and I starting the adoption discussion tonight after work.

I'm very eggcited for you, Tina. You so deserve this.

[miky72]

Sue,
we know how you feel and we are here for you.
On the other hand it is exciting to start a new cycle and I personally feel so good for you about this!!
keep the faith!
(((hugs)))

[tina1111]

Oh, Sue,  Don't be sad. It makes me sad to know you are sad *sniff* I know the feeling all too well. I was there myself just recently. That is part of the reason I was off line so much. I knew in my heart of hearts I was burying my head in the sand. Even with the luck of getting pg at 40 with Tiny Man. The odds were very against me. The dr shot me down like the Red Baron with the though of using my own eggs. My heart sank so fast and I felt like I would break down in his office. But, he turned it around so quick with the donor eggs and then with using Amy's eggs. I tell you, for the price of adoption and the price of IVF with donor embryos, the donor embryo's are much less $$ and you get to carry the baby. Has Rob ever had a s/a? If his is good, you could even do just donor eggs. If your insurance is covering IUI, it should cover a portion of the IVF and if you are using donor eggs, the price actually drops. There is no retrieval to pay for, no shots. Just some food for thought. I know you and I both want a baby so badly. I want you to have one just as much as I want me to have one. ((((hugs))))