When I first met with my therapist in 2013 (yeah, you read that right - 2013) I vividly remember saying that IVF was not in the cards for Phil and I. It wasn't something that I was morally against, but, just.. no.
Fast forward 5 years.
I had a revelation at our last appointment when she/my therapist said 'Why aren't you doing IVF?'. It was a bold question and I didn't have an answer. Why weren't we? When I quickly answered 'no' in 2013 I had the the luxury of time. I was naive. There was no way that the process of having a baby would take this long. News flash: it is.
When I left, I called Phil and through tears I told him that IVF was our next step. His response; "I'm on board". Sounds simple enough, right? The undying support makes my heart explode.
Over the next few months we talked, thought, weighed our options and got excited about the future. Well, here we are.
We finally had our informational meeting with our clinic of choice last night.
We sat in a room with 10 other couples and learned about the next steps, process, doctors, best practices and yes, the money. It's so overwhelming.
We have appointments to finalize the details in the coming weeks and then the race is on.
There isn't much else to report today but I wanted to give an update. I wanted to let whoever is reading that I'm an open book. This journey isn't just ours, it's everyone who's supported us throughout the years and lead us to this point. The future is so exciting and we're ready.
Now we go..
Fast forward 5 years.
I had a revelation at our last appointment when she/my therapist said 'Why aren't you doing IVF?'. It was a bold question and I didn't have an answer. Why weren't we? When I quickly answered 'no' in 2013 I had the the luxury of time. I was naive. There was no way that the process of having a baby would take this long. News flash: it is.
When I left, I called Phil and through tears I told him that IVF was our next step. His response; "I'm on board". Sounds simple enough, right? The undying support makes my heart explode.
Over the next few months we talked, thought, weighed our options and got excited about the future. Well, here we are.
We finally had our informational meeting with our clinic of choice last night.
We sat in a room with 10 other couples and learned about the next steps, process, doctors, best practices and yes, the money. It's so overwhelming.
We have appointments to finalize the details in the coming weeks and then the race is on.
There isn't much else to report today but I wanted to give an update. I wanted to let whoever is reading that I'm an open book. This journey isn't just ours, it's everyone who's supported us throughout the years and lead us to this point. The future is so exciting and we're ready.
Now we go..