Oooh yay!

[serendipity8791]

John and I are trying to have a baby, and I'm currently on a "get pregnant soon, or we're putting you on Metformin" schedule from the doctor.

Of COURSE I have to have a yeast infection right now, at the start of my fertile period. *shakes fist*

Fuck you, body! Fuck you!

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[ilthit]

Aahhhhh so much the best of luck!

Gilly and I are planning on trying, too. Of course, for us, it was never going to be simple.

[serendipity8791]

But it is doable (you just need a donor)! The best of luck to you on that too, when the time comes!

We're trying, but we haven't been fruitful, yet. XD

[ilthit]

It can take time! At the clinic, they say they'd move on to trying IVF if the first 4-5 inseminations don't take; with another clinic it was 6 tries; and on public they want you to "try" for 12 months before they refer you to a clinic. Of course we kind of can't "try" at home because we're looking at an anonymous donor. Also it turns out same-sex couples aren't covered by state insurance. So we haven't tried yet, but we're having tests done.

[serendipity8791]

Ah yes, time too. The part about same sex couples not being covered under the public plan is stupid, of course. You're supposed to try how, exactly?

John and I have been trying for over a year, but nothing. IVF is covered up to two successful pregnancies reaching term per couple, but the government is thinking of revoking the program as part of the austerity measures the province is under. So we're a bit stressed that, if it needs to come to that, we'll have to pay. And that's super expensive.

ilthit

[ilthit]

I would go for that IVF as soon as you can swing it! Or are you trying it already? It bypasses all sorts of problems conceiving. We've been reading up a lot as well as talking to other people trying and doctors.

The testing we are doing now is going to be around 600 euros and every insemination from 500 up, depending on how we do it. It will be much more expensive at a clinic. Cheaper options include ordering it illegally from Denmark or taking a day trip there.

Re: ilthit

[serendipity8791]

Well, to get it for free under the public plan, my doctor needs to sign off on it, and she's reluctant because she's an intern and doesn't want to skip steps (she goes by-the-book on everything). Also, IVF or fertility treatments are both pretty stressful, both mentally and physically, and she doesn't want to put her patients through that if she can avoid it. But I'm going to be 37 in August, and time is ticking!

I have no clue how much IVF costs here, I haven't looked it up yet. But it's not something we can afford this year anyway, between moving, needing to buy new furniture because ours is dilapidated, and having to attend two weddings out of town (which means travel and accommodation expenses)... Wow, just looked it up, between $7,750 and $12,250 CAD... which includes everything, from semen testing to the actual IVF, but OUCH!

Re: ilthit

[ilthit]

Ick. That's more than it costs here. Your age might be the reason you're having trouble, though it shouldn't make it impossible. I would pressure your doc to give you the referral. It's just a hormone treatment, harvesting, and then implantation... They didn't make it sound that bad when we talked about it.