Anyone freeze eggs after having multiple healthy children?

[Anonymous]

I’m 40 with 3 healthy children. I still have menstrual cycles regularly. I told DH I want to freeze some eggs or embryos and he thinks I am crazy.

[Anonymous]

Do you want more children?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you want more children?

I would like another but not now. I’m still in exhausted mode.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you want more children?

I would like another but not now. I’m still in exhausted mode.

And you think it will be better later? And retrievals are no walk in the park either. Unless you have money to just throw away, I agree with your husband.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you want more children?

I would like another but not now. I’m still in exhausted mode.

Do you really want to have a 4th child after 40?

[Anonymous]

ER/IVF is no cakewalk. I've done it.

I can't imagine doing it in your shoes.

Team DH.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ER/IVF is no cakewalk. I've done it.

I can't imagine doing it in your shoes.

Team DH.

Also, the quality of eggs that would retrieve would be very low. Since you’re freezing eggs not embryos, the likelihood of the eggs being viable when you do want to use them are close to zero.

If you enjoy discomfort, lots of doctors appointments and throwing money away, sure, go for it!

[Anonymous]

If you do this then freeze PGS-tested embryos. I would not risk freezing just eggs at age 40.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you want more children?

I would like another but not now. I’m still in exhausted mode.

And you think it will be better later? And retrievals are no walk in the park either. Unless you have money to just throw away, I agree with your husband.

We do have money. I told DH I want another child but don’t necessarily want to be pregnant again. I would love a surrogate. We can afford it.

DH isn’t even entertaining the thought.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you want more children?

I would like another but not now. I’m still in exhausted mode.

And you think it will be better later? And retrievals are no walk in the park either. Unless you have money to just throw away, I agree with your husband.

We do have money. I told DH I want another child but don’t necessarily want to be pregnant again. I would love a surrogate. We can afford it.

DH isn’t even entertaining the thought.

Smart man.

[Anonymous]

Does your DH want another kid? If not, then this is a mom-starter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does your DH want another kid? If not, then this is a mom-starter.

Was that supposed to be funny? Because it kinda works.

[Anonymous]

You'll pay more due to your age (you'll need more eggs to increase your changes of success) and the odds of success given their age will be lower.

You have three children, are already forty, and want to subject your already tired self to this process? Going through egg retrieval is hardly going to give you more stamina and energy.

Team DH.

[Anonymous]

Why? That makes no sense. A surrogate is $150K or so. Give the money to the kids for a downpayment on a house or college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You'll pay more due to your age (you'll need more eggs to increase your changes of success) and the odds of success given their age will be lower.

You have three children, are already forty, and want to subject your already tired self to this process? Going through egg retrieval is hardly going to give you more stamina and energy.

Team DH.

If we had started our family 5 years earlier, I would have loved to have more kids.

I guess I don’t feel done yet. It is an odd feeling to know you are done having kids and probably won’t physically be able to have more even if you want to.