More options, more choices, more decisions...

I had my annual check-up with my OBGYN today and I was anxious to hear what she had to say. Its kind of nice when the Dr. and patient relationship extends beyond the walls of the drs. office. My OBGYN has been with us every step of the way and we rely on her professional opinion to aid us in coming to a decision. People that have learned about our struggle with infertility are quick to give us those ignorant and inappropriate comments that are supposed to make us feel better. Or they love to share stories about someone they knew that took two months to conceive; as if that has anything to do with us. Sometimes it's just better to say nothing at all...

But my OBGYN's opinion is important because she too struggled with infertility. She, unlike most people, understands how we feel and what we're going through. So after hanging out naked on the examination table and carrying on a rather deep conversation, I think we've got an idea of how to proceed. She told me to never stop trying. So with that message, we have a few options left. As far as the final two embryos, we are thinking about transferring them to the surrogate, since transferring them to me is a shot in the dark. Meanwhile, we will begin the adoption process and have that underway. While going through the adoption process and saving up for the surrogate transfer, we will also be going back to simple IUIs (intrauterine insemination) using donor sperm through my OBGYN's office. Phew...

20 thousand more dollars later and we should end up with a baby some how...some way. Maybe later down the road when we find another 15 grand lying around, we will do another IVF if the other methods have proven to be unsuccessful. I do have about $1000 worth of IVF meds waiting in the fridge with an expiration date of April 2010 that I need to somehow get rid of. Since we'll be doing multiple things at the same time, it's a lot to think about and wrap our heads around.

Excited to start the adoption process!