IVF. As if you would! No one should ever want children enough to defy nature and attempt to force it to happen through science. That's just ridiculous. I mean, there must be a reason you can't have kids. Nature knows what it's doing. And I don't even LIKE kids. If I get pregnant, fine, but we're not forcing this.
*7 years later, we've made an appointment to start the process of IVF*
I haven't really changed how I feel about IVF...it's not something anyone wants to have to do. But I did challenge the logic of my argument.
Do I really believe that the people who have natural pregnancies are the prime specimens chosen by nature to continue the human race?
When I look at it that way, no, I don't agree anymore that some people are able to have kids for a reason, and the others who can't, shouldn't. In light of the clear evidence of the quality of the planet's current breeders...the universe? She's clearly having someone hold her beer.
So that reasoning, along with the pressure of staring down the barrel of 36, having the doc confirm I have a low egg reserve, and around seven years of trying naturally led us down this path. My shelf life is nearing its end, it's clear we're not having kids naturally, so we needed to make a choice - try medical intervention as a last resort or just move on with our lives.
We opted for medical intervention, mainly so we don't kick ourselves in 10 years’ time if we woke up decided we wished we'd try harder. We'd be completely happy without kids (lord knows there are many many advantages to not having the noisy, snotty, selfish little creeps around), but we wanted to know we'd done all we could before closing that door.
So without further ado, please enjoy my detailed account of what is an incredibly invasive process!
PROCEED TO PHASE TWO