[MountainMomma]

How far are you and your DH/SO willing to go to have another baby?

I know this will likely be different for each person, and I also think that it often changes for individuals during their journey. I know that my answer today is definitely different than it would have been a year ago.

Last year we wouldn't have even considered IVF. I was okay with it, but Matt was not. Right now we are taking a break so that we can just take a breath and then in the spring or summer we are going to move on to IUI for a couple of cycles. If that is not successful we will either NTNP or WTTC till that time the following year when we will try again. If I finish school and we still don't have a BFP, then we will move on to IVF at that time. Our attempts at IVF (if it comes to that) will be extremely limited and if it doesn't happen quickly we will move on to adoption.

We do hope to adopt eventually anyway, but we are really hoping to have at least one of our own first.

[MamaAnna]

After Sarah's here and I've had my body back for awhile we're fully expecting to have difficulties again. The furthest DH is willing to go is Clomid, maybe. He's fine with me taking Metformin when the time comes, but bounces back and forth on the other. Anything that requires him to do any testing or requires any sort of invasive procedures is out of the question as far as he's concerned. It could be a couple years before we do anything more than NTNP though so who knows how he'll feel down the road. I haven't considered anything like IUI or IVF to even have feelings on it since I know he'd never agree.

[Amber1279]

I have two children from a previous marriage, and both were concieved without MA.

I have PCOS and my new DH and I have been NTNP for almost 2 years. In March I decided to go in and discuss our options. I went on Met and my next cycle was only 31 days! So then we tried Femara. This was our 1st month and even with the Femara and the Met AF didn't arrive and 3 tests have been bfn.

For now, we have decided not to go any further. I am currently waiting for AF to arrive without medication. i would love a child that is "ours", but for now I can't continue taking more and more meds.

[SavaAngel]

Before we got our BFP we were going to wait till this summer/fall and look into IUI then. We had to wait till the truck was paid off. Then we got our surprise BFP.

IUI or IVF is rather difficult for us because technically it isn't approved by our faith. I think we would have leaped to IUI but not IVF. We too want to adopt one day, or foster when our kids are older.

Anyways, after baby is born, DH doesn't want to avoid at all, but I feel like I need time myself to heal, get through the first few months with the new baby. We will avoid (with charting - no hormonal BC) for at least 6 months and then begin NTNP/TTC after that. We will see how long it takes to get #3 conceived.

[Jacobbbsmommy]

Our first child took about 2 years of trying w/out assistance and as badly as I want another it will be again w/out assistance. I dont believe in birth control as a prevention to babies so it is kinda contradictory for me to want to use assistance to have a baby. For me only God can make that decision. So I guess I get to sit here and BD away with prayers flying lol. My husband and I have discussed though later on wanting to adopt especially if we havent been able to conceive a 2nd child. I have two siblings that were adopted and would love to get involved in that.

[~InHisHands~]

I think we're almost at the stopping point now. I've always said I won't go past injectables & we are about to start those this cycle. Of course right now I don't know how I feel about the number of injectable cycles to do. I'm kinda thinking maybe just this one but IDK. I'm hoping & praying one does it though so I don't have to cross that bridge.

[wishfulgal]

Dh is having surgery on his varicocele in Sept and we will wait 3-6 months to see if his count goes up after that. If it doesn't, we will probably go straight to adoption. His count right now is so low that IUI is not an option for us. IVF is pretty much our only option, and while we haven't completely ruled it out, it's not something we are totally comfortable with.